ST71 Stout
Brouwbar in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout Regular|
Score
7.52
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nathanvc (6963) reviewed ST71 Stout from Brouwbar 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
28 October 2021. At Brouwbar. Cheers to Anke, Ama & Johan!
Hazy black, very small, stable, beige head. Aroma of fondant, chestnut, teriyaki, tobacco, bayleaf in brown sauce, toast, earth, dark fudge, whisky. Taste has sweetish fig, prune, brambleberry; quickly dominated by a toasty malt body with nutty accents, some coffee, an earthy-umami note too bordering on meaty, slightly herbal. Earthy hoppy finish, very much roasted with espresso, fondant & tobacco notes, dash of warming whisky alcohol to top it off. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. A splendid brew by Brouwbar; I'd say on par with their Peated Stout but I hesitate to score it just above that one. Maybe a bottled version takes away all the doubt...
28 May 2023. At Brouwbar, Ghent. Cheers to Anke, Maarten, Elise; and of course Benjamin & Jolien!
Retry for obvious reasons. Lots of espresso, fondant, whisky, toast, blackberry, cigar tobacco. Deep fondant taste, mocha, toast. Quite bitter in the end with tobacco & espresso, warming whisky-like alcohol. Still lovely as ever. Luckily there's still a bottle stowed somewhere...
Alengrin (11609) reviewed ST71 Stout from Brouwbar 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
New stout by Brouwbar, strong but not ‘imperial’, without further specifications given by the brewery. Moussy to creamy, deep mocha-beige, medium thick, stable head lacing in shreds over a jet black beer, only slightly brownish in the very end. Aroma of black coffee, wet leather, burnt toast, dried blackcurrants, charcoal, coffee grounds, blueberries, black peppercorns and a touch of haemoglobin. Restrainedly sweetish onset with again dried (and burnt) blueberry and blackcurrant notes, very light porcini-like umami touch, medium carb, full oily body; firm layers of blackened toast, roasted walnut and hard caramel fill the mouth cavity, adding a long, full-fledged roasted black coffee-like bitterness to the second half, with blood- and leather-like side accents. A confident dosage of leafy, peppery hops accentuate the roasted bitterness and prolong the finish, whereas alcohol is kept well hidden. This is as solid as it gets for an old school, roasty but otherwise ‘unadorned’ stout: utterly well-structured, full, bitter, smooth and easily drinkable all at the same time, without that annoying sweetness which plagues so many present-day strong stouts. Like the last quadrupel and that Galaxy IPA, this one boasts more ‘oomph’ and more boldness than I am used to from Brouwbar, but all the better for it, this is the kind of export style stout I have been missing for a long time. Hits all the right spots for me, and could technically even be the best beer, or in any case the best stout Brouwbar has produced so far. Hats off to Benjamin, I am genuinely impressed!
tderoeck (22711) reviewed ST71 Stout from Brouwbar 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
27/X/21 - on tap @ Brouwbar (Gent), BB: n/a (2021-1199)
Clear dark brown to pitch black beer, small creamy beige irregular head, unstable, falls down to a small layer of foam, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, very malty, good sweet roasted malts, some gingerbread, spicy, some cloves, very nice, intense, coffee touch, caramel, earthy. MF: ok carbon, medium body, dangerously drinkable. Taste: nice roast up front, slightly sweet, yeasty, some ripe banana, then rather bitter, sweet caramel malts. Aftertaste: very dry, bitter harsh roast, some alcohol, hoppy, little sweet, nice roast, very drinkable, good stuff!