Pale Horse Export Stout - Pale Horse Brewing Company

Gavage

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: pours a black color with a 1" tan colored head that lasts a while. Some mild lace paints the glass.

Smell: roasted tones with a soft chocolate aroma is all you can detect.

Taste: roasted malt, dark chocolate, prunes, and a soft bitterness.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Crisp to start less crisp at the finish. Aftertaste is short.

Overall: a decent export stout, but it seemed a little too crisp and a bit thin for my liking. Easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2012 19:43:19 | More by Gavage

tdm168

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours pitch black with 1/4" of brown head that quickly fades to a lacing. The nose is roasted malts and faint licorice. The taste is roasted malt, licorice, mild dark fruit, and a faint note of chocolate in the finish. The mouthfeel is a little heavily carbonated but smooth and full bodied.

This is a well balanced, easily drinkable beer that's just slightly too carbonated. I'd have it again.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2011 22:31:04 | More by tdm168

Reidrover

Oregon

4.15/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22 oz bottle from Roth’s Sunnyside store,S.Salem. $3.99 I saw this the other day and thought it was the same stout from this brewer as before then i noticed the "Export" on the label and its 6% alc instead of 4.4 Typical black stout with a gorgeous tan head.thick and bubbly, it doesnt last too long but there is still an attractive foam ring. Very nice intense dark fruit,tasty,burnt oat aromas.Lots of dark chocolate and coffee aromas.Very nice Taste is the same as the aroma..but with a delicious creamy maltiness all through..ends fruity/bitter. Good Great mouthfeel..smooth yet complex..you wont be bored. Excellent stout..very tasty and filling in a good way. Get some.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2011 02:57:04 | More by Reidrover

morimech

Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Suitably dark black color with just over one finger of head that quickly settled to a thick cap. Surprising lack of lacing is left behind.

The aroma is mostly chocolate malt. Not unappealing but I was expecting a more roasted malt quality.

The taste takes another turn. A nice level of smoke to go along with chocolate malt. Very low level of roasted malt. Bitterness is on the low side as well. Not really an export stout in my book, but still nicely flavored.

Medium bodied with nice carbonation. Smooth texture.

A nice, mellow stout. Was expecting a more assertive beer, but I am not disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 18:02:05 | More by morimech

ommegangpbr

New York

3.78/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Righteous, rich brown head with sturdy retention. Opaque black body. A good start to a new relationship.
Not much in the nose. Nothing bad just not a lot of communication... not a good sign for a burgeoning relationship.
"Tastes like a cigarette, in a good way."
Very smokey on impact. Light body on the palate. Bitterness is pretty much surface level. Light and dry with a small tide of sweetness that recedes back into the ocean of beer. Maybe a bit more porter than stout? Not really a big deal there.
All in all an enjoyable experience. I'd be willing to have this again and am now interested in other offerings from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2012 04:11:09 | More by ommegangpbr