Pearl Necklace Chesapeake Stout

Imported from my RateBeer account as Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Chesapeake Stout (by Flying Dog Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.7/5

23/III/13 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle from Biernavigatie (webshop, NL) @ home - BB: 2/V/13 (non-US notation for European import) (2013-262)

clear purple brown beer, small irregular beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: mocha, caramel, some dried fruits, overripe banana, coffee, chocolate milk. MF: ok carbon, light to medium body. Taste: coffee, cocoa powder, bit sourish, some bitter hops, more coffee, yet pretty watery. Aftertaste: mocha, hint of caramel and dried fruits, coffee, bitter hoppy ending, some cocoa powder and dark chocolate.

Bottle, Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Soy smoke. Poured a deep dark brown colour with a small tan head. Sweetish charred malt nose with hints of smoke and soy. Flavour was quite sweet, with further roasted malts and notes of choc and coffee. Didn’t really pick up on the oyster aspect especially. Solid, if unspectacular offering.

Cask at Birreria Paradison. Brown-black, massive beige head. Cellar temp, mellow carbonation, pretty much spot on for a firkin. Mild chocolate tones, very true to style. Mellow, doughy, not so far removed from a Porter. Touch of roast and amber malt. Pretty solid.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 3/27/2013. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, caramel, toast, toffee, light oyster, and light floral hops. Very nice aromas with good strength and balance of roasted malt notes. Taste of milk chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, toast, caramel, toffee, light oyster, floral, and earthy spiciness. Light roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, toast, caramel, toffee, and earthy spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and robustness of roasted flavors, with good complexity; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice stout! Nice balance and robustness of roasted flavors; and really easy and smooth to drink. Really enjoyed this one.

Bottle. Opaque black liquid with medium dirty off-white head. Aroma of coffee, milk chocolate, dark fruit, licorice, bread and roasted malt. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with notes of coffee, chocolate and bread. Medium bodied with medium to high carbonation. Nice but a bit boring.

Fles 33cl thuis als Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout. Weinig uitgesproken. Goede balans, wat saai. Licht drogig. (2-2013).

From notes. Bottle to shaker. Roasty toasty malt. A little chocolate and a little smoke. Somewhat salty also. Different, but pretty good too.

Bottle from the Microbar, Manchester. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Raisin and chocolate aroma. Dark fruit and chocolate flavour. Not bad.

12 fl oz bottle at Brewberry. Aroma is roasted malty and light chocolate. Light metallic, toasted malty and chocolate. Bitter and roasted malty. Chocolat and roasted malt, dry finish.