6288 Stout
This is my least favorite offering from Tuckerman Brewing. It pours an inky black color with a dark head that dissipates quickly, no lacing or retention. The aroma is coffee, mocha, cherryish dark chocolate, roasted grains, and some sweet malts which intrude. There is a fairly pronounced alcohol whiff in the aroma as well, especially prevalent when the beer settles. The taste is very sweet, slightly sourish, a bit watery and thin, roasted malts, some chocolate hints, and an odd egg drop flavor in the background. There is a touch of hop bitterness in the finish, but this isn't an overly complex beer. There is an oily mouthfeel and residue to this beer. I'm not sure that I care for it all that much either. On the whole this beer is okay, but not one I will return to. Re-review March 2009: I had this one after having a McNeill's Pullman Porter so in comparison, it was quite mellow and refreshing. The beer is on the sweeter side, doesn't have the bittering hop, and has a lactose like creaminess. I'll knock this one up a half point or so, it was better than I remembered it the first time, but it could also be on account of the McNeill's that I had just before it.