Condor
Creature Comforts

 

 

 

Thanks to @JBowenGeorgia for hitting me with this in NBS BIF #5.
Pours a deep, dark brown. Mocha colored head rises 2 fingers high, stays for a few minutes, then slowly retreats to a thin film with a milky ring that clings to the glass. Nice, slow, lazy clumps of lacing leave an ever-changing Rorschach test. Hmm, I see me drinking.
Aroma is coffee roast, subtle dark bitter chocolate, and a hint of lactose sweetness.
Taste begins with dark roast coffee, bitter chocolate, and a smooth gentle lactose sweetness near the end. And then finishes with a dark, slightly bitter coffee roast.
Mouthfeel is full enough for style. Low carbonation.
Overall a solid milk stout. I think I'd like a tad more in contributions fro the lacto and chocolate. I like bitter dark chocolate, but in a beer like this, a tad more sweetness would be preferable.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12oz can into a tulip glass. Appearance is dark dark brown with one finger thick light brown head. Smell is dark chocolate, medium roasted malt, cream/lactose, and slight caramel. Taste follows the nose but is fairly bitter and drier than expected. Very smooth mouthfeel and medium bodied with relatively low carbonation.

Overall, this is a very good chocolate stout, but the bitterness is a little too high. However, the chocolate, roasted malt, and lactose work great together making for a delicious experience.