2.5
AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20Chad9976 (1581) - Orlando, Florida, USA - APR 23, 2016
2015 BJCP Category: 16A Sweet Stout
AROMA: Dark malt, some lactose sugar. No deeply roasted malt or coffee. Mild nose overall. 7/12
APPEARANCE: Dark black, seemingly opaque. Brown foam almost completely dissipates. 2/3
FLAVOR: A general dark maltiness. Slight sweet, almost cola flavor from the lactose. No distinct hop presence. Coffee is mostly faded. Metallic flavor on the finish. 10/20
MOUTHFEEL: Fairly light body; low carbonation. Feels like flat soda. Clean finish. 2/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Bottle was almost six months old which explains the weak palette and body. Probably good fresh. 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 25/50
DISCLAIMER: The author is not a certified BJCP judge; therefore, this score sheet is not necessarily indicative of proper BJCP judging techniques and protocol. The author is grading to 2015 BJCP Guidelines in order to prepare for examination.
AROMA: Dark malt, some lactose sugar. No deeply roasted malt or coffee. Mild nose overall. 7/12
APPEARANCE: Dark black, seemingly opaque. Brown foam almost completely dissipates. 2/3
FLAVOR: A general dark maltiness. Slight sweet, almost cola flavor from the lactose. No distinct hop presence. Coffee is mostly faded. Metallic flavor on the finish. 10/20
MOUTHFEEL: Fairly light body; low carbonation. Feels like flat soda. Clean finish. 2/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Bottle was almost six months old which explains the weak palette and body. Probably good fresh. 4/10
TOTAL SCORE: 25/50
DISCLAIMER: The author is not a certified BJCP judge; therefore, this score sheet is not necessarily indicative of proper BJCP judging techniques and protocol. The author is grading to 2015 BJCP Guidelines in order to prepare for examination.
