Plow Horse
Brewery Vivant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super dark beer with a quickly fading head that leaves no lacing. The aroma is raisins, figs, chocolate and toasted malt. The taste is the same with the raisin and chocolate being the primary flavors. I love Belgian beers and stouts so this one is right on target for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black, viscous, minimal tan head. Scent of molasses, burnt toast, prunes, motor oil, sugar, and roasted malt. Flavors of dry brown sugar, roasted malts, coffee beans, earth, dark fruit, and molasses. This is good stuff.

 

 

Had this one straight from the can. Aroma was strong and enticing enough that ever without the aid of my usual tulip, I could get notes or roasted dark malts, ground coffee and bitter powdered cocoa through the mouth of the can. Taste came through, smooth and roasty, with notes of dark fruits (plums, figs) mingling with malt, coffee, and dark cocoa. There's a bit of a spice to it, must be the Belgian style part of it, the yeast Viviant uses. Whatever it is, it's lovely and keeps this one from being just another stout. Wonderfully big-boned and semifull feel.