Horsetooth Stout
Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured an opaque, black color with a small head of bubbly foam. It smelled of chocolate, roasted malt and burnt toast. It tasted of some sweet chocolate and bitter roasted malt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours dark brown with a creamy chocolare brown head. A deep creamy, roasty, coffee and dark chocolate aroma. Flavor reminded me of a dry stout more than an oatmeal stout and I think this beer would have been better on regular tap rather than nitro. Roasted malt, coffee, dark bitter chocolate and dry. A nice creamy mouthfeel. Overall, an alright brew. Lacking the sweetness I look for in an oatmeal stout though.

 

 

Served on nitro-draught into a pilsner glass at Coopersmooth in Fort Collins. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours a two finger head of excellent cream, great thickness, and very good retention. Colour is a solid black.

Sm: Nutty, with strong caramel, light notes of rich chocolate, and maybe vanilla. Some milk notes. A moderate strength aroma.

T: Nicely milky, nutty, and slightly caramely, with light chocolate and very subtle cream. Complex enough, but relaxed. Slightly layered and deep, which I like. I dig it! Very nicely balanced and built.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Nicely complementary of the taste, but downright wrong for the style. It feels more like a porter than a stout (even considering the oats).

Dr: Quite drinkable and good, but lacking in complexity. I wouldn't seek it out, but it's pretty good. It does need some work, but I'd try it if you come across it.

Pours very dark black with a chalky colored creamy head that fades slowly and leaves ok lacing.

The aroma is of dark chocolate, earthy musk, and roasty coffee beans. Earthy and grassy hints at the end.

Out of balanced. Burnt flavors override and roasted notes are overpowering. Finish is too hoppy with a bitter, aspirin like flavor that lingers in the back of the throat.

Creamy, rich and smooth.

Overall, my least favorite beer here.