Farmhouse Stout
Long Trail Brewing Co.

This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some light messy clingy lacing ringing it’s way around the glass. The smell starts off with sweet cocoa lightly trimming into subtle roasty coffee notes and then allowing an ever so slight rye (not sure if that was intentional but I do smell it). The taste was sweet and roasty acting upon the subtle rye in a sweet sort of way. Everything combines nicely and leads on into a sticky sort of aftertaste. There’s a dry sweet cocoa to rye finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation rests nicely on my tongue allowing a nice sweet smooth semi-creamy feel. Overall, I say this was a pretty good American stout that I would have again. Not sure where I’m getting the rye, if it’s intentional or not but if it is, it does make a nice addition in the flavor.

 

Bottle from the mixed 12 pack from Market Basket
Pours a solid dark brown with garnet at the edges and a huge tightly bubbled tan head that takes forever to recede. Lightly roasty with bits of caramel and chocolate and some light earthy and dark pitted fruit. Pretty solid sweet creamed coffee on the flavor with hints of earth to round it out. Feels like 1995 but its a pretty good drinkable stout.