3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 dm9831 (1512) - Monee, Illinois, USA - APR 25, 2010
black color, little tan head, lacy. some roasty malt in the nose, licorice, a trace of chocolate. the roasty malt is a bit more dominant in the flavor than in the nose. Also creamy chocolate malt. medium bodied, dry finish. a respectable, if undistinguished stout. drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 3Faveryrogue (181) - Aslip, Illinois, USA - APR 5, 2009
Tall pint. Great head retention. Off white toasty head on black body. Quite opaque. Like Guiness but 5x better. More character all around. Great roast smell & creamy mouth. Could drink a lot of this. 4 ABV is spot on.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 TheAlum (6428) - Aurora, Illinois, USA - MAR 15, 2009
Mug club mug served on tap at the brewpub (orland park, Il). Pours a largely black pour, near opaque, with moderate offwhite nitro-y head. Aromas are typical of the irish stout, smooth creaminess, light roasted malts, barley, soda bread, and light coffee. Initial is very smooth, typical of the nitro, with light roasted malts, coffee, and soda bread with barley. A little underwhelming, even for the style. These brews are good but hard to get excited for. Smooth, slight cream, and subtle roast. Overall, "it is what it is...".
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 msante79 (2216) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - MAR 11, 2009
On tap at RB Orland Park. Served in Mug Club glass. Pours black wih soft tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and choclate. Flavor is moslty roasted malts with chocolate and some light caramel. Mouthfeel is soft and a little thin. Decent dry stout that is sessionable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Cornfield (5570) - Oak Forest, Illinois, USA - APR 2, 2008
Nice pour, the brown fluid from the tap turning black in the glass, capped by a creamy tan head. The nose is full of things roasted, malt, barley, fresh coffee... with a dribble of milk chocolate and a hint of soft nuts. Very creamy in the mouth, but not so overtly smooth as to let the textural sensations deprive from the flavor. In taste, it stabilizes to a a solid Irish Stout, roasted malt flavors with some chocolate and a roasted nut bitterness. Dry, dry finish. This will probably never bee a favored style of mine, but Iain Wilson brewed a dandy sessionable ale that I muchly appreciated.
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