A few Stout Beers
Time for another #beersaturday post. I have a few more Stout beers to show off. Join me in a tasting.
Cameron's Crooked Nose Stout
Abv: 5.1%
IBU: 45
Hops: East Kent Golding
Marketing: Viking artwork with pop art colors. Whimsical and fun, trendy and hip.
Color: Poured black, as black as ink, with a mocha/chocolate colored head that dissipated quickly. The foam on this beer was significantly darker than the other beers I tried, as you can see in the photo.
Come to think of it, I don't know what causes the color of a beers foam. Let me know in the comments if you are aware what causes that.
Nose: A sweet smell with some bread in the background.
Taste: There is an apparent sweetness that's almost hidden underneath the beers strong carbonation. The finish was quite bitter. Strong cocoa flavor, roasted notes and dark fruit, especially prune. Somewhat reminiscent of an imperial Stout.
Texture: Sharp bubbles that hit the front of the tongue. Very crisp. Smooth texture underneath a very sharp feeling mouthfeel.
Bench Mountainview Stout
Style: American Stout
Abv: 6%
IBU: 20
Location: Beamsville Ontario.
Marketing: Touted as a "Beer from Wine Country." Black and white art with a somewhat sophisticated look.
Color: Pours dark brown but ends up black in the glass. A small amount of tan colored head that dissipated quickly.
Nose: Indistinct sweet smell.
Taste: Sweet and slightly sour with not much bitterness in the finish. Dark fruit - Prune. Some cocoa and some mild roasted notes.
Texture: Sharp bubbles on the tongue with a soft texture underneath.
Bonus Beers
Here are a few extras, re-visited beers, just for a bonus.
Mill Street Organic
This one is a staple of mine. It's a good all around beer with a lot of flavor so it's sort of my "go to" Stout when I want something tried and tested. I think that its excellent.
I've already wrote about the beer notes so I won't get into that again. Just know that this beer tastes as good as it looks!
Walkervill Easy Stout
This one I tried at a restaurant a little while back. I didn't take notes on it while we were out but I recall that it was quite good overall. Marketing on the can was sort of this early 19th century gangster look, which was cool.
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Cameron's nose is straight!... especially when drinking beer 🤣🙃
I'll ask him when he wakes up. He knows
a loteverything about beers... but I might have to get him one of that Stout that bears his name, for him to tell me.😆I'd like a sip of that organic one:)
Haha 😆
Beers for information, well worth the trade. Let me know if you find out 😄
He's gone to work, but I'll remember to ask him tomorrow at Sunday lunch when he's enjoying a pint... I'm curious myself, and I know that he'll have a lengthy conversation about it 😆
Haha a lengthy conversation 😆
Once you get him started talking about beer there's no stopping him. 😂
🤔 Wait... that sounds like me sometimes 🫣
Well, the verdict is: It all depends on the ingredients used in the beer such as the kinds of wheat, and the reaction of the protein and carbon dioxide when released.
Sounds to me like there could be numerous factors that cause the varying colours. Also, some colours look more contrasting, such as Guinness...Is so dark, that the foam looks whiter.
I guess it's the same way a melanin-rich person will seem to have striking, almost fluorescent white teeth compared to a medium-brown person... if you can imagine that.
Btw, in Egypt, I saw a guy that was so "melanin-wealthy", that his jet-black wetsuit looked grey against him. I tried to say hello, but he didn't look my way.
Hmm yeah all of that makes a lot of sense. I never thought about that with the contrasting colors. Very interesting
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They all look rather nice. I do like a good stout. The Viking one looks fun. I love a good can design!
No idea what caused the colour in the head though, that ones a mystery!
Yeah I'm a sucker for good marketing.
I never thought of the reason until writing this post but now I'm intrigued 🤔