Notes on beers in the style
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Another offering from that 2017 mixed 12 pack. Again, I suppose this must be old, but to be honest there aren't any/many signs of age. Perhaps the head retention was poor, but outside of that, no oxidation and it drinks just fine. Jet black body...
11.2 oz bottle from a mixed 12 pack. I purchased this a few months ago (late 2022) and I know the beer was original brewed in 2017 for the 200th anniversary of exporting to the US, but TBH it didn't give an impression of being that old, either from...
L1933 00909, 17/01/22 Well, I don’t know. What has become of the once great l’Abbaye des Rocs? Some things as good as ever, most things not, and then there’s this. Is it a stout? Sort of. Is it a coffee stout? Absolutely not. Is it a 'flavored...
12 oz single. Been holding on to this one since the original release. Time to have a crack at it now. Pour is an impressive jet black body with a tight head of very fine bubbles. Nice looking head and decent retention and lace. Nose releases some...
A classic, pictured 05/26/23 Original notes 09/26/10 12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA. This beer was not available in the USA until relatively recently (last few months) when Atlanta became one of the test markets before a wider launch...
WOW! Extraordinary. I wasn't expecting this. 500 mL bottle, Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. I didn't bother to check the ABV or anything about this beer before I cracked it, and as a result I got quite a shock Pour is jet black (some reddish highlights...
Additional notes 05/07/25 Pictured. BB 11/25. I've not had this beer for years (but certainly after the notes below and before these) mostly because I don't love it, but here we are again. Looks fantastic, rich and opaque black that looks like it...
Cracked this one at The Brick Store on a Friday lunchtime. Simple pour with standard black body and nice, mocha head. A very light drinking stout. Influence from the oysters? Maybe, but if there is an character at all it manifest in the light...
Additional notes 11/01/23 (Pictured) I'm not going to lie. This is an old bottle that was collecting dust on a random store's shelf in Ohio. I knew it was old for a couple of reasons, one because this essentially doesn't get to the USA these days...
330mL bottle, $1.99 as a single at Michael's Atlanta, GA, USA. Poured into the Brasserie des Rocs chalice, it forms a one inch head before receding to leave an espresso film and some very nice, very fine lacing. Black opaque. Big chocolate nose....
Jet black pour with a disappointing head and not much lacing. Lots and lots of sediment, a little too much for my liking in this style. For whatever reason, the sediment in the jet black body looks slightly off-putting (perhaps that's the Guinness...