Soft Swerve - Fudgy Brownie Pretzel
Modern Times Beer

 

Appearance - The beer had the appearance of used motor oil.

Smell - Fudge came through in the nose. It was almost like cake batter.

Taste - Holy cow! The taste was very fudge forward. It had some qualities of a brownie. The salt was a nice touch as well. The alcohol bite at the finish took away from the overall taste. It wasn’t quite dessert with the burner. The chocolate continued into the finish.

Mouthfeel - There was a fluffy, silkiness to this smooth stout.

Overall - Though I had some disappointment, this was a great beer.

 

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like milk chocolate, oaky spice, salted caramel, coffee, and vanilla.

This is definitely a bit sweeter than Modern Times usually goes with, but it’s still tasty. It’s quite decadent, with mostly fudgy milk chocolate, with just a touch of saltiness that comes across more like chocolate covered salted caramel rather than pretzels. There’s some vanilla and oak from the barrel as well. It reminds me a little bit of a very sweet coffee drink.

This is medium bodied, super creamy and rich, with very little booziness.

I tend to like Modern Times’ more balanced beers a little bit more, but this is still a nice little treat.

A 750ML bottle of MT stout in MN! The gods smile upon us in 2022. Minus, y’know, the wars & viruses & tearing at the fabric of American society. Other than that, smiles!

Black. Fudge & bourbon on the nose, with the first ever nasal sighting of pretzels. Huh.

Soft Swerve – Fudgy Brownie Pretzel brings the cocoa howitzer. Big chocolate notes run rampant through the start, mid-palate, & finish of the beer. I like chocolate. OK, I’m an addict. Gentle saltiness & spiciness runs headlong into a wall of bourbon as the beer warms; it isn’t evident at all cold. The finish is a long slide of sweet vanilla & the chocolate (did I mention that?). Dry. I should have drunk the bomber by myself. Die tomorrow.

One of the rare MT stouts that isn’t worth the high price of admission but a very good brew.

 

 

L: A dark black-brown color.
S: Light milk chocolate fudge.
T: Like it's sister it is true to it's name. A very chewy, light milky chocolate with it melting into goo in the body and a sweet hard crust finish.
F: A fudgy brownie>
O: A strong smooth velvet brownie. Sadly no pretzel flavor.

650 mL bottle. Black body. Smells of bourbon and chocolate. Tastes of tingly bourbon, lots of chocolate, roasted malts. I get a little bit of saltiness in the back end. Heavy, sweet, boozy, but just about drinkable. Good, but Modern Times does better dessert stouts.

Dark black body, oily legs. Rich chocolate fudge, marshmallow and a touch of saltiness which is welcome and balances the sweetness out. A bit of oak and mild heat. Medium full bodied, lower carbonation, soft and surprisingly easy to drink. Not too sweet.