Absence of Cake
Resilience Brewing

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/19/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, and pine; with lighter notes of molasses, smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, and pine; with lighter notes of molasses, smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, herbal, wood, grass, pepper, pine, molasses, smoke, charcoal, dark fruit, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome hop/roast bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky/resinous mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is an excellent American stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly bitter/charred. Great balance of rich malts and earthy hops; with mild fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints.

 

A new brew for them in a style I really like. Scored a 4 pk of 16 ounce and just had one here at the house. First taste was pretty bitter and that was just so so for me. Cold out of fridge and as it warmed up some it got a little tastier. There’s some after taste that kind of lingers in a so so way. Overall, for my 72 year old taste buds, it is a decent beer but I probably wouldn’t buy it again. I have friends that I will try this out on when I get home and get back to this review.

Poured from a 16 oz can into a Stein glass.

Pours a dark cola brown color with a finger of creamy khaki head. The head leaves a crown of cobweb lacing before settling into a thin sheet.

The aroma brings lots of roasted malts and coffee, with a hint of chocolate. Straightforward but pleasant.

The taste brings some milk chocolate and roasted malts. There's also some notes of coffee and sweet cream on the finish.

The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and creamy and relatively dry.

Overall, a good stout that is entirely standard for the style, but still does everything well. Would definitely drink this one again.