Tin Whiskers Short Circuit Stout

Tin Whiskers, the brewery formed by former electricians, with beers named for electrical terminology,  opened earlier this summer in the Mears Park neighborhood of St. Paul. I probably first tried them at Autumn Brew Review, and saw them and tasted them at various taverns about town. I finally made it to their taproom in late November, but that's not an appropriate occasion for note-taking. Well, looky here, now they've got bottles. And here's the first one…



Tin Whiskers Short Circuit Stout, Tin Whiskers Brewing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota. 5.8% Alc./Vol. This beer was brewed in 2014 on the month indicated below: Dec. There's a lot of helpful information on the back, which I will avoid perusing until I've reached my own conclusions.

Appearance: impenetrable darkness, under a full head of tanned foam. Dotted and lacy.

Aroma: Sweetness comes in first, there cola and nuts. Undertones of cocoa. Some roast.

Taste: It says Sweet Stout on the label, and that's what's coming out of the bottle. On the palate, minor roast, small hops, but full malt, and some amount of sweetness. Good balance, good drinking. A little milky, just a dose of sweet. An fine session stout. Nothin' wrong with that.

Let's look at that label now: "A full-bodied and roasty stout with a lingering sweet aftertaste and notes of chocolate." Appearance…well, you know, why just copy what I've already said?