Storm King Stout - Victory Brewing Company

Kinsman

New Hampshire

4.15/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 12oz bottle into snifter. Best Before Date: 12/31/14

Appearance is blacker than black, and with an aggressive pour gives a thick and creamy tan head. Ample head retention slowly fades to leave a spotty lace around the glass.

Smell hits the nose like a dark coffee roast with more subtle hints of dark chocolate and even a bit of spice. Aroma overall is rather subdued, but slowly opens as the beer warms.

Taste starts off with a bitter chocolate and black coffee flavor, reminiscent of chocolate covered espresso beans. I'm used to my stouts being all malt, but with this one the hops like to greet your palate with a slight spicy herbal note, providing a nice balance to the roasted barley.

Not as chewy or full bodied as some of the other Imperial Stouts out there, but certainly holds it own. Can be a bit rough around the edges, but with age I suspect this will work itself out.

Mmm, one of my favorite dessert beers.

Second Sampling:

Cracked open a second bottle from this batch, now almost a year old. Has seemed to smooth itself out a bit and is quite a bit sweeter, but seems to fit the old review perfectly otherwise.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2010 02:13:36 | More by Kinsman

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