Chocolate Stout - Fort Collins Brewing

BeerCon5

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a deep, dark brown, almost black color with a nice one finger fluffy eggshell colored head, decent retention.

The scent is of roasted malt, sweet chocolate, and some notes of coffee.

The taste is first of dark, roasted malts, some sweet chocolate and some cocoa, slight notes of burnt coffee.

Full body, smooth but a little too crisp for the style.
Overall:

This was a slightly above average stout, nice balanced flavor and pretty easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 15:13:47 | More by BeerCon5

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.58/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

I love the color of this stout as it seems more radiant than most almost to an opal like finish. A four goes to the color because the body is just weak with loads of bubbles and a thin head.

The scent is nice with dry chocolate highlights, tinges of coffee, light Graham cracker and chalky malt.

The taste is rather uneventful, thin in taste and feel and a touch watery. Roast coffee, dry powdered chocolate and burnt, smoky embers touch the tongue but never really grab you. I feel like there's more to be done here, perhaps an Imperial style to really impress but this is somewhat disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 22:55:27 | More by KYGunner

dan027

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -42.2%

05-17-2013 02:48:05 | More by dan027

DanGeo

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -6.1%

05-14-2013 11:41:54 | More by DanGeo

sd123

California

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%

05-08-2013 02:07:26 | More by sd123

bshiban

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%

05-05-2013 00:42:13 | More by bshiban

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -13.3%

05-04-2013 22:27:54 | More by ZEB89

tbryan5

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

05-03-2013 23:13:15 | More by tbryan5

naturallight1

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

04-28-2013 00:41:48 | More by naturallight1

Cam5sf49

Colorado

4/5  rDev +15.6%

04-23-2013 06:52:38 | More by Cam5sf49

KS1297

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +30.1%

04-18-2013 16:46:46 | More by KS1297

Beergelden

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

04-17-2013 11:45:04 | More by Beergelden

johnbosma

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -6.1%

04-07-2013 14:52:29 | More by johnbosma

piconaut

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-24-2013 15:22:04 | More by piconaut

mobrockman

Florida

4/5  rDev +15.6%

03-23-2013 22:37:44 | More by mobrockman

Pookie

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-19-2013 18:17:10 | More by Pookie

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -6.1%

03-19-2013 02:32:23 | More by grahamboudreaux

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -20.5%

03-18-2013 21:35:40 | More by Larrydoherty

EigenBeer

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-15-2013 01:56:41 | More by EigenBeer

Duvel

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-08-2013 15:56:52 | More by Duvel

homebrew311

Illinois

3.46/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours a dark brown with a little bit of light passage, short tan head, significant lacing. Nose is heavily roasted with mild waves of coffee and cocoa. Taste has an astringent chocolate bitterness with bits of sweetness scattered in. Overall a dry flavor with plenty of roast. Mouthfeel is thin and highly carbonated.

Serving type: on-tap

03-07-2013 21:41:06 | More by homebrew311

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-07-2013 19:16:00 | More by orangesol

bcsbeer

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-04-2013 21:58:29 | More by bcsbeer

TwoForty

Florida

4/5  rDev +15.6%

03-04-2013 21:53:47 | More by TwoForty

sailorsaint

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%

03-02-2013 02:46:21 | More by sailorsaint