Uncommon Stout
Bent River Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

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12 oz bottle pours a clear dark brown with large tan head that fades without leaving much lacing. Aroma has lots of roasted malts, roasted nuts and coffee. Taste is bitter but more from the coffee than from hops. Body is only medium with a bit too much carbonation for my taste. The coffee dominates this one too much.

 

 

 

 

12 oz. bottle, i don't see a date. My second beer from Bent River Brewing Company, and it's been a long ass time since I've had that beer, their Sweet Potato Ale. This one an "Oatmeal stout with coffee" per the label.

Poured to a clear stemless wine snifter.
Straight pour down the center reveals a dark inky black beer, no light is visible. Manages to conjure about a finger of short lived bubbly mocha-tan head that leaves some scattered spotty lacing. Looks sticky, sweet, & intriguing.
Mouthwatering aroma of dark roasty malts, burnt coffee beans, and sweetly pleasant notes of dark fruits: dates, figs, raisins.. Super inviting.
Super rich, dark, & roasty. Hugely bitter & roasty authentic coffee presence on display here. Notes of vanilla & cream are intricately woven in there. Oats lend a lovely smoothness to the body.
Feel - super smooth, creamy, roasty, bitter, burnt, charred. Notes of cream & coffee bean on the finish, absolutely lovely, beckons the palate for another sip. My only quip here I think is that the carbonation could aim to be just a touch higher, if not for that I might have no other choice but to place this one up there with the other greats like Surly Coffee Bender, but for now we'll call it close. Highly recommended.

Bent River Uncommon Stout -----4/5.

From a pint bottle into a pint glass. Pour had a 1/4" head of darker brown foam with a dark, dark brown verging on black body. Scent has strong notes of molasses/brown sugar, cinnamon, and (of course) notes of coffee. Taste brings out the oatmeal as a strong base on which the molasses and coffee building into battle between slightly sweeter and slightly more bitter/acidic profiles. Aftertaste has a nice attenuation of the oatmeal and coffee leading to a slightly bitter, all stout feel. Overall a fun offering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look: dark, opaque, melted chocolate

Smell: chocolate, coffee, woody, Brazil nuts, mocha

Taste: bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee (Sumatra), touch of pine/wood

Feel: drying finish, medium mouth feel, light carbonation.

Great coffee flavor, but lacking aside from that.