Gæðingur Öl Gæðingur Stout Stout at 5.6% ABV (2014 Advent Calendar #10, 330ml, bottle date 03/04/15)
Pours opaque black with only hints of amber brown around the margins, a fat one finger of tight tan head, great retention, chunky patchy lacing. (4/5) Nose is mild coffee, dark roasty malt with hints of oatmeal, faint liquorice. (7/10) Taste is moderate sweet, mild bitter. (7/10) Medium body, prickly to moderate carbonation, slightly sticky and moderate bitter. (4/5)
A very easy-drinking stout. Surprisingly light in the body, assisted by the surprisingly prickly carbonation. Getting really very little liquorice, but I’d’ve sworn this was an oatmeal stout at first. That impression backs off as the glass progresses, and the little bit of liquorice builds slightly, without ever becoming emphatic. The finish is both sticky and bitter, with a pronounced coffee astringency. I like this. Hey, Icelandair is doing direct flights to Reykjavik from Edmonton – maybe I should take a quick jaunt over for the weekend and see what else they have worth drinking! (15/20)
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