La Granja Stout (Ontario Maple Syrup Edition)
Bottle courtesy of northyorksammy. Thanks! Black, very dark with just a bit of brown translucency. A short brown cap of fine bubbles sat on top of the beer after a hard pour. Decent head retention with some spotty lacing. Roast and coffee aroma, bittersweet, faint fruity and malty notes in the background. More sweetness in the flavour, roast and chocolate, herbal bitterness, with a little vanilla and lactose sweetness. Medium bodied with well integrated carbonation, fine bubbles on the palate, moderate astringency. I enjoyed it, but was surprised at the relatively light body and mild malt presence - it seemed more sugary than malty at times.