Breakside Dry Stout - Breakside Brewery

cbarrett4

Oregon

3.73/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Slightly disappointed with this one. Looks pretty decent with dark brown/black hue, toffee colored head, fades quickly to an average lace. Smells of burnt coffee, cocoa, and char. Pretty low intensity and straight to the point nose. Palate has more character, a little dark fruit, some toast, more coffee.

A little thin on the palate, not unpleasant, medium grip and lower intensity. Overall a pretty decent Irish stout style, but one that lacks that little extra ooomph to really set it apart.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2011 17:27:40 | More by cbarrett4

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-13-2013 04:11:59 | More by LXIXME

loren01

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

03-09-2013 17:27:27 | More by loren01

elcrawl

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

12-30-2012 02:42:33 | More by elcrawl

bluckbeyes

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

11-16-2012 01:43:43 | More by bluckbeyes

msubulldog25

Oregon

4/5  rDev +8.7%

01-13-2012 03:25:38 | More by msubulldog25

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at their brewpub

Poured a typical dark brown-black color with a small cap of beige head. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee, notes of cocoa and a bit astringent. Taste of dark roasted malts, burnt coffee, some ash, and cocoa, very subtle fruit notes. Medium body...a bit thin for the style and mildly astringent. Not bad, but not great.

I actually rated this a "3.0" in my notes, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Serving type: on-tap

01-12-2012 02:40:22 | More by Rifugium