8

Work Christmas party brings me beer and all I have to do is smooze a bit? Sure!!

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Nitro Tap at five and dime. Dark brown, creamy golden head. Milky roast nose, bready roast, medium light body, dry roast, a hint thin. Still much better than a Guinness.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From tap. Pours pitch black, small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty, slight butterish. Toasted. Bitter and dark malty finish.

5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sampled on nitro draft at the Pratt Street Alehouse this beer poured a black color with a large creamy beige head that lingered forever and left excellent lacing .The aroma was bitter and dry with a bit of coffee. The flavor was bitter and dryish with sourish coffee and floral hops. Long finish. Medium body and creamy. Not good.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Pratt Street Ale House. Pours black with creamy beige head that lasts. The aroma is cocoa and cracker malt. Thin body, licorice, cracker, cocoa, light dry finish, decent.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pint with lunch at the Pratt Street Alehouse. Solid dark brown with a frothy tan head that persists. Earthy roasty with a hint of chocolate and dark dried fruit. Went down pretty easy.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz nitro pour at Pratt Street in a standard pint glass. Black with light tan head. Aromas of toffee, licorice, dark chocolate, light roast. Tastes of dark chocolate, vanilla, roast, light licorice, toffee. Full body with a dry finish. Low carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. Enjoy this a bit more on nitro.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at Mad Fox Cask Beer Festival. Pours cloudy cola with a tan head. Chocolate and roasted nut nose. Flavors of cocoa and licorice. Light bodied mild bitter finish.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Rustico Alexandria. Poured a dark brown color with a off-white head. Aroma was mild roasted malts. Flavor was light roasted malts, perhaps a note of chocolate. Thin mouthfeel.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Pratt Street - a nice stout with a good balance of sweet flavors up front (chocolate, light fruity/ester tones, caramel), followed by dry flavors that linger on the palate through the finish (mineral, roast/coffee, moderate bitterness, a woody note) - another nice session from these guys.