Spruce Head Stout
Rock Harbor Pub & Brewery in Rockland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.24
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This easy-drinking stout has obvious chocolate and coffee undertones without being overwhelming. It pairs well with a burger or can be enjoyed by itself.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
LSAT Freedom Trip #88. Keg at the brewpub. Dark brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. The taste is chocolate, caramel, coffee, green coffee. Medium bodied, low carbonation.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2015
at 21:14
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Draught at the brewery, 8/1/15.
Dark chocolate brown body is topped by beige head that is medium-sized and steadily recedes to cover. Clarity is medium.
Not a whole lot by way of aroma. Some light chocolate, bits of dark roasted coffee, vanilla...I hate to pull the "pretty typical brewpub stout" card, but....
The flavor seems well-done at first, with a good dose of roast balancing sweet pale malts, creating a typical chocolate character. Add to it light vanilla and coffee. Towards the end, however and persisting on the finish and growing with warming, is a strong bean-like flavor. Baked beans, if you will, or the pea puree-like green coffee flavor. Obviously some malt-derived compound out-of-sync, but it’s quite unpleasant. Texture is watery with some slickness from the sugars. Moderately carbonated with no alcohol noted.
Dark chocolate brown body is topped by beige head that is medium-sized and steadily recedes to cover. Clarity is medium.
Not a whole lot by way of aroma. Some light chocolate, bits of dark roasted coffee, vanilla...I hate to pull the "pretty typical brewpub stout" card, but....
The flavor seems well-done at first, with a good dose of roast balancing sweet pale malts, creating a typical chocolate character. Add to it light vanilla and coffee. Towards the end, however and persisting on the finish and growing with warming, is a strong bean-like flavor. Baked beans, if you will, or the pea puree-like green coffee flavor. Obviously some malt-derived compound out-of-sync, but it’s quite unpleasant. Texture is watery with some slickness from the sugars. Moderately carbonated with no alcohol noted.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2015
at 15:57