Oyster Days
West Kill Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
West Kill Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
English Stout
ABV:
7%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 6.84%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 27, 2024
Added:
Jun 22, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Brewed with fresh Barnstable oysters harvested on Cape Cod.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by GreesyFizeek:
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.93/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This one pours a fairly dark black color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.

This smells like earthy chocolate, roasted malt, a touch of seaweed like brininess, and a bit of dark fruit.

This isn’t overtly seafood-like, there’s just a nice earthy brininess that melds well with the dark fruit, roasted malt, and milk chocolate here. It’s earthy and lightly sweet, and pretty well balanced all together.

This is creamy, lighter bodied but very drinkable.

I wish I saw this style more often – I don’t really like eating oysters, but I like the interesting dimensions they can add to beers.
Aug 05, 2023
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.02 by chrishiker1409 from New York

May 27, 2024
 
Rated: 4.15 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Jun 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4.73 by Coolshipbrett from New York

Aug 13, 2022
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Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York

4.38/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Extremely dark espresso brown pour: appearing muddy but quite clear with cherry highlights. Thick and cakey dark khaki head.
Robust, chocolatey Devil's Food Cake; the strong roast highlights a mild fruitiness consisting of Concord grape syrup and smattering of strawberry frosting.
Hazelnut cream; very smooth, delicate and rich feel with lighter body. Good summer stout for sure that won't weigh you down.

It could be the novelty of an oyster stout (the only two I remember drinking were phenomenal), so there's that association. And it could be WK just makes very drinkable stouts without sacrificing any flavor.
Jun 22, 2021