Back at home for the weekend, I finally tried the last style in the Mendocino brewing Company variety pack. This one was the Black Hawk Stout. It says, ” a dry, crisp, classic Irish stout character, replete with the heady bouquet of richly roasted malt, makes this staff, an ever so creamy and delectably smooth experience.” It says that its 5% alcohol by volume.
It poured a dark black color with a nice head. However, the head quickly fell to become just a few tiny bubbles at the top. The smell was faint, but what I could smell, smelled like roasted barley with a bit of chocolate and molasses.
It had a light-medium body, and was pretty smooth and creamy. The taste was like a debittered black patent malt with a bit of a coffee flavor to it. It went down pretty smoothly and was more refreshing than I was expecting from a stout.
I had this with some Thai food, but honestly, it was not a very good combination. I’m thinking this would go better with desserts, such as chocolate cake or cherry pie.
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