Cream Stout
Redwood Lodge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A- poured the typical stout color. nice frothy tan head that left a decent amount of lacing.

S- a roasty malt scent. what a stout should smell.

T- a little fruit from the yeast. has a slight chocolate taste. was hoping for more of a sweetness coming from the lactose but nope.

M- medium bodied. just a slight more carbonation than i would like but nothing crazy.

Drinkability- would buy this again.

Overall- and this is an award winner how??? yeah it's good but nothing that good. i tried left hand's milk stout a couple weeks ago at a tasting and thought it blew this beer away. this seemed more of a basic stout than a cream stout. good but nothing great.

A: dark brown stout with small amount of creamy head
S: absolutely the best smelling beer I've ever had. Has an oak-like aroma, very powerful, in a good way. It reminded me of a good Cabernet Sauvignon, but better.
T: has coffee and chocolate hints, wonderful flavor.
M: smooth, lightly carbonated
D: probably not a beer you would chug

Really good stout beer. Might be my favorite ever. I had this at a local "real ale" beer tasting (gravity fed firkin).

I poured into a pint glass to a huge brown head. It is garnet/dark brown in color. There is not much on the nose, hints of coffee and chocolate. It tastes burnt. I get the coffee and the sweetness. It coats my tongue. It is a good beer, but not right up my alley style wise.

Cheers!

A-Deep,dark brown/black with ruby highlights. A thin tan head reduced to a ring of retention and left decent lace.

S-Nothing overwhelming, a bit of light roasted malt and a hint of licorice.

T-The flavour on the palate makes up for the lack of aroma. Rich, roasty malt with an underlying sweetness. Hints of cocoa and coffee and a tangy ending.

M-Medium body with lingering roasted malt bitterness.

D-Nice stuff for sure, but is it worthy of a GABF gold? Not sure about that but it is certainly drinkable.