Dogfish Head Chicory Stout

Yet another excellent product from the folks in Delaware. Nor as strong as the 90 Minute IPA, but good. I love stouts,oh yessiree, I do.



Appearance: Blah,Blah Blah it's dark Blah. With a fairly typical brownish-red tint coming through the bottom. It started off with a fluffy ,tan head that was about 1- finger in width.

Scent: The scent hit me as soon as I opened the bottle. Mostly malt with some sweet complexity.

Taste: Tastes of coffee but without the good amount of bitterness I have come to expect from stouts.

Mouthfeel: As a stout, through and through.

Artwork:Typical simplistic DFH logo with a basic modern art pattern for the label. Nothing special.

Overall: I let this one get to room temp, and it was perfect for what it was. A good session drinking stout.

Lagunitas Cappucino Stout (Ale)

A "limited release" bomber from Petaluma,Ca-based Lagunitas BC. I don't know how limited the release is,but it's not limited enough to be expensive. The first quality I liked when I picked the beer up at a "Manhattan expensive" store in the East Village.



Appearance: Dark with prominent blood red tones when held to the light. The head was thick with a light tan color, and good staying power.

Smells: Of malt and coffee. Considering coffee was used in the brewing process,this is to be expected.

Taste: Of coffee and malt with a hint of bitterness that goes far into the aftertaste. As the beer gets more time in open air, it gets smoother. All around a good tasting beer.

Art: Old-timey. I would expect this label to be on a root beer bottle from the 30's. Especially with the "Our Gang" dog centered on the label. Good thing I have a soft spot for both dogs and old timey.

Overall:Very good and a decent 7.99% abv. 7.99? Why couldn't they just make it 8%. I bet it had something to do with psychological marketing gimmicks. Now that I think about it. I didn't think I was as buzzed as I should be. Hmmmm......

Young's Double Chocolate Stout

Young's is from the UK and puts out quite a few brews. It's not available in much of NH and it was nice to have the pleasure of trying this much talked about stout. The "chocolate stout" I tried quickly turned into one of my favorite beers. This didn't have the abv of Brooklyn's, but what else would I expect from a british beer.



The first thing I noticed about the labels were the ram images. In german beers, rams are typically symbolic of bocks. I don't know if they were trying to emulate the germans or this is purely by accident. I didn't care. This was a damn good brew.

It poured black (like a stout) with a sliver of red in the middle when held up to a lamp. The head was honey-brown and had a pretty good staying power. I respect the staying powewr of the head.hehehe. I wasn't quite sure I was smelling toasted malt or chocolate,but the taste was definetly of dark chocolate,bitterness included. This is a pretty thick brew, Just like a stout should be. Not quite a meal in glass,but that's not what I was looking for. Overall, this wasa impressive for a british beer and will probably make a fairly regualr cameo appearance in my fridge.

Old Engine Oil

Old Engine Oil comes from Scotland,and is brewed by Harviestoun Brewery. It has a great name,almost unapetizing.



I initally started drinking the beer fresh out of the fridge. Bad move as I've come to learn with stouts that have real flavor. I didn't start finding the beer tasty UNTIL it had been sitting out for a half an hour. That's when a started notiving the choco nuances( I hate that word). The beer wasn't exactly dark like oil. When putting it to the lamp, quite a bit of light got through. But it was still darker than a porter, or a dark porter. I Haven't had a bad scottish beer yet,especially those that are WEE heavy. This was not,but it was still damn good at a little less than room temperature.