Stouty McStout Face
Solace Brewing

From a can. Solid black color with a thin layer of dark brown head. Smells like cold brew coffee. Light body with a slick feel. Coffee flavor with a light earthy bitterness on the finish. Pretty much a coffee stout, I don't detect much oatmeal presence.

 

 

 

Poured from the can into a nonic(k) pint glass.

Wonderful frothy forming three to four finger tall head, grasping with thick snapping bubbles and a creamy pockmarked light mocha to tan colored top. Slow settling to a surprisingly very dark walnut black with a real unique redness color to it. Quite a nice looking stout, and love this red color angle it seems.

Great nose. Mily and roasty coffee, with a rich sense of earth and fresh grounds. Goes for more earth and dark chocolate flavors on the coffee angle than fruit, which compliments nicely the dark roasted malt aromas of dark chocolate and a slight bit of nut as well. Heavily coffee forward which is done real nicely.

Palate takes a bit of a turn. The mouthfeel is a bit thin slightly wet giving little pleasure to some of the thick sensing aromas. Mild coffee and less malt richness or creamy character expecting from the oats. Light coffee roast and notes, slight mineral tinge with the light body in the aftertaste. Mild touches of chocolate, slightly hinting milky than dark.

Really unexpected palate as the aroma seemed to hint at much more flavor and body. Drinkable, but makes for a slight underwhelming experience. Excellent coffee notes though.

A good solid stout!!! Poured from a 16 oz can into a pint glass, this beer has a dense, black color with no light showing through. The dark brown head is small and foamy. Less than average retention and very little lacing on the glass. Aroma and taste feature strong maltiness and some coffee. I tasted a little lactose up front, but it was not apparent as I was drinking it. Pretty tasty!!! Mouthfeel was rich and smooth like an Oatmeal Stout should be. On the whole, quite enjoyable!!!

 

Pours a dark color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has slight roasted malt and coffee hints
The taste follows the nose with a roasted malt and a dark coffee flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A decent Stout

A: dark black in color with a nice tan head.

S: coffee, toasted grain, and stouty goodness

T: dark chocolate, roasted grain, coffee.

M: medium light in body with a somewhat dry finish.

O:

Poured from a 16oz can into pint glass in October 2022. There was a canned date of 02/18/22 on the bottom of the can. I bought this at the brewery, and drank less than 1 month from purchase.

Appearance: Deep dark red/copper color with 2-finger tan head. It is deep with a very opaque complexion. Head is very thick, and it lasts a minute, leaving only a small covering. There is a little amount of lacing left on the glass.

Smell: Strong aroma of malt and coffee, as well as some chocolate and caramel. The malt and coffee aromas dominates the other aromas.

Taste: Sweet taste from the malt as well as coffee bitterness. The sweetness and bitter edge are well-balanced. A little bitterness from hops too. Has a very nice after-taste that lasts a moderate amount of time. Overall a nice balance and very drinkable.

Mouthfeel: Thin body and average alcohol, which matches the 6.4% listed on the can.

This is a good stout. It has a nice mix of coffee, hops, and chocolate flavors, which makes it enjoyable. It has a thinner body than other stouts. I like the overall balance, and would buy this again.