Some Mores
Hitchhiker Brewing Company

 

Dull dark brown to black with a tall tan head that quickly dies to a sparse film leaving fine, wobbly lacing.

The first thing I noticed was cinnamon, thinking it was my mind playing tricks on me, as if I was associating the wrong sort of graham cracker, but then I see they actually did use it here. The cinnamon actually adds a nice contrast that lends a lightly drying, bittering presence that allows the chocolate and marshmallow to be on exhibit without any cloy or grit. It’s also toasty on its own. The underlying stout is fairly light and old school porter-esque with hints of tangy tobacco and smoke.

As such, the body is not quite as hefty, exhibiting a slick medium-lightness with a fine carbonation.

On tap at the giant eagle in waterworks. Pours a deep dark black no light at the base very mild mocha head just a 1/4 inch that fades to a sticky ring. Smell is on point cracker vanilla and mostly fake chocolate powder. Taste is mostly sweet I get lots of chocolate, bit of ashy marshmallow and a slightly bitter finish. Body is creamy enough to revisit sipping is more medium body and slick.

Overall for 5 bucks I wasn't blown away but it's pretty good for a pastry stout. Pretty much one and done though didn't really interest me enough to have another.

 

16 oz can

Pours opaque black, dark tan head dissipates to lacing.

Aroma of chocolate, cinnamon, ginger, marshmallow, cookie, and pie crust.

Flavor is of ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cocoa, coffee bean, vanilla, and pie crust.

Medium to full body, stinging carbonation on the tongue.

This is a s'more flavored pastry stout in case the name didn't give it away. For a pastry stout it's surprisingly unsweet. Much more spice-forward with a nice rich malty undertone. It's eminently drinkable and the s'more influence is mostly in the nose. Definitely worth trying, good evening sipper on a cold night.