Please note this stout does not have any oysters in it! It is named Oyster Stout because apparently it goes very well with oysters and other shellfish.
Tonight is cold and rainy, a perfect day for a stout. I've had Oyster Stout before and I've had this one sitting in my fridge just waiting for the perfect time to drink it. Tonight's as good a night as any!
Oyster Stout pours into the glass a very dark almost-black-but-not-quite brown. It produces a moderate tan head that dissipates very quickly. It took a while to find the scent of this beer, but that's probably due to the fact that it was still quite cold when I poured it. After it warmed up a bit, I detected the faint (again probably due to the cold) smell of apples. There was also the smell of caramel and malt. The dominating taste of Oyster stout is apple. There is also a slight taste of malt, but none of the usual coffee or chocolate tastes one usually associates with stout. Like any good stout, there are virtually no hops present. There is also almost no carbonation, not unusual in a stout, but not common either. Unlike most stouts, Oyster Stout is quite fruity. Oyster Stout is not your common stout. It didn't really satisfy the craving for a good black beer, but it's good in it's own right.
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May your glass always be full of good beer!
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