Stout 8
Brouwerij Maximus

June 2015: Shared 330 bottle at local tasting. Black colour, large beige head. Moderate aroma of roast malts and dust, hints of dark chocolate and mild coffee. Medium dry roasty flavour, coffee notes. Okay, but not remarkable.

Pitch black with a fluffy and steady head of foam that leaves nice lacing. The smell of pilsener hops and roasted malt is a bit weak, but the taste is fine: lots of herbal hoppy goodness going on here, next to flavours like roasted malts and chocolate. Pleasantly bittersweet and a smooth creamy mouth feel. Full to medium bodies and full of flavour. If you like your stouts more hoppy than roasty, you might want to give this one a try.

 

330 ml bottle Firmabier - Pours dark black with a large tanned foamy head. Medium carbonation. Nice lacing. Taste - coffee, dark chocolate,dark fruits, roasted malts. Taste - Sweet, roasted coffee- espresso, dark chocolate, hint of liquorice. Very nice well balanced stout.

 

 

From elcervecero. In Ikea's pint glass. After dinner. Good body, and not too much disgusting coffee in its taste and aroma.

 

 

Beautiful dark red colour, with a big off white head that last all the while. Big lace. Smell of chocolate, coffee, darkfruits, spices, licorice. Medium to full body, creamy palate. Taste is similar to the smell: Chocolta, dark fruits, coffee, licorice. Good one.

 

 

 

 

 

A-very dark brown with three fingers worth of a light tan head

S-some light coffee and chocolate, bit of roast

T-more roast in the taste than in the smell. Dark coffee, roasted malt, and dark and milk chocolate

M-medium body, moderate carbonation, dry roasted aftertaste

Overall a nice roasted stout and easy to drink

 

 

 

Pours pitch black, two finger beige head, riddled with bubbles, decent retention.
Aroma mostly of roasted malt, faint dark chocolate and some faint dark spices. Simple, but rich enough.
Roasted malts aren't that rough in the taste, sweet with a bit of burnt brown sugar and molasses. Hints of licorice and maple too, bit of milky chocolate. Dark fruit esters, faint lemon zest, and i also get some banana, which is a bit weird for a stout. Bitter finish, some coffee in the aftertaste, mild tobacco-like English hops and a decent amount of roast.
Pretty light bodied, medium carbonation, makes it easy to drink. No apparent alcohol.
Not traditional, a bit off, but i actually enjoyed it. Especially the sweet part, really tasty.