Honest Injun Stout
Had on-tap at the Mellow Mushroom in Asheville. Color was pitch black with a one finger tan head with decent retention. Appearance was about on par for the style. Smell was heavy on the roasted malt side. Lots of coffee in the aroma with a slight chocolate twist. Taste like an espresso mocha combination. Lots of roasted flavors with a mild chocolate finish. More complexity in the taste than I expected. I like my stouts to be thick in the mouth, this one was a little thinner than the top stouts out there. Very drinkable given the 5% abv and the nice complexity of the roasted malts. Overall a good offering from Catawba Valley. If they were going to do a High Grav beer I would like to see the abv of this one kicked up a notch. This one would be great with an alcohol finish in the taste and the warming a higher abv beer gives.