Elegant Hoodlum
Sideswipe Brewing

 

I'm trying this beer at the brewery. It poured an opaque dark with no head and no lace. The scent had subtle smoke and chocolate notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with smoke, chocolate, molasses base...and subtle anise highlights. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.

Black with brown edges and a fuzzy, thin tan ring.

Smell is smoke and wood with dark roast and cocoa.

Light and crisp with a bubbly fizz, taste is cocoa, ham, and woody hickory that's not too smoky, but I'm still not a fan. The semi-dry to dry finish adds semi-sweet brown sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It says "smoked" on the bottle, and sure enough, it is, though subtlety. This is still part of my tasting tour through the smallish breweries of central Ohio. This is one of the good ones.

It's all black with just a touch of fizz, but they are nice little bubbles. The aroma is a little more faint than I would prefer but hints of the smoke, not necessarily roast but smoke, which is better, of course.

Unlike the aroma, the taste is very much in your face. It's a great big balance of sweet malts, bitters, and that smoke taste. It definitely works. The aftertaste lingers nicely and remind you that there is alcohol in this even if it isn't 10%.

This is a well made, very civilized stout. Recommended.

650ml bottle poured into a pint glass
A: Dark brown with a one-finger latte-colored head
S: Cocoa, roasted malts, a hit of smoke, molasses and caramel
T: Not nearly as complex as the nose. Cocoa, malt and a hint of caramel but light/simple overall. There is a noticeable smoky note on the mid-length finish
M: Medium-bodied but no complexity other than the smoky finish
O: This seems to have pent-up promise but the complexities on the nose don't carry through anywhere else. No flaws and worth a try just nothing to impress