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RATINGS: 93 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.8/5 EST. CALORIES: 195 ABV: 6.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Secret Stairs is our signature Boston Stout. Bold and balanced; satisfying with a substantial body, but not syrupy or sweet. Roasted malt provides a nutty, earthy backdrop to bitter cocoa and little hints of caramel. Smooth mouthfeel with a drying sensation on the finish. We brew Secret Stairs to highlight the unique physical connection between Summer Street and A Street. We raise a pint of Secret Stairs to The Fort Pointer; the neighborhood’s favorite protagonist!
ABV: 6.5%
MALT: American 2-row Barley, Cara-Pils, C-60, Roasted Barley, Black (Patent), C-120, Caramunich, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Special B.
HOPS: Columbus
Secret Stairs is our signature Boston Stout. Bold and balanced; satisfying with a substantial body, but not syrupy or sweet. Roasted malt provides a nutty, earthy backdrop to bitter cocoa and little hints of caramel. Smooth mouthfeel with a drying sensation on the finish. We brew Secret Stairs to highlight the unique physical connection between Summer Street and A Street. We raise a pint of Secret Stairs to The Fort Pointer; the neighborhood’s favorite protagonist!
ABV: 6.5%
MALT: American 2-row Barley, Cara-Pils, C-60, Roasted Barley, Black (Patent), C-120, Caramunich, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Special B.
HOPS: Columbus
3.7
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2021 Can at a tasting with the boys. Medium body, medium carbonation. Mostly roasty, moderate burnt coffeeish maltiness. Clean good stout, slightly harsh, light astringency present. Good but not great.
3.6
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2021 Can at Bratislava tasting August 2021. Dark brown with beige head. Dark brown with beige head. Aroma of e, milk chocolate, nuts. Taste, dark malt, nougat, light coffee, ash. Good.
3.9
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2021 C: chocolate brown
N: milky, chocolate, ash
P: chocolate, ash, light char, raisins, dried figs
3.9
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2021 Can. Malty aroma and taste, roasty notes, chocolate, light sweet notes, medium bitter. Medium body, malty roasty choco bitter finish. Ok.
3.9
UPDATED: AUG 12, 2021 Shared at Bratislava tasting August 2021. Black color with medium beige head. Aroma: sweet chocolate, vanilla, Taste: sweet chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, american hop notes. Full bodied, moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness.
3.5
UPDATED: AUG 11, 2021 Bottle at Bratislava tasting 08/2021. Pours brown color, beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter, chocolate, vanilla, cocoa.
4.1
UPDATED: JUL 13, 2019 6/V/19 - 75cl bottle @ home, BB: n/a, bottled: VI/21/16 - (2019-692) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the can!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy irregular aerty beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet impression, bit nutty, lactose, soft roast, caramel, lots of chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, pretty roasted, bit sweet, lots and lots of dark chocolate, very nice, some vanilla. Aftertaste: slightly sourish, lactose, sweet, caramel, some mocha, bitter touch, more malts, nice roast, hoppy bitter finish. Lovely beer! And that with just 6.5% ABV, amazing!
3.9
Pours a dark, leather-brown, with smallish, tan head. Aroma has chocolate, roasted grain, some nuts. Flavor is nutty, chocolate, roasted grain, some leather. Very dry. No sweetness. This is a standout stout.
3.8
Sampled at an ESBLS. Black with light hued foam. Big roasty nose and flavor. Toast, earth, caramel. Very good stuff.
4
Pours from 16 oz can. Pours black with a tan head. Roasted malt aroma. Flavor is roasted malt, chocolate, and caramel. Roasted malt finish.
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