Blair's Breakfast Stout
Wilmington Brewing Company

Poured from a 16 oz can into a barrel glass

Pours nearly black with no visible highlights, with about three fingers worth of thick, dark tan head. Unfortunately, the head recedes very quickly, leaving behind no lacing to speak of.

The aroma is dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, roasted malts, and a nice sweetness from the lactose.

The flavor, like the aroma, is largely comprised of dark chocolate, and coffee, with notes of roasty malts, vanilla, and milk sugars. Medium bodied and moderately carbonated. I would have liked to have seen a slightly fuller body

Overall, the beer is quite good and I look forward to finishing the 4-pack

Look: It pours dark brown with a brown head. Head retention is below average.

Smell: It has aromas of roast and bread with coffee mixed in. There are some vanilla notes in the background. There are also low dark fruits, but not enough to provide a specific aroma.

Taste: It is on the sweet side with roast and coffee. There are also noticeable cinnamon notes with some vanilla and very low levels of cherry pipe tobacco.

Feel: It has a medium full body with a finish on the sweet side. In addition, it aslo is moderately bitter.

Overall: There are some good flavors with the lactose adding quality and not being over bearing.

 

 

 

On tap at brewery

A- pours black with a one finger foamy light khaki head that reduces to a ring

S- fresh roasted coffee, mocha cream, cocoa nibs, milk sugars, slightly nutty

T- malty sweet chocolate up front is quickly followed by fresh espresso notes, that gives some herbal undertones. Mid palate gives a nutty note, as well as some lactose sweetness that adds a vanilla note. The finish gives more fresh coffee and cocoa

M- medium body with medium carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and slightly creamy finish

Canned on 10/13/2021. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a deep walnut color - nearly black, with a thick, creamy, light mocha-colored head and thick, clinging lacing. The nose features freshly-brewed coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla, and nutty, earthy char. For a Breakfast Stout it's on the bitter side - in a good way - with roasty, burnt coffee and charred nuts balanced by cocoa, vanilla bean, Carapils malt, and oats. The use of roasted barley and Blackprinz malt adds a dry, earthy character that is very appealing. The mouth feel is moderately thick and creamy with lite/moderate carbonation, and it drinks quite easily at 7% ABV. Overall, this is my first Stout from Wilmington Brewing Company and I'm impress by a fine recipe, well-executed. This is a lovely Breakfast Stout.

 

16 ounce can in a stemless wine glass.

Blackened dark brown liquid with a dark tan thin cap. Some spot and wisp lacing.

Smells like morning brew, coffee, that is. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel.

Rich coffee flavor with a mix of roasted malt and dark chocolate.

Light in body for a stout as it should be, it’s a breakfast drink, after all. The coffee and lactose lighten its feel. Slightly sweet.

Lactose is not a favored ingredient of mine. Still, not bad overall.

 

 

 

 

 

On tap it poured black with a thin and quickly fading light brown head. Smells of sweet roasted malt and coffee. Tastes rich and roasty with a lot of coffee and dark chocolate. A bit thin but a really great breakfast stout.

 

The color is blackish. Think darker than a cola but not jet black. The nose is coffee heavy with mild sweet notes of caramel and chocolate. You will notice viscosity on the pour with decent lacing. The flavor is even more coffee-dominated and comes close to overwhelming the other flavors of rich toffee. The mouthfeel is full body with a texture that is creamy. A bit too coffee heavy for me but overall a solid beer.

Nice standard ABV coffee stout

 

Dark brown with a 1 finger tan head. Sweet malt taste with a very crisp and carbonated mouthfeel. Coffee notes on the finish.