CS12 - Demo Brews - Casual Friday

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Permalink Reply by Duncan Emo on December 24, 2014 at 2:17pm

cheers Ian - i'll line up a few for you after new years

Permalink Reply by Peter Smith on December 24, 2014 at 9:50am

Damn solid stout 

Pours with fine carb, head that just sits on the surface, just the right level imho.

Great mouthfeel, solid body.  I got  roast/coffee/choc notes.   

This is a great stout, I am going to try some rye in my next stout now.

Permalink Reply by Duncan Emo on December 24, 2014 at 2:18pm

Thanks Peter - its on a fairly regular rotation now....

Permalink Reply by Peter Church on December 28, 2014 at 6:26pm

First one for me, have been on dark beers all week so seemed a good place to start, this is up there with plenty of the commercial dark brews tried recntly, visitor didnt realise this was a home brew till he had finished, well done duncan. 

Velvety black, midnight, jet black, head thin but lasting

Aroma is toasty burnt choc 

Distinct rye twang and plenty of black malt character.

A great beer, thanks for sharing, agree with your comment regarding the black malt.

Permalink Reply by mattd2 on January 5, 2015 at 9:57am

Very nice beer Duncan. Great taste and body, haven't had much rye in beers before but it gives this one a really nice point of difference compared to using the typical roasted barely. Really enjoyed this, cheers!

Permalink Reply by Duncan Emo on January 6, 2015 at 7:24am

Cheers Matt

Permalink Reply by Richard Jack on January 10, 2015 at 7:52pm

Firstly, I finally got the DEmo thing. the beer:

Appearance: Very dark. Took a pretty aggressive pour to get a head, some of which is hanging around nicely.

Aroma: subtle chocolate and roasty/toasty with a bit of earthiness

Taste: Mouthfeel is on the thin side of what I'd want in a stout - maybe mash a little higher? Got a bit of that ashy black malt taste going on (I like it) and yeah, getting more of that earthy/faintly spicy thing - rye or perle? 

Overall: Pretty good man, like this beer. Only thing I'd change is a higher mash to get that body up, or maybe try adding a bit of oats for some silkiness? I could drink quite a bit of it as it is, however!