8 Ball Stout - Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From a squat 12 oz. brown bottle, managed to pick up a single of this. Pours out a deep dark brown, garnet translucency when held to light. Tall creamy beige head that quickly settles to a thin cap.

Nutty, roasty malt on the nose, some coffee, and some wafery chocolate in the background.

Starts off with some nutty, coffee malt, becomes more mocha-like in the middle, with more of a dry cocoa building in the finish, but hits its peak within the aftertaste.

On the low end of full-bodied, heavy texture with some brisk carbonation on the finish.

An Stout that leans more towards a Porter, lacking the roastiness but providing a decent amount of other dark malt character. Overall mocha characteristic to it. Would make a good local go-to stout, however not noteworthy enough to justify the import price on a regular basis.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2011 05:43:06 | More by IronDjinn

Suboptimus

California

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-15-2013 05:22:08 | More by Suboptimus

zenithberwyn

California

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-09-2013 04:49:30 | More by zenithberwyn

JHendu

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-08-2013 00:19:25 | More by JHendu

Achilles811

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -22.5%

04-30-2013 22:31:12 | More by Achilles811

Poupae

Thailand

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

04-29-2013 09:26:09 | More by Poupae

NorthernSoul

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-17-2013 22:23:27 | More by NorthernSoul

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -22.5%

04-11-2013 02:01:19 | More by Sludgeman

Muhly

Alberta (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a snifter.

A-Dark opaque black/brown. Beautiful tan head that forms easily upon pouring and looks like it will stick around all day if you let it. Lacing is very strong and sticks to the glass in a foamy layer.

S-Roasted grains are quite prominent with hints of coffee.

T-Sweet coffee and roasted flavours. Bitter chocolate.

M-Round and very smooth. Medium body and carbonation. The bitterness from the roasted malts is very restrained.

O-An extremely pleasant stout to drink (and to look at!). Mediu Lacks any sort of harsh bitterness that sometimes overwhelms the palate. Not a complex ale, but an excellently executed one.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 00:57:51 | More by Muhly

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-10-2013 23:10:19 | More by Arsenal0328

PaleZombie

Arizona

3.91/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass

A - Very dark with ruby hints around the edges. Two fingers of thick creamy head.

S - Rich chocolate, toasty malts, coffee, slight hint of the oatmeal sweetness.

T - Here is where you notice the oatmeal. Chocolate, coffee, toasty malts and the oatmeal sweetness really shines through here.

M - Very nice and creamy with a slight stickiness. Medium to high carbonation.

O - I'll probably get this again. Its cheap and a very pleasant beer. Very drinkable. Could session this pretty easily.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2013 04:35:07 | More by PaleZombie

CaptDavyJones

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-09-2013 21:20:23 | More by CaptDavyJones

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-05-2013 23:12:26 | More by Mattyb79

tree777

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

04-05-2013 00:30:29 | More by tree777

Swedgin_Wu

Florida

4.7/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Was pleasantly surprised by this brew. Upon the first couple of sips it's become one of my favorite stouts. Reminds me somewhat of a more chocolatey/coffee-ish Anderson Valley Oatmeal Stout..which is one of my favs to begin with.

A- Nice thick creamy tan head. Didn't pour jet black, slightly brown but mostly black.

S- Not that powerful of a smell. I pick up the roasted malt, small hint of chocolate . but that's about it

T- This is where this stout wins me over. Coffee hits you at first, then the chocolate and roasted malt hit the tongue. There's a VERY minor hop presence in the finish, which is just the right amount. This is a treat to drink.

M- The carbonation might be a little higher than some stouts, but it works well in this case. It never feels watery in your mouth. It's medium bodied.

O- as i said. a really pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting much out of this. It was kind of a blind pick during my bi weekly craft beer spree at Total Wine. But this is the type of beer that makes those leaps of faith worth it.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 00:17:45 | More by Swedgin_Wu

Lare453

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-24-2013 18:58:35 | More by Lare453

FLBeerGuy

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-24-2013 13:37:37 | More by FLBeerGuy

CampusCrew

Florida

3.2/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Well, its not the best stout in the world. Making irish stout stew for st pats dsy and this wss the least expesive single at the store. Looks pretty nice in glass, nkce dark black with crothy tsn head. Sme, ls metallic and a litgle plasticy. Flavors are not off, just underwhelimng. I love stouts but this is a de ent stout at best.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 18:23:07 | More by CampusCrew

cbutova

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5

A- Poured from the bottle into the pint glass. Black bodied stout with a two finger light mocha colored head. Texture of the cap is mostly foamy and retention is decent. A bubbly ring deposits just a few patches of lace to the glass.

S- Big cocoa forward, like milk chocolate, with caramel and general roast cracked grains behind it. Inviting and dessert like with some fruit hints as well.

T- Follows the nose nicely with that cocoa I mentioned, a good cocoa powder-like flavor. More malts add to the taste with caramel, toasted nuts and burnt roast grains. Other hints of dark fruits, raisin, some esters and hops.

MF- Silky feel from the oatmeal but the overall body is a bit thin feeling. Carbonation is on the higher end for a stout. Some dark roast bitterness the finish.

Good cocoa and fruit driven stout. The body is just a bit light for me but it is flavorful and that keeps it solid.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 02:29:39 | More by cbutova

ucfalum08

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-09-2013 16:52:03 | More by ucfalum08

rdobens

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-08-2013 00:55:15 | More by rdobens

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-07-2013 20:21:05 | More by orangesol

GreesyFizeek

New York

3.25/5  rDev -16%

03-06-2013 01:22:19 | More by GreesyFizeek

mobrockman

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

03-02-2013 20:55:57 | More by mobrockman

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

03-02-2013 16:01:39 | More by bacher468