XXX Stout
Ellis Island Casino & Brewery
- From:
- Ellis Island Casino & Brewery
- Nevada, United States
- Style:
- English Stout
Ranked #81 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #37,578 - Avg:
- 3.3 | pDev: 19.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 12, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 18, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
No description / notes.
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Ratings by NickThePyro:
Rated by NickThePyro from Washington
2.25/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Oct 21, 2016
2.25/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Oct 21, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.53/5 rDev -23.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.53/5 rDev -23.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Served on-draught into a weissbierglas at Ellis Island Casino. Reviewed from notes taken Summer 2012.
APPEARANCE: 1 finger in head height. Khaki white head colour. Has a nice creamy thick consistency. Average (~2 minute) head retention.
Body colour is an opaque solid black, true to style. No yeast/lees are visible within.
AROMA: Light roasted barley, cream, a hint of vanilla, dark malt sweetness. Maybe there's some staleness to the malt judging by the aroma.
Hop aromatics are light, with no perceptible hop flavour (just bitterness).
Mild to moderate in terms of aromatic intensity.
TASTE: Creamy. Plain dark malt sweetness is at the heart of the beer, lending it its malt foundation. Traces of roasted barley. Very plain, very dull.
Balance is okay but it's fairly insipid for a stout. Needs more roastiness, more of a robust malt core, and more depth of flavour.
Enjoyable albeit underwhelming.
TEXTURE: Smooth and wet. Were it more dry and coarse it might accentuate the roast more. Overcarbonated. Too thick and heavy on the palate for its lack of flavour. A bit syrupy towards the finish.
OVERALL: Drinkable but unremarkable. I wouldn't get this again; Ellis Island's hefeweizen is preferable (as is Guinness).
Low C- (2.53) / BELOW AVERAGE
Jul 16, 2017APPEARANCE: 1 finger in head height. Khaki white head colour. Has a nice creamy thick consistency. Average (~2 minute) head retention.
Body colour is an opaque solid black, true to style. No yeast/lees are visible within.
AROMA: Light roasted barley, cream, a hint of vanilla, dark malt sweetness. Maybe there's some staleness to the malt judging by the aroma.
Hop aromatics are light, with no perceptible hop flavour (just bitterness).
Mild to moderate in terms of aromatic intensity.
TASTE: Creamy. Plain dark malt sweetness is at the heart of the beer, lending it its malt foundation. Traces of roasted barley. Very plain, very dull.
Balance is okay but it's fairly insipid for a stout. Needs more roastiness, more of a robust malt core, and more depth of flavour.
Enjoyable albeit underwhelming.
TEXTURE: Smooth and wet. Were it more dry and coarse it might accentuate the roast more. Overcarbonated. Too thick and heavy on the palate for its lack of flavour. A bit syrupy towards the finish.
OVERALL: Drinkable but unremarkable. I wouldn't get this again; Ellis Island's hefeweizen is preferable (as is Guinness).
Low C- (2.53) / BELOW AVERAGE
Rated by ryko from Nevada
4/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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Dec 31, 2014
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.61/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I had this beer on-tap at Ellis Island in a curved pint glass best described as a weizen glass.
Appearance: deep brown hue with no haze to the body; it's almost black. Finger of dark tan foam with good retention and nice lacing.
Smell: sweet malt with toffee and caramel notes. A little roastiness fills it out pretty well. Not bad!
Taste: like the aroma, it's sweet with toffee character and a light roastiness. More of a porter than a stout, but pretty good nonetheless.
Mouthfeel: medium light body with good carbonation. Nicely creamy but a bit light for a stout.
Overall: very drinkable and a steal at a buck ninety nine. Will have another!
May 05, 2014Appearance: deep brown hue with no haze to the body; it's almost black. Finger of dark tan foam with good retention and nice lacing.
Smell: sweet malt with toffee and caramel notes. A little roastiness fills it out pretty well. Not bad!
Taste: like the aroma, it's sweet with toffee character and a light roastiness. More of a porter than a stout, but pretty good nonetheless.
Mouthfeel: medium light body with good carbonation. Nicely creamy but a bit light for a stout.
Overall: very drinkable and a steal at a buck ninety nine. Will have another!
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