The Dude
Forager Brewing Company

 

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.

This smells like pastry turned up to 11, as expected by the confectionery list. Hazelnut seems to lead the way in strength of pastry-tongue-attack. There's a good creamy and rich vanilla character, and the coffee, while there, seems a bit in the background - appearing more as a coffee drink loaded with cream and flavorings.

This is quite sweet, and it's definitely worth sharing it a few ways to truly enjoy it. The hazelnut and vanilla two-pronged attack works really well here, adding a natural creamy sweetness that doesn't feel overbearing. The coffee, like mentioned above, fades into the other flavors fairly well, feeling like a sundae that maybe had some coffee ice cream underneath a mountain of toppings. The lactose is not overdone, and really smooths the beer out. I don't really know if this is a quality base stout, but it's certainly a smooth and rich taste to it.

This is medium bodied and very creamy, with no real booziness to it. It's actually pretty drinkable.

This is quite decadent, obviously. It tastes good enough to make me forget that it basically doesn't taste like beer.

 

 

The Dude pours black with not much head. Sweet and full aroma, lots of cocoa and vanilla. Flavor is very rich, not too sweet, but big hints of vanilla and cocoa, and bigger hints of coffee. Great creamy body. Overall, fantastic, full of flavors.

Tan head. Black color.

Love the hazelnut here. It blends well with the coffee. Nutty, light roast, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, and vanilla. Some sweetness. Very smooth. Full bodied. This is awesome.