Salted Maple Stout
Central Waters Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a short tan head that died down and left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of maple are present in the nose along with notes of salted caramel and chocolate.
T: Moderate flavors of maple are present in the nose along with flavors of dark and chocolate malts and caramel with notes of sweetness and hints of saltiness.
M: It feels medium- to full-bodied and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This stout is a pleasant beer to sip and has a nice amount of saltiness and maple in the smell and taste. It tastes strong, but the alcohol isn't that noticeable in the taste.

Serving type: can

Pours a shiny pitch black color. Thin tan head dissipates quickly and completely.

Aroma has notes of roasted malts, burnt coffee and some piney/vegetal hops on the back end. Nothing in the way of maple syrup or the salt notes on the aroma.

Taste follows the nose with notes of roasted malts, tobacco, piney hops. A bit of chocolate malts and brown sugar come though. just a hint of sweetness that maybe could be maple syrup but its not a discernible maple syrup flavor.

Feel is medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Kind of rough profile - I wouldn't describe this as velvety or smooth.

Given how much I love Central Waters' stuff, I was kind of disappointed in this overall.

 

Pours black with a thin mocha head and heavy lacing.
Smells like salted caramel/maple, dark roast coffee, bitter sweet dark chocolate and malt. Rich and dark nose.
Taste is thick and creamy. Toasted chocolate malts, caramel/maple, bitter sweet chocolate, dark roast coffee. Finish is hot but not in a bad way but in a satisfying warmth.

Good stuff. Barrel aged may be amazing.

 

 

 

This one pours a fairly dark black color, with a small fluffy head, and lots of lacing.

This one smells like fairly sweet maple, milk chocolate malt, light roast, and brown sugar.

I didn't get the salt on the nose, but it's just slightly and passively there in the taste - it doesn't pull much weight. It's mostly gobs of maple poured over this can - it's sweet and dark, and rich. There's also sweet milk chocolate, molasses, brown sugar, and just the slightest hint of malt roast to slightly balance the sweetness.

There's basically no booziness to this one, which is nice. This is much fuller bodied than I'm used to with Central Waters, which is also nice. It's very drinkable.

This is one of the better stouts I've had from this brewery in a while, and I tend to like almost all of their stouts.

 

 

 

 

 

Quarantine diary day six hundred nine & I have cows browsing the front yard where my lawn used to be. I might poach one tomorrow. 12 oz. canned 1/8/20 back in the good old days.

Stout dark with a nose of sweet maple & sweet chocolate…plus beer, these are three of my favorite things.

Salted Maple Stout is a great naming convention. Things should be called what they are. Bitter Simcoe IPA, Sour Funky Mango, Shitty Under Attenuated Crap. Not sure if I’ve had a stout with salt, but it is very visible on the tongue & very interesting. Underneath the pickling salt is soft maple & chocolate, with a touch of bitterness on the finish. Chalky. No alcohol & easy on the fill-up-meter.

Very good beer & I’m intrigued to try another stout or two with salt added (& more maple for that matter).

 

Poured at 56 degrees; dark brown liquid with cola brown edges; some clarity under frothy dark tan, rocky mixed bubbles of foam; ok cap retention leaves small island of micro dots on surface and medium heavy ring; soapy lacing for first half of glass; impressive heavy legs sheet the glass. Caramel malt and pancake syrup nose. Sweet caramel, salt, maple, molasses, brown sugar; caramel cream candy; toffee finish. Velvety smooth feel; medium heavy body; maple syrup tongue coating; minimal warmth from 10.75%. Overall, a really great tasting/feeling stout; caramel shines alongside the maple notes; the salt reminds me of eating salt water taffy at the beach as a kid; another hit from CW for me; quite enjoyable.