Meat & Potatoes
Lord Hobo Brewing Company

 

I did not have high expectations for this but after sitting in my fridge for almost 3 years, this poured with a nice beige head and looked like a great stout. I couldn't determine if it was a Guiness or a more of a sweeter stout. Turned out to be just as described, just a basic damn tasty drinker. I really can't complain about anything with this beer and for about the first time, might actually say I might buy another, a first for a Lord Hobo beer. Nicely done.

Really wanted to like this more than I did, and I am certain percentage of beer drinkers (Looking at you Yeti drinkers!) will really like it, but I'm still not a fan of hop-harsh stouts. If I want bitter, I'll drink an IPA, I want bold, malty and smooth for my stouts. So glad I had this one, now I know I don't need to buy any more. But those of you that like Yetii type stouts, this is your beer!

4 pack of 16oz cans $4.99 on clearance at Beercity. 7.7% ABV.
Couldn't find any specs on the website, nothing on the can.

Pours out to a clear deep black with beautiful dark walnut highlights, forming a nice creamy light tan head with great lacing and retention. Beautiful looking beer. The nose is quite nice, a nice mix of herbal hops, roasted grain, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, black walnut, raisins and soy sauce. Mouthfeel is smooth and chewy with a medium-dense body and chalky finish. The taste is a recap of the aroma. There is plenty of green hops up front, a bit acidic from the copious roasted malts, and some chalk. Quite rich. Well balanced bitterness. No off flavors or aromas.

A well done american stout. Big and bold, hoppy, although a bit acidic for my tastes. Still quite good and glad I got a good deal on it. Would buy it again when I'm in the mood for an american stout.

 

 

Pours a very dark mahogany brown, with little light transmission in the glass with a quarter finger khaki head with good retention and nice lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, cocoa, a little coffee and biscuit and a hint of citrus. Flavor is dark toasted and dark biscuit malt with some char, cocoa, coffee, light nuttiness. Light citrus hops start to develop late taste and linger into the finish where they mingle with the malt char and coffee notes. Medium bodied with light creaminess. An interesting take on a stout that almost belies its name (Meat & Potatoes sound like the good old everyday standard to me). I wouldn't have thought that the citrusy hops would be a good addition, but I think it works out quite nicely and makes an interesting flavor transition. The overall malt body tastes more like a robust Foreign stout profile than an American, but the brewer just calls it a stout, so that works. This one surprised me with a flavor combination that I wouldn't have thought I'd enjoy, but it was good from first taste and grew on me as the can disappeared. This East Coast import had some months on it and seems to have handled it with aplomb. I'd like to try others from Lord Hobo.

Pours dark. Tan foam. This tastes like a stout mixed with an IPA. Way too much going on. Sweet and syrupy with a strong bitter hop finish. Very heavy just like meat and potatoes.

 

Can from a Lazy Dog
Dark brown/black in color with a huge mocha head that lasts forever leaving sticky lace on the way down.
Earthy light citrus roasty licorice and dark burnt maltiness. Creamy smooth in the mouth. Pretty decent stout.

Drank from a 16 ounce can.

Appearance: Very dark brown/black-color, 2” head, little lacing.

Smell: very roasted malt, chocolate and coffee.

Taste: strong roasted malt, chocolate, and coffee ending with mild hops.

Mouth Feel: finely carbonated, creamy, smooth.

A very drinkable beer. A strong roasted malt/chocolate/coffee flavor. I would purchase again.

 

 

 

 

 

Decanted from 16 oz (473 ml) can into a custom taster pint; canned November of 2018.
A: Pours black with a one to two finger, pillowy, light brown head, kind of amazing retention (still half a finger after 5'), and rings of foamy and complex lacing.
S: Aromas of mocha, molasses, and orange zest, giving way to more toast, sarsaparilla, and caramel.
T: More semisweet than semidry. I picked up dark chocolate, cappuccino, sarsaparilla, orange zest, and licorice. Bitterness is solid and very much offsets any sweetness and overly exuberant flavors.
M: Full bodied with solid, solid carbonation.
O: This is an outstanding Stout. Honestly, would put it up against any Foreign Extra and believe it could come out a winner.

 

 

Dark walnut under a moderate head. Consistent small spotty lace top to bottom. Aroma and taste dominated by dark fruits. Not a lot of the other things you might typically associate with a stout. Comes across as lighter, sweeter, not too heavy handed. Makes it a bit of a subtlety different beast, might have to try another. Drinkable.