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Secret Stache Stout
Finch Beer Co.
- From:
- Finch Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 9.79%
- Reviews:
- 142
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 28, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2012
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 108
Vanilla Bean Stout
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The 2014 review train keeps on going. This is based on a can review.
Seems mostly black/dark dark brown color, 1/2" tan head, respectable retention. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, bit of a pastry stout nose vibe going for it. Wasn't picking up the coffee they were selling.
Taste, hey right out the gate, I like this. Vanilla character is nice, but not sweet, even though there is a lactose addition. Good use of wheat here, plenty of flavor notes, but the body is nice and light. The sweet spot if you will. The roasted chocolate malt does start to bring out some coffee notes on the back end of the mouth feel. Kind of wish I let this one warm up a little more, it was just too crushable and I finished it too quick! But that speaks to how much fun it was to drink, and effortless I might add. Really wish more breweries would make these 5% stouts. Still nice to have a cigar on a summer night without having to crack imperial this or that.
Apr 28, 2020Seems mostly black/dark dark brown color, 1/2" tan head, respectable retention. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, bit of a pastry stout nose vibe going for it. Wasn't picking up the coffee they were selling.
Taste, hey right out the gate, I like this. Vanilla character is nice, but not sweet, even though there is a lactose addition. Good use of wheat here, plenty of flavor notes, but the body is nice and light. The sweet spot if you will. The roasted chocolate malt does start to bring out some coffee notes on the back end of the mouth feel. Kind of wish I let this one warm up a little more, it was just too crushable and I finished it too quick! But that speaks to how much fun it was to drink, and effortless I might add. Really wish more breweries would make these 5% stouts. Still nice to have a cigar on a summer night without having to crack imperial this or that.
Rated by cratez from Canada (ON)
4.07/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Rating from notes. Consumed January 2013. ''One of the better flavoured stouts that I've tried."
Jan 25, 2020Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Unknown vintage; drank 7/5/14 @ the Yarchives.
Brown/black/purple hue.
Big dark khaki head; frothy, thick lace.
Cream, burnt sugar & oats in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Cream, vanilla & burnt black coffee flavors; a session beer with bold notes for once!
This is messy & borders on cloying, but manages to be a worthy after-dinner treat. Split with a friend over ice cream, preferably...
Sep 16, 2019Brown/black/purple hue.
Big dark khaki head; frothy, thick lace.
Cream, burnt sugar & oats in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Cream, vanilla & burnt black coffee flavors; a session beer with bold notes for once!
This is messy & borders on cloying, but manages to be a worthy after-dinner treat. Split with a friend over ice cream, preferably...
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a nice looking dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off at a good pace. Messy lace.
The aroma had some black licorice sweetness, roasted malts, light coffee beans, some milk chocolate and ended with some dark chocolate.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together fairly nice. Allowed for a nice fairly smooth to roasty sort of aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt just a touch under with the ABV feeling on par. Finish was somewhat roasty.
Overall, pretty nice American stout, but I was wishing some of that black licorice would have shown up a bit more in the flavor and finish. I'd still have again.
Aug 09, 2017The aroma had some black licorice sweetness, roasted malts, light coffee beans, some milk chocolate and ended with some dark chocolate.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together fairly nice. Allowed for a nice fairly smooth to roasty sort of aftertaste.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt just a touch under with the ABV feeling on par. Finish was somewhat roasty.
Overall, pretty nice American stout, but I was wishing some of that black licorice would have shown up a bit more in the flavor and finish. I'd still have again.
Reviewed by Immortale25 from North Carolina
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Duvel tulip. No readable freshness date.
A- Pours a fully opaque black color with two fingers worth of tan head that retains very well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a mostly full sheet of surface foam. Resilient lacing leaves a thick solid ring behind.
S- Roasty, chocolaty aroma with some vanilla undertones and a slight metallic quality.
T- Balanced flavors of dark chocolate, medium roast coffee and vanilla. Goes down easy but doesn't have a whole lot of character to make me want to go back for more. Roasty aftertaste.
M- About what you'd expect from a straightforward stout. Medium carbonation and a fullish body.
O- Decent but nothing special. Would I drink it again? Probably not.
Mar 13, 2017A- Pours a fully opaque black color with two fingers worth of tan head that retains very well before becoming a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a mostly full sheet of surface foam. Resilient lacing leaves a thick solid ring behind.
S- Roasty, chocolaty aroma with some vanilla undertones and a slight metallic quality.
T- Balanced flavors of dark chocolate, medium roast coffee and vanilla. Goes down easy but doesn't have a whole lot of character to make me want to go back for more. Roasty aftertaste.
M- About what you'd expect from a straightforward stout. Medium carbonation and a fullish body.
O- Decent but nothing special. Would I drink it again? Probably not.
Reviewed by Rimbimhoot from Illinois
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Very dark brown but not opaque, no head
S: Sweet vanilla bean, light roastiness, ice cream, milk chocolate, caramel
T: Sweet vanilla bean, balanced earthy roast, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel malt undertone, coffee
M: Medium, good for a regular stout
O: This and Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat are great options for a lighter abv vanilla forward dark beer
Oct 29, 2016S: Sweet vanilla bean, light roastiness, ice cream, milk chocolate, caramel
T: Sweet vanilla bean, balanced earthy roast, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel malt undertone, coffee
M: Medium, good for a regular stout
O: This and Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat are great options for a lighter abv vanilla forward dark beer
Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Poured into a nonic pint to a black beer topped by a finger of dense tan head that retains well and leaves some lacing
S: Smells of vanilla and roasted malt with some chocolate and coffee notes.
T: Taste is vanilla up front which gives way to some cold brewed coffee and dark chocolate notes from the roasted malts. Slight roasted bitterness but no real hop presence. Swallow is more vanilla and coffee with some lingering cocoa powder notes.
M: Not too heavy in body but definitely on the fuller side of things. Carbonation is slightly prickly and the beer has a semi-dry finish
O: Overall this is a pretty good representative of the style with some good flavors and complexity. Not a lot of depth but it does drink well and there are minimal faults to the beer. Definitely a sweeter stout from the vanilla infusion.
Jul 25, 2016S: Smells of vanilla and roasted malt with some chocolate and coffee notes.
T: Taste is vanilla up front which gives way to some cold brewed coffee and dark chocolate notes from the roasted malts. Slight roasted bitterness but no real hop presence. Swallow is more vanilla and coffee with some lingering cocoa powder notes.
M: Not too heavy in body but definitely on the fuller side of things. Carbonation is slightly prickly and the beer has a semi-dry finish
O: Overall this is a pretty good representative of the style with some good flavors and complexity. Not a lot of depth but it does drink well and there are minimal faults to the beer. Definitely a sweeter stout from the vanilla infusion.
Secret Stache Stout from Finch Beer Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
706 ratings
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