Pothole Stout
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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6.27
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Pothole Stout from Brewery Vivant 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Canned 2/3/15, drunk 12/4/15.
Not opaque, dark brown-ebony body has a small tan head that is poorly retained.
Wow. That is really something. The nose is just 100% green bell pepper. Amazing....
The flavor is a lightly lactic mix of milk chocolate, old, sour coffee and peppery phenols with some light vanilla lingering on the end. Very mild caramel notes and the typical undermalted texture with fizzy carbonation and lots of wateriness.
andyhwcinc (2108) reviewed Pothole Stout from Brewery Vivant 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on a Friday night hoping that it’s one of the last frigid nights for a while. Appearance is pitch black, cola like, with no head. Aroma is rich in coffee, chocolate, mocha, light yeast, smells pretty nice. Taste is unusually carbonated, bitter coffee notes, light chocolate, has a weird aftertaste that I’m not a fan of. I’m becoming less of a fan of this brewery.
blackflag321 (2817) reviewed Pothole Stout from Brewery Vivant 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Split pint can. Dark, brown/black. Big roast coffee aroma. Roast coffee dominates the palate. I didn’t pick up the Belgian character. A bit thin on the finish
superspak (10160) reviewed Pothole Stout from Brewery Vivant 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/3/2015. Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big dark roasted coffee, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, light smoke/char, light dark fruit, light pepper, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of coffee, roast/bready malt, light yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark roasted coffee, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, light smoke, light dark fruit, light pepper, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Light roast bitterness and yeast spice on the finish; with lingering notes of coffee, chocolate, cocoa, toast, dark bread, light smoke, light dark fruit/pepper, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and robustness of coffee, roast/bready malt, and light yeast ester flavors; with a good roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice Belgian coffee stout. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of coffee, roast/bready malt, light yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. I was hoping for more yeast character in the flavors, but I really don’t have any complaints about it as a coffee stout. A very enjoyable offering.