Serpent's Stout - The Lost Abbey

mmva321

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a snifter.

I'm still looking for that great beer from this brewery to compliment the great cover art. Hope this is it...

A: I got almost no head out of this beer (hope that isn't a bad sign/something wrong with the bottle). Head aside, I love the body of the beer. Very opaque in the glass, it pours a very dark brown but appears to have the slightest purple tint to it in the glass.

S: Really one of the better stout smells I've ever sniffed. Smells of a really robust and fresh coffee/espresso. It's very smooth, but offset very well by the bitterness of hops. There is some sweetness that could be some bitter chocolate or maybe some dried fruit.

T: Strong and robust, I mean very strong. It's almost like drinking an iced espresso. The taste though is very fresh and also comes with a good dose of the dried fruit which reveals itself here to be raisins or dates or prunes. Very well balanced and and fresh, but the strong taste could detract some.

M: The relative thinness of the body actually works in the favor of this stout, providing a nice counterpoint to the insanely strong flavors. Slightly carbonated as well.

D: The robustness of Lost Abbey brews really sets them apart, but at times hinders the beers as well. The Serpent's Stout is a prime example. All the ingredients here are fresh, well proportioned and really near perfect, but the brew is just so strong as to render it somewhat of a chore to drink. But it's so good, I'll give it another chance to see if this beer will deviate over different batches.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2010 05:40:56 | More by mmva321

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