Whale Cake - Chocolate Strawberry
Burlington Beer Co.

Thanks to jhavs for this one. 16oz can poured into shaker pint. Poured a very murky, turbid dark brown color, about the color of a Hershey bar that went bad, with just the thinnest cap of light brown head.

The aroma was predominately roast, I didn't get any chocolate or strawberry. There was also a slightly funky tang.

Same on the tongue; roast, none of the titular aspects, and a metallic tang.

The body was a bit light, but had great carbonation, and a semi-dry finish.

Drinkability wasn't bad, but not great either. That metallic aspect was a bit of a chore to overcome. Overall, I was really looking forward to this one, as it should have been right up my alley, but it was a disappointment. Maybe try it if you see it, but don't seek it out.

 

Pours brown with a thin tan head.
Smell is strawberry and chocolate.
Taste is chocolaty roasted malts, strawberry. Definitely strawberry on the backend, real strawberry taste not an artificial one.
A little thin but I typically expect that from a low ABV stout.
Overall a tasty beer that wasn't nearly as sweet as I had expected.

 

 

Moderate pour yields a one and a 1/4 inch tan head over a brown body with some fleeting lacing. Nose of chocolate, strawberry, and roasted malt. Taste of chocolate and strawberry jam with a finish of tart strawberry and chocolate. A tad thin, but overall, a great little (5.5% abv) stout. I'm thinking this paired with pound cake would work very well. Cheers!

 

 

 

 

Poured from the can into a snifter.
Pours medium milk chocolate brown with some light coming on the edges of the glass. Low head of medium khaki.
Aromas are good fruit from the berries along with some solid roast producing some nuttiness/chocolate and mild coffee notes.
Flavors are nice good strawberry notes on the back of my tongue, not sweet at all. Also decent levels of cocoa and coffee.
Mouthfeel was too think for me. Wanted it thicker and chewier.
Overall, a fun beer. Light and tasty.