NOTES: Draft @ Ashley’s in Ann Arbor, MI
STYLE: Oatmeal Stout
ABV: 5.6%
APPEARANCE: Black
HEAD: I’ve never seen a non-Nitro beer with a head like this. It’s thick, white, impossibly tightly knit, and never really settles down. Looks just like Guinness.
LACING: Excellent…as you would expect considering the density and tenacity of the head
NOSE: Just a faint whiff of roasted malt and chocolate. This is as weak an aroma as I’ve ever found in a stout. Might as well be smelling it from 10 feet away.
TASTE: The taste is as frustratingly subdued as the nose. Just a little roasted malt sweetness at the beginning and some burnt coffee grounds in the finish. Nothing else to speak of.
MOUTHFEEL: Much thinner than I like for a stout. It’s well-carbonated, but very watery.
DRINKABILITY: Neither the Prof nor I was particularly enamored with this brew. Weak nose. Insipid taste. Thin body. We certainly weren’t interested in another round of it.
RATING: 2 Hops
