Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at The Barley Merchant, pours an opaque dark purpleish red with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with Concord grape juice, with a touch of dry, jammy blueberries. Flavour is blueberry-tinged Concord grape juice fermented out dry. Not much depth and the grape character is straight-out unpleasant. Not my thing at all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Steamworks Mt. Pleasant
Fh churro, 6 4 7 3 13 Dark brown colour. Dominant roasted malt character, the cinnamon is not well integrated, it's a bit clumsy, and also it's less strong than I'd expect from this ABV.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Citrus and a little peel marmalade. Dark copper pour with ok bubbles. Bitter end with some light tang. Super tall can like the name says.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at The Magnet, pours a cloudy dark purpleish amber with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of lacto, tart pithy berries, and a touch of sweetness. Flavour is tart and pithy, with lots of pithy berries, lacto, and light sweetness. Nothing special but the higher ABV helps. It's fine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
473mL can, pours jet black with a medium brown head. Nose seems rich, with lots of vanilla and dark sugars upfront, with a touch of espresso further back. Flavour is quite rich, with a nice balance of vanilla, espresso, roasted malt, and dark sugars. Sturdy base malts that support the adjuncts, which are cohesive and integrated well together. Very silky, somewhat oily mouthfeel, finishing low-to-medium sweet for the style. This is definitely a good one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Dark brown. Thin head. There's some cinnamon on the nose...and too much of it on the palate. But let's start with the base. It's thin, weak...I have no idea why breweries make pastry stouts with anything other than massive rich imperial base. This simply can't hold the flavours. There's a bit of sugar, some roast, it's missing richness, it's missing sweetness. The cinnamon comes across very harsh and bitter here, compounding what is already a lack of balance. There's no dough sort of character, either. I mean, I didn't think I would finish the tall can, but I didn't even come close. I dunked this in the sink like a churro in chocolate on a cold winter's night in DF.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at The Magnet, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of cinnamon, light cocoa, and a touch of vanilla. Flavour is surprisingly dry, with cinnamon, dry cocoa and a touch of vanilla. Lots of cinnamon sticks on the finish. Not complex but pleasantly made.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from super tall 568mL can. Dar brown with full light tan head. Cinnamon and brown sugar with mild caramel. Pretty gimmicky, but I think they more or less achieved what they set out to do so I can't really fault them...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
[19.2oz can, as Super Tall Caramel Churro Stout]. Pours opaque dark brown with small beige head. Aroma has caramel, cinnamon, brown sugar. Flavour has burnt caramel, crusty malts, cinnamon. Body is a bit top-heavy. Ham-fisted, but overall not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
473 ml can. Pours a dark brown with moderate head that settles quickly. Aromas of oats, roasted malts, lactose, and possibly maple syrup. Flavors of oats, thin roasted malts and a bit of plastic. Not getting any significant maple syrup or bourbon. Thin.