On Your Marks, Get Set, Bacon!
Casita Brewing Company

 

Pours a dark color with a nice tan head and lacing
Aroma has generous maple, bacon and coffee hints
The taste follows the nose with a well balanced maple, bacon and coffee flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great Imperial Stout

A: Pours an opaque yet still clear jet black in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate dark chestnut brown + dark amber + dark golden yellow colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense foamy dark tan head that slowly reduces to a large patch of thin film covering a little more than 75% of the surface of the beer surrounded by a large patch of slightly mottled very thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of maple syrup with moderate aromas of coffee and a hint of smokey bacon. Moderate aromas of roasted + toasted + caramel + chocolate malts with a light to moderate amount of maple syrup + caramel sweetness.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of roasted + toasted + caramel + chocolate malts with a light to moderate amount of maple syrup + caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of maple syrup with moderate flavors of coffee and a hint of smokey bacon. Finally there is a light amount of earthy hops. There is a light to moderate amount of roasty bitterness which fades away fairly quickly leaving a moderate lingering maple coffee flavor.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Relatively smooth.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly smooth mouthfeel. Enjoyable with great maple, coffee, and bacon flavors + aromas.