Storm King Stout - Victory Brewing Company

CASK1

Florida

4.33/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Happy Birthday to me! Poured from a bottle into a tulip glass. About as black a beer as I've ever seen; truly opaque. Light tan head is dense and thick, with decent retention. Aroma is dominated by the roast malt. Coffee, dark chocolate, burnt toast are all evident. There is a low malty sweetness, and a subtle resiny, piney, hop aroma.

Flavor Is complex and well-balanced. Lots of roasted malt presents as coffee grounds, bitter chocolate. More malty sweetness than the aroma would suggest, with toffee and molasses. Hop bitterness is moderately high and builds in the finish. Some dark fruit esters show up that were missing in the aroma; fig, raisin. Low resiny hop flavor completes the flavor.

The mouthfeel is medium-full with medium carbonation. Despite the heavy initial mouthfeel, the beer finished fairly dry thanks to high hop bitterness in the finish and some roasted grain astringency.

I wouldn't want to put down a sixer at a sitting, but this is about as drinkable as a RIS can be. I will add this to my standard RIS lineup.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2011 02:38:57 | More by CASK1

Fatehunter

Oregon

4.23/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured a pitch black body with a thin tan head.
It smells like darkness: black strap molasses, black coffee and roasted malt. Wonderful.
The taste follows the smell. Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt and finishes with burnt wood.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
A great dark, dark stout.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 04:33:57 | More by Fatehunter

foxyaardvark27

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-25-2013 04:00:43 | More by foxyaardvark27

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-24-2013 22:12:14 | More by RummyRedbeard

cosmonick

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-24-2013 02:09:25 | More by cosmonick

MatterOfOpinion

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-23-2013 02:20:47 | More by MatterOfOpinion

alex_hart

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-22-2013 00:17:31 | More by alex_hart

canders0927

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-21-2013 15:46:02 | More by canders0927

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-21-2013 02:14:19 | More by johntfox

JLapadura

New York

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-21-2013 00:27:30 | More by JLapadura

jburd19

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-20-2013 23:59:14 | More by jburd19

BurnMeInMyBar

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 14:42:58 | More by BurnMeInMyBar

morky92

New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-20-2013 02:58:04 | More by morky92

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

1.25/5  rDev -69.6%

05-20-2013 02:21:23 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

KSfrost

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-19-2013 21:48:02 | More by KSfrost

bcuz7

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-19-2013 21:16:16 | More by bcuz7

erialbill

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-19-2013 20:58:55 | More by erialbill

birdsellam

Indiana

3/5  rDev -27%

05-19-2013 18:19:22 | More by birdsellam

Fubar1453

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-19-2013 14:20:31 | More by Fubar1453

Sokool

Washington

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-19-2013 07:48:19 | More by Sokool

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-18-2013 22:21:06 | More by Photekut

menacho1

Illinois

3/5  rDev -27%

05-18-2013 19:56:51 | More by menacho1

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-18-2013 02:59:08 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Honus1

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%

05-18-2013 02:38:43 | More by Honus1

timoteo833

New York

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-18-2013 02:05:03 | More by timoteo833