Samuel Adams Cream Stout
Appearance was quite dark, opaque and almost black in color. Poured into a pint glass at about 60 degrees Farenheit, which gave me a 1.5 inch tan head with very large bubbles. Head dissipates rather quickly, and was gone within 3-4 minutes. Smell was quite pleasant, robust as expected with the hop aroma coming through faintly, although I did catch some undertones that could be characterized as coffee-like, maybe a dark roast or espresso sort of coffee smell. Taste was robust, more so than the smell. Overall taste was pleasantly bitter, not overpoweringly so, just enough to remind you that you are drinking a stout. There was a uniform smooth feeling from the beer after the bubbles dissipated, with a creamy, almost nutty sweet aftertaste upon exhalation. Not quite as thick as an Irish stout, it is still thick, and would probably make for a good transitional beer when converting someone from the "college beers" Overall, this is a very drinkable beer, especially for a stout. there is no heavy feeling in the stomach that one can tend to get after one or two traditional stouts.