Vernal Minthe Stout
SKA Brewing in Durango, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.40
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Real spearmint and peppermint — not extract — combine with cocoa nibs and vanilla beans to create your reward for making it through winter.
Ancient Greeks tell us (’cause we talk to them) that Persephone turned Minthe into a mint plant in a jealous rage, to keep the little nymph away from her man Hades. Jealous rages rarely end well, but if one did result in mint we’re glad: this is a unique and delicious stout, and we recommend having one while you calm the hell down.
Ancient Greeks tell us (’cause we talk to them) that Persephone turned Minthe into a mint plant in a jealous rage, to keep the little nymph away from her man Hades. Jealous rages rarely end well, but if one did result in mint we’re glad: this is a unique and delicious stout, and we recommend having one while you calm the hell down.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Thunder Canyon downtown
Appearance: Almost black with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Dark malts and mint
Taste: Dark malts, mint and chocolate
A nice desert beer, smooth.
Appearance: Almost black with a small tan head and some lacing
Aroma: Dark malts and mint
Taste: Dark malts, mint and chocolate
A nice desert beer, smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2013
at 14:24
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can - dark brown, nearly black - large head at first, but it quickly shrinks to a small lace - nose is pretty much just a messy mish-mosh of the adjuncts used - mostly strong mint and vanilla bean, with some dry cocoa and a slight vegetal note - watery texture, low carbonation - medium dry flavor - a sharp roastiness and mild acidity up front - mild cocoa in the middle - strong mint throughout - an odd chalkiness combines with the mint to create a flavor not unlike Mylanta liquid antacid - sharp, moderately acidic and bitter finish - messy - makes me long for Mountain Sun Girl Scout Stout.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2013
at 19:03