Solid blackness, impenetrable appearance, cocoa-tinged head of foam, starts big and slims down.
In the nose: Malt forward, to say the least. Chocolate rings in first. I'm getting a touch of the maple, and maybe vanilla, but that's about it.
In the mouth: Massive malt, rich, bittersweet, intense, going from sweet to dry. A lot of flavors going on, but I'm not really picking up on the pecan. The alcohol, though, that's shining through, for sure. The pecan pie thing they're going for, it's just not happening. But it is a damned strong stout, nicely toasty, and very satisfying. Even if the pecans and vanilla, maple, etc., aren't coning through.
I hate being disappointed by a favorite brewery, but, well, it does happen. And it happened here.
By the way, who came up with "pastry stout", and how/why did it become popular? Dumb name.
2 comments:
pastry stout was a joke, a semi derisive term coined by dontdrinkbeer in like 2017
Then why is everyone using it in earnest, or pasty ale, pasty lager?
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