No Introductions Needed

Not only are introductions not needed, I'm fairly certain a description of the beer isn't needed either. I just wanted to post the picture because I was fairly proud of the bokeh design in the background.

Double Chocolate Stout, by Young's Brewery

Perhaps the most popular chocolate stout out there. Young's pour black with caramel highlights when held toward the light.

There is a nice thick foamy head that is tan in color, and slow to reside.
There is a nice java taste followed by what else??? Chocolate of course.

A little to much carbonation to the beer leaving me feeling fuller than I actually am, but as the glass empties a nice lacing is left (as seen below)

Prototype Stout, by Weston Brewing Company

The beers that come out of Weston never get the best of ratings, in fact no alcohol that the small town produces ever gets reviewed to highly (i.e.  McCormick), but how I love going to O'Malley's and having a few of the locally brewed beers. 


A couple of months ago when I was there I had a sampler and out of the six beers I tried this Prototype Stout really stuck out. It was creamy and had a very strong chocolate taste that would rival Young's stout. I decided to take home a couple of pints which was labeled with a very cool industrial feel label (as seen below) 

A quick snapshot at the label.
The QR code is supposed to lead you to their blogspot if you are interested.

When poured from the pint bottle the malt and chocolate really caught the nose, but a bit of a metallic sent was mixed in, perhaps from a bottle disinfectant. The Stout was a pure black with a large tan head which left a good lacing. 




The taste was not quite as chocolaty from the bottle. The hops really take over the tastebuds along with the roasted grains, but the chocolate came in for a long-lasting aftertaste. 


Overall a fairly smooth stout which is hard to pass up when pitted against the rest of the Weston line-up. 

Dark Truth Stout, by Boulevard

To match the name I tried to go for a dark, noir-esque look
This is a picture of the 12 oz bottle compared to the more popular 16oz

Since this blog is based out of Kansas City it should be no surprise that you will be seeing a lot of Boulevard Beers here.

            This Dark Truth Stout poured very oily and by the time the glass was filled up only black could be seen.  A finger size head laid on top, caramel in color. A little bit of a fruit smell meets the nose, perhaps coming from the type of yeast used, with hints of spicy components coming into play. 

            It tasted like a log cabin in a glass. It started off a little spicy and then a strong smoky flavor took over that ended very dry.

            As the head (and beer) began to disappear from the glass a very nice lining remained. 

             Overall a very good beer to accent a cigar or smoked sausage, or just accent it with the other five bottles in the pack.