Sockeye Cream Stout - New Old Lompoc Brewery

dgilks

Australia

3.48/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Inky black with no head. The colour’s good but the rest is not.

Sharp roasted aroma with some spicy alcohol. Mild dark chocolate.

Sweet malt with moderate roast and a nutty character. A bit one dimensional.

Medium-full body with moderate carbonation. Fine.

A straightforward and standard stout. Kind of run of the mill but still enjoyable.

Serving type: on-tap

10-03-2011 23:27:39 | More by dgilks

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big mouthfeel stout that works well on the nitro. Black with a tan head and a roasty coffee nose. The milk part showed up in the finish as the beer was chocolatey and roasty but with that lactose feel to the mouthfeel. Good beer that works well for the style

Serving type: nitro-tap

06-09-2011 16:57:34 | More by canucklehead

cbarrett4

Oregon

3.7/5  rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from nitro-tap at brewery.

A - Gorgeous dark espresso/black hue, good head and nice lace

S - lots of dark roasted notes and dark fruit; overpowered by the intense coffee aroma.

T - Again, coffee and smoke overpowering the more subtle black fruit, mocha, and bitter chocolate.

M - Texturally amazing, a little lighter body than I expected (more Porter-like as far as the body and alcohol), though the tannins are nice and chewy.

D - Smooth and relatively easy to drink, I just expected a little more 'oomph' to really give this high marks.

Serving type: nitro-tap

08-11-2010 20:14:56 | More by cbarrett4

djbreezy

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on nitro-tap at New Old Lompoc Brewery in Portland, OR.

appearance - poured a dark black with a nice creamy head, light lacing on the glass

smell - coffee on the nose, a bit sweet

taste - coffee up front, not a lot of malt presence, very sweet and milky

mouthfeel - light to medium, good for a single stout

drinkability - very smooth and easy to drink

Serving type: nitro-tap

05-03-2010 03:16:00 | More by djbreezy

MisterClean

California

4.3/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at New Old Lompoc.

A - Pours black with 2 fingers of mocha head. Dissipates moderately slow and leaves beautiful lacing. Impressive head retention.

S - Chocolate and lactose. That explains the retention.

T - Light roast coffee, chocolate, hints of toffee, lactose and mildly bittering hops.

M - Full-bodied and well-balanced. Very smooth.

D - This is a great beer overall. Wish they would not have added lactose so I could drink more!

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2009 04:10:33 | More by MisterClean

Matthew

Connecticut

3.85/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Nitro tap at the 5th quadrant. Pretty dark black with a whipped thick creamy tan head. There is lots of sticky covering around the glass as I sip.
Faint aromas of sweetened chocolate and a tinge of roasted coffee and a roasted graininess.
Creamy chocolate like flavors up front followed by a wave of roasted grain very similar to the characteristic recognized in the nose. The finish is fairly dry with a hint of partially sweetened coffee. Pretty tasty stout.
The mouthfeel is silky with a medium to low thickness.
Easy to drink and pretty tasty. Stop in and check it out.

Serving type: nitro-tap

02-10-2007 02:31:23 | More by Matthew

msubulldog25

Oregon

3.93/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This stout (now listed at 5.3% abv) was on nitro-tap at Lompoc's 5th Quadrant this past Monday when I visited. Ordered a pint with dinner.

A: In the fairly low light level, I believe this is black. OK extremely dark brown at the very least. 2-fingers of rich creamy tan head. Long retention and attractive lace. Man I'm a sucker for the nitro-tap...

S: Modest roasted malt aroma, coffee and chocolate predominantly. Pleasant but nothing outstanding.

T: Nice chocolate sweetness with lightly roasted coffee finish. In between are notes of vanilla, cream, and sweet fruit. Good balance.

M: Quite creamy (of course) with a medium body and mouthfeel. Feels a bit sticky/gummy on the lips, but otherwise is smooth and rich.

D: Goes down easy; drinkable for certain. Lacks the punch/depth in flavor of my favorite stouts, but this is a good one that I'd have again. Recommended.

Serving type: nitro-tap

11-16-2006 01:45:09 | More by msubulldog25

RedDiamond

Oregon

3.48/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First of all, it’s pretty cool to name a fish after a punch in the face, as in “Sockeye Salmon.” Lots of fish end up with cool names like hammerhead or stingray or grouper. I don’t know who has the official job of naming fish, but my guess is they’re a diehard fan of the World Wrestling Federation.

After naming fish for wrestlers, we name beers for fish. This is also a good idea, as many beer enthusiasts have been known to drink like fish. Aside from this I see no particular reason to assign the name Sockeye to this particular stout. In contrast to the aggressive and fishy name, Sockeye is actually very sweet, and smooth. It is genuinely creamy, nearly opaque and quite sullen with minimal effect from the nitro infusion.

Sockeye tastes a bit dilute though the essential elements of a cream stout are all evident, especially the pleasant, full-bodied contours of lactose – your first carbohydrate.

Serving type: nitro-tap

02-15-2004 21:18:18 | More by RedDiamond

freed

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice surprise. Nitro pour on tap at the brewery. Ordered a pitcher to split with friends, and was quite surprised at the appearance. Clear body though deep black/brown color is impressive, almost a cola. Holding up to the light shows hints of caramel at the thin parts of the glass and around the edges. Most of the nitro head was left in the pitcher, a small rim in the glass, though a nice lacing trailed to the bottom. Last pour was blessed with a heap of foam.

Smell was slight, and hinted of smoked malts. Taste was perfectly orchestrated. Sweet & tart sensation from the lactic acid, dry, smokey taste from the malts, and a peaty finish with a slight sour note. Very good drink, and not a hint of the nearly 6% alcohol in it.

Serving type: nitro-tap

08-20-2003 05:41:41 | More by freed