Leon - Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company

b2611

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

01-20-2013 16:24:26 | More by b2611

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-19-2013 15:14:06 | More by InspectorBob

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-14-2013 23:41:18 | More by hoppymcgee

illy0sis

Texas

3/5  rDev -18.5%

05-14-2013 22:07:34 | More by illy0sis

phooky

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-14-2013 18:17:44 | More by phooky

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-13-2013 10:41:06 | More by MDDMD

kjkinsey

Texas

3/5  rDev -18.5%

05-12-2013 20:26:55 | More by kjkinsey

GuinnessAtRogerWilco

New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber poured into a Chimay goblet. Neshaminy Creek Brewing has just started distributing to NJ this month and this one they didn't have at the AC Beerfest and being a fan of Stouts I was too curious about the description of this one.

AP: 1/4" tan thin bubbly head that quickly dissipates to a thin ribbon around the glass and a silver dollar sized patch in the center. Colour is deep rich dark brown.
AR: Chocolate is the main aroma with hints of marshmallow, black bread and very faint graham cracker. Inviting.
T: Chocolate at first with the marshmallow following up. Don't really get the graham cracker as it seems to get lost or drowned in the other flavours. I get some of the 11.6% ABV heat mixed in there, but not too much to put me off. A little of the black bread is there and at the end the chocolate turns more bitter like baking chocolate with a note of espresso.
M: The best part of this beer, I think. A bit crisp at first from the carbonation, which fades and then it's creamy and silky with an almost oily smooth finish. Not chewy like you might expect from a RIS, more like an Imperial Milk Stout if such a thing existed.
OV: A solid brew that while it doesn't have a complexity of flavours, the ones that are there are pretty tasty and enjoyable. Body could be a bit heartier.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 04:42:31 | More by GuinnessAtRogerWilco

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-28-2013 12:25:17 | More by jbaker67

jackrodgers77

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

04-27-2013 23:51:49 | More by jackrodgers77

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.7%

04-25-2013 18:21:45 | More by Jason1337

ForkAndSpoonOp

Pennsylvania

3.79/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bomber, poured into a pint glass because I am having a really, really terrible work week.

Pours opaque black with a fairly minimal tan head. I think I pour beers wrong or something. Dissipated quickly, left a really light design that was shaped kinda like Greece. Held on FOREVER.

Smells roasty and chocolatey. I'm getting more of the graham crackers than the 'shmallows. This could be really beetus.

Tastes roasty, chocolatey. Sweetness and char, like burnt marshmallows, but much less of that graham from the nose (maybe a little bit of honey or something, but it could be the power of suggestion). Really effing roasty. Alcohol is hidden pretty well. Did I mention roasty? Because it's really roasty, you guys.

Texture is medium to full. Rather creamy. Mellow carbonation, but appropriate. Not as viscous and chewy as some other RIS I've had, but it's nice.

Overall, a nice beer that could have been great. I really wanted to like this more, and I think the s'more aspect being more pronounced would have helped make it more memorable for me. RIYL roasty-ass stouts.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 23:34:09 | More by ForkAndSpoonOp

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-22-2013 16:52:18 | More by JeffTheJuice

waddellc2

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.7%

04-21-2013 19:51:52 | More by waddellc2

Kellycthomas331

4/5  rDev +8.7%

04-19-2013 15:16:32 | More by Kellycthomas331

sprague808

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-19-2013 15:05:59 | More by sprague808

DaGrizz

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-15-2013 11:17:34 | More by DaGrizz

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-14-2013 19:33:58 | More by acurtis

skriv

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.7%

04-08-2013 00:34:18 | More by skriv

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

04-01-2013 17:30:57 | More by ShanePB

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

02-26-2013 12:38:46 | More by xnicknj

mmsimmons

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -32.1%

02-19-2013 02:27:06 | More by mmsimmons

TrickkyGangsta

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

01-01-2013 23:33:57 | More by TrickkyGangsta

FrankShirley

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

12-07-2012 22:06:52 | More by FrankShirley

claspada

New Jersey

3.63/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours thick jet black color with decently well-retained tan head that recedes to leave some spotty lacing.

Aromas begin quite roasty and dark chocolate forward. As it warms I get a little more chocolate maltiness and some toffee/coffee as well. Really not getting much of the advertised lactose or marshmellow sweetness.

The tastes follow the nose with roasty dark maltiness, cacao beans and some emerging dark bitter baker's chocolate. Once again I am lacking the marshmellow or much sweetness at all even as it warms. There is a bit of bready maltiness and some more lighter toffee/coffee with some hop bitterness in the background.

Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is pretty dark roasty, dry, bitter with some emerging alcohol as well.

Overall for a beer advertising itself as a sweeter stout with marshmellow added, there really isn't much sweetness or creaminess. It's a very good to style Russian Imperial Stout but it left me wanting more with the Smore advertisement.

Serving type: on-tap

12-03-2012 17:01:14 | More by claspada