UPDATED: MAR 9, 2020 12oz bottle at The Bier Stein, Eugene, OR on 10/06/2008. Solid stout, indeed. Gentle roasty flavours, with some detectable hop presence in the aroma.

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2019 Bought a 6-pack of this because the price was right. I liked their Eye of the Hawk better. Tried that one first, so was hoping this stout would be equally as good. Not a bad stout, just a bit thin and somewhat lacking of flavor. Probably better than Guiness, but for this style I still prefer my 8-ball stout. Thinking this may be better on tap, but I do not live in Cali and only see it in bottles here.

Bottle shared@SBT - black pour with beige head. Roated sweet malty, some notes of cocoa and caramel, medium oily body, sweet malty finish.

clear brown smooth light brown head. roasted malty aroma, licorice. flavor is roasted malts, molasses, nice balance. lots of flavor for the abv.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown, small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty. Dry, roasted. Bitter and dark malt. Dry and roasted. Bitter and roasted finish.

From Aug 2007 I got this one in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John! This pours from 12oz bottle a near pitch black with a small head of foam. A few minutes in and all that's left is a few small islands in the middle and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal. The smell is full of sweet malt to my nose. The taste has a lot of caramel malt up front that starts off very sweet but that's offset quickly by some hop bitterness that cuts the level of sweetness pretty well. I also get some good chocolate notes along with some roasted malt and an earthy flavour also shows up. It finishes slightly bitter but at the very end, it comes off on the watery side. It has a good mouthfeel to it for the style and the carbonation is fairly brisk. Pretty good stout in my book.

From old tasting notes. Opaque black brown color topped by a creamy tan head. Rich roasted chocolate malt nose. Dryish, bitter roasted malt flavor has hints of espresso. Big hoppy finish and a long bitter aftertaste.

A thin and dry stout with tame roast and chocolate notes. Subtle piney hops in the finish. Dark brown color with a light tan head. Easy going and a solid crowd pleaser.

Pours black with a khaki head. Roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and toffee aroma and flavors. Medium body and moderate carbonation with a roasty chocolate finish.

Pours a deep black with a dark tan head. Aroma of earthy smoke and roasted coffee. Taste is mildly sweet with a robust dark flavor giving way to a stiff bitterness in the finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone