Mankato Mint Stout

Yep, this one -- not too bad!

 

I had a pint of oatmeal stout last Sunday and about 10 minutes before that I had just brushed my teeth. It was actually pretty good and kind of refreshing. Would be bad with probably any other style of beer other than stouts or something very close to a stout.

 

The Stone collaboration was divine. I'm trying to get Perennial BA 17 Mint Chocolate Stout from last year.

 

I've wanted to try that one, but always seem to miss it.

 

I stand behind this review.
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Sounds really good. To me, mint should go better with a stout than coffee. However, we all know coffee stouts would never work.

Looking forward to this.

 

Had 612s Andes Zero Hour at ABR, they had production issues with the Andes mints getting stuck so they gave us Mint Oreos and said to drink,eat,drink and repeat until beer was gone.

My notes were:
nice pine tartness followed by smooth creaminess of the cookie

 

Carmody had one last year that was pretty good.

 

Tried this one::
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/25888/79705

It was ok, but it didn't really do it for me.
Might go well with ice cream though?

 

Haskell's in Chanhassen has it.

 

I reviewed it and thought it was just ok. The mint did not appeal to me.

 

Princeton's in Maple Grove had some today.

Tried it. Wasn't as minty as I was expecting/hoping for. But it wasn't bad at all.

 

Picked up a 4 pack at Princeton's. Honestly, I was hoping for more. I'd give it a 3.5. aka, i'd drink it again, but probably won't buy it.

 

Tastes and feels like soda more than beer.

 

I had the 2011 and 2012 batches of Bootleggers Mint Chocolate Porter, as they came out, and I was surprised that I liked it at all. It wasn't great, but it was OK, which is a lot more than I expected going in:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17271/54379

Also, while it isn't exactly adding mint, Odell's Fernet Aged Porter has a very distinctive minty taste. Somewhere between a mild Nyquil and a York Peppermint Patty. I know that may sound gross, but this was actually very good...

http://odellbrewing.com/beer/fernet-aged-porter/

 

Summit's Two Ginger Barrel Stout had that NyQuil/toothpaste flavor as well. I though it was pretty decent.