Dragon Stout XXtra
Desnoes & Geddes Limited
- From:
- Desnoes & Geddes Limited
- Jamaica
- Style:
- Foreign / Export Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 13.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey
3.06/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A gift from a friend who visited the Caribbean. 250ml bottle. It seems this is a re-naming of Dragon Stout Spitfire, with the same bottle, ABV, appearance & taste. It pours a very dark brown near black colour with a beige head. Aromas of dark fruits, dark chocolate, nuts & sweet roasted malt. Tastes of dark fruits, chocolate, burnt coffee, nutty caramel, tar, sweet malt & alcohol.
Jul 03, 2016
Reviewed by DougT from Ohio
3.61/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This review is from memory a few days back. Picked up a bottle at the local grocery store to have something different while staying at a resort in Antigua.
Poured into a resort cup. No proper glass to be had. Could only pour 1/2 a bottle at a time...
Dark brown with thin dark tan head. Foam disipated leaving some lace on the "glass".
Smells pretty good. Dark fruit, molasses, some flowery smells. Maybe not what I think of when I hear stout, but a good smell.
Taste is very very sweet. Once you get past that there are some good flavors. Dates, dark fruit jellies, a hint of bitter from the hops. The alcohol is pretty well masked, aside from being overly sweet it's pretty balanced.
Mouthfeel is what I expect for a stout. Full body, some fizz, a little alcohol burn. A nice change of pace from the rum drinks and "free" lager.
I rather liked it. But you really have to be ready for how sweet it is.
Of course when you are on a beach basking in the 85 degree heat in the middle of winter how can it be bad?
Mar 23, 2014Poured into a resort cup. No proper glass to be had. Could only pour 1/2 a bottle at a time...
Dark brown with thin dark tan head. Foam disipated leaving some lace on the "glass".
Smells pretty good. Dark fruit, molasses, some flowery smells. Maybe not what I think of when I hear stout, but a good smell.
Taste is very very sweet. Once you get past that there are some good flavors. Dates, dark fruit jellies, a hint of bitter from the hops. The alcohol is pretty well masked, aside from being overly sweet it's pretty balanced.
Mouthfeel is what I expect for a stout. Full body, some fizz, a little alcohol burn. A nice change of pace from the rum drinks and "free" lager.
I rather liked it. But you really have to be ready for how sweet it is.
Of course when you are on a beach basking in the 85 degree heat in the middle of winter how can it be bad?
Reviewed by Uncle_Jimmy from California
3.46/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.46/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
appearance- poured from bottle into glass, inky black and viscous, not a lot of head but a thin dark brown cap formed and slowly dissipated. some lacing
smell- port, man this smells like a port raisiny, leather , molasses
Taste- sweet bordering on cloying, sugarcane juice is kind of what i taste. and a mild alcohol sweetness.
Mouthfeel- thick and syrupy unlike the lesser dragon stout. alcohol warmth
overall- the most interesting beer I have had on the caymans, not my favorite but it is nice to have some variety. strong though. I could see myself having one of these during the little rain storms that blow in and down pour for about 5 minutes and then blow away. It may just help me deal with my flight anxiety for later in the day !
Mar 17, 2014smell- port, man this smells like a port raisiny, leather , molasses
Taste- sweet bordering on cloying, sugarcane juice is kind of what i taste. and a mild alcohol sweetness.
Mouthfeel- thick and syrupy unlike the lesser dragon stout. alcohol warmth
overall- the most interesting beer I have had on the caymans, not my favorite but it is nice to have some variety. strong though. I could see myself having one of these during the little rain storms that blow in and down pour for about 5 minutes and then blow away. It may just help me deal with my flight anxiety for later in the day !
Reviewed by bum732 from Lesotho
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
8.45 fl oz bottle.
S: Raw cocoa, some soft coffee notes, bready maltiness, very "european" stout smelling. Alcohol in the nose as it warms.
L: Very dark black, light tan head that dissipates quickly.
T: Sweet, milk chocolate like up front with some soft bready notes. Low bitterness with some light tea-hoppy notes. Quite sweet finish with some booze.
M: Medium high body, medium low carbonation. Alcohol prominent, but diminishes as it warms.
Interesting beer, quite sweet overall but the alcohol counters this fairly nicely. Decent export stout.
Aug 25, 2013S: Raw cocoa, some soft coffee notes, bready maltiness, very "european" stout smelling. Alcohol in the nose as it warms.
L: Very dark black, light tan head that dissipates quickly.
T: Sweet, milk chocolate like up front with some soft bready notes. Low bitterness with some light tea-hoppy notes. Quite sweet finish with some booze.
M: Medium high body, medium low carbonation. Alcohol prominent, but diminishes as it warms.
Interesting beer, quite sweet overall but the alcohol counters this fairly nicely. Decent export stout.
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