Thanks again, Brent! This is the first time I've ever tried anything by Calgary's The Establishment Brewing Company so I'm pretty excited to give their beer a try. Brent dropped off a can of their Night Moves, a Session Strength Tropical Stout with lactose. The stout is described as fruity, full-bodied and smooth with low bitterness. Featuring aromas of dark bread, cocoa, toffee, and raisin.
Appearance: Pours just like any stout, it's dark as the night and has a moderate beige head on top that gradually diminishes to a very thin amount of head that's only touching the side of the glass.
Aroma: When I saw on the label that it's a tropical stout, it made me go hmm as the first thing I got from this stout was a roasted coffee-like bitterness to it and not so much anything tropical. There's a bit of lactose in it to give it a nice creaminess but all I'm noticing for anything reminiscent of tropical so far is a very faint hint of apples and raisins.
Taste: Again, I'm finding this to be more of a rich, roasted and bitter stout than anything else. There's notes of black coffee which gives it a quite a bitterness to it. There's also notes of toffee, raisins and cocoa. As for the tropical aspect, I do get something the second it hits my palate but it immediately diminishes. The aftertaste though.. I'm getting something fruity but I can't pinpoint what.. maybe a hint of pineapple? Quite rich, bitter, a tad creamy as well and fairly dry on the palate.
Overall Thoughts: If I didn't see the word tropical on the label I'd never mistake this for a tropical stout. It's a really tasty stout though with notes of black coffee, raisins and toffee. Would I drink this again? Yep!
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