Strike Out Stout
The appearance is severely carbonated, especially for style. It took me two volcano-overflow pours for me to finally get it right. The head shinks very fast. The color is a deep brown; very nice hue. The head eventually evaporates completely. The aroma is gritty oatmeal and mild chocolate. Dark raisin and plum on the second wave. Mocha adds more chocolatey goodness. Both sweet and dry in the nose. The taste is sweet plums and bitter grape. The chocolate emerges and eventually takes over. Except for a minor coffee bean, there is almost no bitter bite. A hint of vanilla bean. The feel is somewhat ashy on the palate, but then smooth. Thin-bodied for a stout, but milky. The beer overall is lots of chocolate, and a little sweet berry. A pretty decent sweet stout.