Descendant
Mystic Brewery

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From:
Mystic Brewery
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
English Stout
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 11.53%
Reviews:
48
Ratings:
162
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 09, 2020
Added:
Oct 23, 2011
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  30
Mystic Descendant is a strong dry stout made with molasses and Saison yeast for rustic, tavern ale character.

It is meant to be served at warmer/ cellar temperatures as were similar tavern ales in the era before refrigeration.
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

4.08/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a tall, corked beer, this beer is a dark, reddish brown color, with a tall, thick, dense head. The foam is light brown and clingy. The aroma is sugary, estery, intense, and Belgian-esque. Medium-dry in taste, with some underlying warmth. Complex and satisfying.
Feb 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by OriolesFan1008 from Maryland

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jan 05, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by OzmanBey from Massachusetts

Dec 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Jun 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Feb 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Feb 12, 2017
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Reviewed by bnes09 from Illinois

2.36/5  rDev -36.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Dark brown with an egg shell head. Minimal malt complexity. Some hops there but just ends up tasting like dirt. Dry overall feel. Descent carbonation. Almost undrinkable.
Dec 13, 2016
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown with a ruby tinge when held to the light. Topped with 3 fingers of beige head.

Smells of celery, molasses, coffee, cocoa and black liquorice.

Tastes of dark toasted malts, liquorice, celery, molasses, coffee, and a sort of hefeweissen like taste. It also has a slight char quality, and hints of plastic.

Thick body, moderate carbonation.

Got in Albany, NY, and drank in Birch Run, MI. Quite interesting to try, just really different but enjoyable in the right setting.
Nov 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by dcmchew from Romania

Sep 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.1/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Murky brown color, beige head. Aroma has light molasses sweetness and some cardboard. Taste has also cardboard, stale notes, not enjoyable at all. It's a really flawed beer.
Aug 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Jul 02, 2016
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.21/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
i really wouldnt have called this one a stout at all, much more brown than black, hardly any of the dark roasted grains coming through in this one, but the label on my bottle is much different than the one pictured, so perhaps they have changed the recipe around a little bit. it was more of an english strong dark ale, a grain driven beer built to showcase some of this intense molasses in here, really almost more of a dark amber or copper color than a black beer, but thats just me. the head is huge and leaves a serious beer mustache as i drink it in. aroma of burnt sugar and nutty english bready malts, residual sweetness, and a strong and flavorful english ale yeast, quite rustic in nature. the molasses totally leads in the flavor, that raw black sugary depth, playing well with the yeast, but being pretty dominant over it. the beer ends up not being overly sweet despite being flavored predominantly by the molasses. its an odd synergy, but it really works. full body for sure, but a richness and creamy feel that mystic beers often achieve, must be the yeast. carbonation is lively for a thicker darker beer, and the overall here is something unlike any other and very special. well worth the cost, i think all of the mystic beer is.
Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by Molson2000 from Canada (ON)

Jun 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by CTbrew32 from Rhode Island

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by Vylo from New Jersey

Jan 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by JakerLou from New Hampshire

Dec 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by Chris-1911 from Illinois

Dec 06, 2015
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into snifter, batch #016. Pours clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces t oa small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, fig, date, cherry, molasses, toast, dark bread, pepper, light char/coffee, herbal, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of roast/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, molasses, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, fig, date, cherry, molasses, toast, dark bread, light char/coffee, herbal, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, raisin, plum, fig, date, molasses, toast, dark bread, pepper, light coffee/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, molasses, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate bitter/roasted dryness after the finish as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice English/Belgian stout style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, molasses, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to sip on. This has the balanced character of a dry stout and English porter as advertised; with some additional spicy Belgian yeast character. A unique and very enjoyable offering.
Nov 08, 2015
Descendant from Mystic Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 162 ratings