Jelly The Nut
Junkyard Brewing Company

Complete blackness, utter opacity, brief brown head.

In the nose: Peanut butter notes start, quickly coupled with raspberry, blackberry, all the berries. Until berries become all. Peanut butter and malty flavors now lurk just below.

In the mouth: Juicy at the start. Fruity. Berry-y. Lightly bitter. Moderate/low sweetness. Much malt, but not over the top. And interesting blend. Peanut Butter has it's moment to shine, but is ultimately ungulfed by the jelly. Mostly fruit and malt, while still being tasty. And the higher alcohol starts to ring in.

The booze begins to take over, and the berries are clearly on top. There's just the tiniest touch of that p.b. flavor below, but that doesn't worry me. I don't fret over the "who's more peanut buttery" contests. That's just crap. And I do enjoy a raspberry stout, imperial stout, double stout, what have you. And I love to see the caricature of Jabba the Hutt and Salacious Crumb on the label.

So, I like it. So what. At least, there are no marshmallows.

Peanut Butter Stout with raspberry puree.

It's like that old Prince song. They had a raspberry puree....

Actually, I found a little bit more:

The return of Jelly The Nut has finally come. It’s a rich and smooth pastry stout with an aroma that will remind you of a freshly made peanut butter and jelly sandwich. We used loads of raspberry purée and natural peanut to recreate a favorite from all of our childhoods. ⁣

*Be sure to keep this one cold, because we added even more raspberry after fermentation. ⁣

Still. "Pastry Stout." Ugh, I hate that phrase. Yeah, yeah, I know, "old man yells at clouds", I hear ya...

 

 

 

 

This beer pours a deep black with a large mocha head. The aroma features straight up peanut butter, butterfingers, raspberry and grape jelly. The flavor starts with slightly tart raspberry jelly, then too butterfinger, and finishes with more classic stout characteristic, with chocolate a a bit of roast. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with lots of sudsy carbonation. Overall this is a very nice beer - the slight tart fruit quality really stops it from becoming cloying, and the stout base is pleasant and apparent.