Big Gruesome Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout - Spring House Brewing Company

FrankShirley

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

03-01-2013 04:04:19 | More by FrankShirley

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9.2%

06-18-2013 11:54:09 | More by dbrauneis

imperialking

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

06-14-2013 18:06:46 | More by imperialking

Jwale73

Rhode Island

3.78/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Big thanks to Jedwards for the final pre-move blowout cellar crash. 22oz. bottle served in an Oerbier stem. Pours slightly darker than cola with a loose, mocha-colored skim. Nose is incredible - peanut butter cups - not much more to say here. Taste is somewhat dull - peanut butter is quite diminished and the overall flavor is a bit dull. I get baker's chocolate and an ashy/earthy quality. Mouthfeel is light-medium with a lively carbonation. Overall - the nose on this beer is nothing short of fantastic, but it falls apart with the flavor and mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 23:28:28 | More by Jwale73

Marti403

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +15%

06-07-2013 00:47:25 | More by Marti403

PHBoiler

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -15.3%

06-06-2013 14:42:37 | More by PHBoiler

Tim

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

06-03-2013 18:00:59 | More by Tim

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -3.1%

06-02-2013 15:23:32 | More by JAHMUR

MattAnderson99

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-31-2013 19:26:18 | More by MattAnderson99

Josh1981

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +21.1%

05-19-2013 16:58:38 | More by Josh1981

doc17325

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-19-2013 15:09:28 | More by doc17325

jd18

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-19-2013 03:50:38 | More by jd18

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-18-2013 16:20:20 | More by onix1agr

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-15-2013 22:12:59 | More by ejimhof

chubby2u

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-14-2013 18:02:29 | More by chubby2u

gestyr

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I admit it, the name attracted me along with the fact it is brewed locally.

Poured from a 22oz bomber into a stout glass.

A: Pours a deep dark opaque brown with a thick and dense tan head that is long lasting.

S: Peanut butter, chocolate, coffee and malty.

T: Interesting. First off the peanut butter followed by bittersweet chocolate and dark malts with a roasted coffee aftertaste.

M: Thick and satisfying. Not cloying.

O: I like this. Very interesting and different from the run of the mill stouts. I will buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 23:12:12 | More by gestyr

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-10-2013 00:10:54 | More by tommyguz

Blaze5445

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-08-2013 20:14:52 | More by Blaze5445

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -23%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

On tap at Mcgrath's in Harrisburg. Pour is black with tight foamy mocha brown head. Nose is peanut butter brittle with a muted bakers chocolate. Taste is much of the same with a slightly off cardboard and ashy flavor behind. Dry bitter finish on a creamy body and slightly thinning out in the end.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2013 18:47:33 | More by cpetrone84

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-06-2013 21:48:11 | More by ZEB89

wyatt13

Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

DaveHack sent this bottle my way a few months back in a trade – thanks Dave! Poured from a 22 oz. bomber into my Half Acre snifter.

A – Pours a very dark brown that stops just short of being pitch black. A one-finger mocha head tops off the snifter. The head dissipates substantially right away, but a thin ring of foam sticks around throughout. Minimal lacing.

S – A nice roasted character, with some high-quality bitter chocolate malt in there as well. A vague nuttiness is also present, but I don’t think that I would be able to identify it as peanut butter per se.

T – A hoppy and roasted malt character is at the front end, before a dark bread follows. A cocoa sweetness and mild nuttiness too, but not much else that I can detect.

M – Pretty thin for a stout; I could definitely use a lot more body here, or at least a creamier texture to remind me more of the sticky quality of peanut butter. Instead, it finishes pretty dry. High amount of carbonation.

O – This was definitely an enjoyable stout, but to my tastes it didn’t achieve what it set out to do. Maybe the peanut butter qualities were more evident in a fresh bottle, but I didn’t get much of that here. Oh well, I still appreciate the chance to try something different. Thanks again Dave!

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 00:14:34 | More by wyatt13

whatname

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-05-2013 01:36:33 | More by whatname

Cdunk11

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-03-2013 18:19:02 | More by Cdunk11

jzeilinger

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours pitch black with an extremely creamy, toffee colored head!

S - Cream, cocoa powder, vanilla, light caramel.

T - Cocoa powder, vanilla cream, dark roasted chocolate , and some caramel. Finishes with a moderate dark chocolate bitterness intermingled with creme.

M - Mild pricklies with a creamy finish.

O - A nice, creamy stout with a good balance between biterrness.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2013 20:40:17 | More by jzeilinger

Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-21-2013 22:07:58 | More by Texasfan549