Cap'n Skoon's Ballistic Stout - Westbrook Brewing Co.

Treebs

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 oz. bottle served in a Westbrook Tulip. Bottled 12/18/12.

A: Pours a pitch black color with a thick, dark mocha head forming on the pour. The retention is top notch. Sticky sheets of lace are left down the glass.

S: This is big beer. Super roasty with some fruity yeast in the periphery. Alcohol notes are present, but it doesn't detract from the roasted malts and big dark chocolate notes. Some cocoa powder is there as well.

T: A ton of roasted malts, some char and a touch of cocoa bean. Bitter dark chocolate with some light fruity yeast in the background. Definitely seems like an amped up Baltic porter due to the yeast strain. Enjoyable.

M: Low carbonation. Silky smooth across the palate. Medium bodied. Finish is chocolate and big roast.

O: This a big and roasty beer, but the yeast strain drops subtle hints that it's still got some Baltic porter bloodlines at heart. It's pretty ready to go now with the booze well hidden. Don't really see this benefiting from any extended aging. Maybe a year if you want the robust roasted malts to die down a bit.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 01:49:11 | More by Treebs

analienacorn

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%

06-15-2013 01:50:47 | More by analienacorn

thaghost

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev 0%

06-10-2013 00:04:00 | More by thaghost

ygtbsm94

Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.9%

06-07-2013 01:12:11 | More by ygtbsm94

mecmd

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

06-04-2013 04:20:55 | More by mecmd

JeffreyJDavis

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev 0%

05-28-2013 21:33:15 | More by JeffreyJDavis

KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

05-27-2013 04:44:07 | More by KevinGordon

saeh

France

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

05-25-2013 14:03:12 | More by saeh

sendsilk

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -11.8%

05-24-2013 00:43:04 | More by sendsilk

ChrisMetcalfe

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%

05-23-2013 19:09:19 | More by ChrisMetcalfe

drewone

California

3.5/5  rDev -17.6%

05-20-2013 01:11:05 | More by drewone

Wowcoolman

California

4.25/5  rDev 0%

05-20-2013 01:11:03 | More by Wowcoolman

beernads

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -11.8%

05-18-2013 08:03:20 | More by beernads

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%

05-12-2013 18:29:17 | More by Bonko_the_sane

cosmicevan

New York

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to treebs for this and the properglassware assist. Enjoyed from my new westbrook snifter!

a - wow. Pours a rich stunning black with a generous dark tan creamy head that fizzled down to a thin skin. Really attractive.

s - milk chocolate and roast. Really well balanced. Has some charry briskness.

t - wow, big rich bold chocolate and roast. This beer is amazing! Extremely well balanced with just a touch of char to give it some brisk characteristics.

m - medium tomfull bodied, big and bold.

o - i am very impressed, this beer is a home run.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:08:38 | More by cosmicevan

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.46/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Happy Father’s Day. Bottle courtesy of Brad. Served in Westbrook glassware, also courtesy of Brad. The beer is black with an inch of beige head. The aroma brings chocolate, molasses, dark fruit. Beautiful balance and delicious flavor. Alcohol is evident but gracefully masked. Rich and full bodied. Abundant chocolate, both dark and milk. Palate coating and viscous. Delicious.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 20:35:31 | More by Huhzubendah

random846

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

05-10-2013 03:31:44 | More by random846

smakawhat

Maryland

4.44/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a snifter glass.

Boy is this a super dark head although barely a pencil tall, it is a super dark mocha brown chocolate, and settles to a nice small collar. Body and nearly black, with some red hues and totally opaque.

Bouquet is both fascinating, odd, and weird and sort of wonderful. A sticky chocolate sense, and hints of berried red fruit. Lots of sweet pipe tobacco on this, mixing with a strange brine sort of salinity. It's bizarre but really unique, I kind of like it but I am scared to figure out what is next.

Oh this is really nice on the palate. Sharp lingering hop and roast, and wonderful aromatic tobacco notes and dark chocolate. Creamy palate with a little tinge of carbonation. Wonderful nice bitterness on the finish which matches bittersweet dark chocolate nicely, and deep red berried fruit. Coffee roasty as well while finishing with a great hint of cream. Lots of different flavors in this that really gel nicely, and mixing hop and bitter chocolate nicely, and hints of black licorice.

This is a wonderful brew, great to have tried it!

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 22:46:35 | More by smakawhat

NickThePyro

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

04-29-2013 02:26:20 | More by NickThePyro

justinm4bama

Alabama

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%

04-28-2013 04:51:12 | More by justinm4bama

JoninVT

New Hampshire

2.5/5  rDev -41.2%

04-21-2013 14:17:18 | More by JoninVT

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.43/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

22oz bottle from Hop City (Atlanta, GA). 8.99. Bottled 12/18/12. Served in a Three Floyds teku.

Pours a near black dark chocolate with a finger and a half of dense mocha head that leaves a smattering of small, lacey dots.

Smells of chocolate, roast grains, creamed coffee and mild plums.

Taste is very bold with bitter dark chocolate, roasty coffee, earthy bark, a little smoke, licorice, anise and cherry skins. The booze is noticeable towards the finish but well integrated and doesn't distract from the roasty goodness.

Creamy, medium thick feel with fairly mild carbonation. Lingering bitter roasty aftertaste.

Another very strong offering from Westbrook. I've had several Baltic porters but I think this is my first Baltic stout- and it stands head and shoulders above pretty much all of the porters. I'll definitely pick up another couple bottles if I see it again and I'd love to try a barrel aged version of this gem.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 03:47:34 | More by ThickNStout

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +11.8%

04-13-2013 22:02:06 | More by DaPan

ndepriest

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev 0%

04-10-2013 16:30:11 | More by ndepriest

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4/5  rDev -5.9%

04-09-2013 22:21:47 | More by Crimsontider22