Arbor Brewing Espresso Love
Pours black with some dark brown highlights when held to the light. About an inch of head develops on the pour which is a bit more fizzy than you'd expect from an espresso stout. The smell is more chocolate and lactose than espresso, but there is an underlying roasty smell that indicates that coffee might be in there somewhere. The mouthfeel is way too fizzy for the style. An espresso stout should be smooth and velvety which this beer certainly is not. The taste is bizarrely tart...almost like a milk stout. There's a bit of milk chocolate underneath, but not nearly enough roated coffee flavor to balance out the acidic qualities. I see the big cup of coffee on the label, but I'm just not tasting any in the beer. I love espresso, but I'm going to have to look elsewhere if I want to experience true espresso love.