West Chester
Aslin Beer Company

5 oz pour at Lures Bar & Grille. Pours an opaque dark brown/near black with a small tan head. Aroma and flavor feature coffee, dark roasted malts, vanilla, crème brûlée ,caramel, brandy, and a hint of sweet apple. Mouthfeel is smooth and hides the 13% abv quite well.

Sweet and malty and roasty. Pours black. Coffee is there but not too intense. Barrels come through in all the right ways. Liquid chocolate mocha cake in a glass.

No bottling date listed but I think this is about a year old?
Consumed 12/20/20

The beer looks phenomenal with a thick motor oil consistency that I love. As with most Aslin stouts, the smell is sweet and complex. It follows closely on the pallet. I get lots of chocolate, caramel and vanilla. I’d guess there’s some maple syrup here too if I didn’t read the bottle Ingredients. The coffee is still here but it’s more subtle than other straight up coffee stouts. The sweetness is more prominent. I suppose I could use a little less sweetness, but I tend to shy away from the pastry stouts more than most people. Even so, I’ll finish the bottle in a sitting and regret it tomorrow in my morning work meetings. Cheers Aslin, well done and I’d get it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This beer pours a dark brown color with thing tan lacing. On the nose is notes of roast and sweetness from the apple brandy. Flavor is the same with some vanilla, oak, caramel, and citrus. Mouthfeel is huge for this imperial stout. This was the first of the three barrel-aged stouts I tried and was excellent. Hopefully they make this again.