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Beer review: Blue Fin Stout
Posted by CelticBear on March 25th, 2008
Beer review: Blue Fin Stout
Brewed by:
Shipyard Brewing Co.
Maine, United States
Style / ABV:
Irish Dry Stout / 4.70% ABV
C- / 2.65
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | drink: 2.5
rDev: -41.9%
I received a bottle of this at a conference I recently attended.
I love stouts, but this one was a bit too coffee for my taste.
A- Beautiful appearance. Deep, dark opaque black/brown with a roasted nut brown head. Not too thick, very nice. Didn’t last long and the lacing was slight.
S- An almost sweet scent. I barely got an aroma of coffee, but very light and not in the least strong enough to give me a clue as to what the taste would end up like. A simple aroma.
T- Awful, for me. I admit to hating coffee (which makes trying a new stout a crapshoot for me.) I love bitter, and hoppy, just can’t stand the coffee. And that’s what this tasted like to me, like drinking tepid coffee.
M- Watery and somewhat fizzy. Thin. Added to the tepid coffee experience.
D- I ended up doing something I never do: I poured it out after about half. Just couldn’t stand it.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 03-26-2008 03:59:53
