Defense Against the Dark beer

Occasionally, I hand over the reins of the blog to my dark beer afficionado (who has started using the BeerPad app, which works very well).

Today, a quick review of Class V Stout from Kern River Brewing.
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Rating: 4/5
Style: Stout
Brewery: Kern River Brewing
Region: United States
Color: Dark chocolate browm
Carbonation: Little
Aroma: Espresso & chocolate
Mouthfeel: Full rich. Coating the tongue and palate
Flavor: A nice initial brightness of coffee and chocolate notes
Finish: Mellow with a slight molasses sweet and bitter

Comments: Really nice complex beer. Definitely drink again

Duck-Rabbit

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Since I had some big and dark beers at Freaktoberfest, I thought I would highlight another Halloween appropriate brewery from the East coast.

“Welcome to The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery! We are a new packaging microbrewery (we sold our first beer in August of 2004) located in Farmville, North Carolina. We specialize in beautiful, delicious, full flavored dark beers. When we brew, we’re happy and we dance. During fermentation, we sing softly to the yeast. Please try our beer and enjoy a taste of contentment!”

This beer sounds especially tasty…
The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout is a traditional full-bodied stout brewed with lactose (milk sugar). The subtle sweetness imparted by the lactose balances the sharpness

Terminator Stout

The Beer Search Party is blessed to have guest reviewers with specific beer style tastes. One is a fan of the Belgian tripel and the other is my dark beer specialist. And not just any dark beer, we are talking about Old Engine Oil Reserve and the big chocolate stouts. Without any further ado, here is a review of McMenanmin’s Terminator Stout…

“Loved it. Very rich and smooth. Hint of expresso notes. No bite. Very dark almost black with no head. Paired it with sliced havarti rolled with pastrami & tomatoes with garlic mustard. Thanks again for bringing it back for me. On my list of favorites”