Gerry Dog Stout
Big Elm Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought a 6pk of cans, while drinking the first one I thought I'd made a mistake, maybe I'd give the others away. With the second I realized it's not my typical stout, tastes "Belgian" with a bit of funk - and after I accepted this distinction I decided it was growing on me... now looking forward to finishing the 6 and might buy more.

 

 

Poured from a 12oz can into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep dark brown color with a very thin off-white head that fades very quickly and leaves a very thin lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains roasted malts, chocolate, some coffee and a very faint touch of hops.

T: The taste starts out with a hearty roasted malt character up front followed by flavors of chocolate, coffee, licorice and toasted oats. The hops presence is very mild as expected and brings a decent balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium-to-high carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, it’s a decent beer but there are others in the style that I would choose first.

Yay cans

Pours a nice darker colored fizzy foamy 1.5 finger head fades at a fair pace, very dark almost black beer, little lacing.

Nose light creamy dark black malts, powdered cocoa, touch of roasty coffee like malt, hint of caramel and little spicy hop, bit petty light overall.

Taste brings more caramel and dark malts, little char like black malt, biscuity note with faint nougat and powdered cocoa, a touch of metallic black malt, little dried lactose, and some bitter earthy hops. Finish sticky, died dried lactose powdered cocoa, black malts and slight metallic again.

Mouth is med bod, little creamy decent carb.

Overall not bad, nothing special but decent.

Bought a can at the Beer Shop in East Longmeadow. Beer pours with a black appearance with little to no head or lacing on the sides. Aromas include faint amounts of cocoa, coffee, and a light whiff of dark fruit. Taste follows the nose more closely to the dark fruit side interestingly, with a good chunk of coffee. Lightly creamy body with some crisp carbonation helps make the drink pretty refreshing. Overall, well balanced across the board.

 

 

 

12oz can poured into a snifter.

A: Sheening black pour, like a black opal. Tan head settles to a thin cap. Light patchy lacing.

S: Cola and molasses, brown bread, cocoa, mild whiffs of roast and char. Chocolate chews and iced mocha. Hints of cranberry sauce and blackberry.

T: Cola, black iced coffee, runny caramel, tootsie rolls and cocoa, mild roast and char. Vague fruitiness. Molasses. Concorde grape and a slight hint of cranberry are buried deep. Hollow hop bitterness with perhaps the slightest hint of candied orange. Nutty, cocoa, and cola on the finish.

M: Medium-light body. Silky and thinly creamy. Tingling carbonation.

O: A very meat-and-potatoes sort of stout. No frills, just great drinking. Perfect for any time of the year. Really approachable and flavorful. A great, quaffable little brew. It disappeared from my glass very quickly, and I'd have no problem working my way through a sixer. It just feels comfortable. It's marriage material, really.

 

 

Love the Gerry dog, 6.5 but not boozy. Goes down easy. A bit nutty. Some wood bark on the nose and a bit on the taste. Coffee and toasted oats. Classic stout flavours but done well. Good mouthfeel. The beer looks flat as the head completely vanished but it has carbonation. Almost too much. I really liked this beer.