Nightwatcher
Lake of Bays Brewing Company in Baysville, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout Regular|
Score
6.31
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from the lcbo. Dark brown, almost black pour, with a beige head. Aroma is very roasty, lots of cereals, some toffee, and hints of coffee. Silky mouth feel, nice carb. Low bitterness, lots of roast, and coffee, light pine notes. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from the LCBO. Clear dark mahogany under a small quick fading tan head leaving some patchy lace. Nose is dark chocolate, coffee and roasted nuts with hints of vanilla and caramel. Light sweet molasses with a light+ coffee and chocolate bitterness. Mouth is a bit thin and watery with soft carbonation, lacking the fullness and creaminess that you would expect from an oatmeal stout.. Underwhelming. 7/3+/7-/3-/12
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
This stout poured a deep dark amber colour with a creamy, tan coloured head. Minimal lacing. Scents include very light smoke, wallpaper paste and a little candy. First swig was medium thin for a stout but flavourful none the less. Not quite as roasted and burnt as I like but tasty. Flavours of light smoke and dark roasted malt most prominent. Finish is burnt with a slight sweetness lingering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4.5
Pours a dark copper colour, but not deep brown, with big highlights. The head is big though with some very good retention and thick soapy-creamy lace. Nice coffee nose at first pour with the chocolate malt notes. Then, some macro chemical-like hops invade. Some sweetness in the back from the oat. No body to it. Mild flavours of roasted malts, caramel malts and chocolate hints. The hops did not show at first sip, but seems to get more bitter and bitter, with a dryness that builds as well. So, a lighter oatmeal stout (not sure why) and compensated with more hops for the lack of malts (where is the oatmeal in the taste)? Yeah, not sure why (a session oatmeal stout??). Disappointing.