The Stout
Green Flash Double Stout Black Ale
Green Flash Brewing Company
San Diego, California, USA
8.8% abv
Appearance: beautiful black body with a toasty tan 2-1/2
finger head that leaves tons of lacing on the glass.
Aroma: toasted grains, little hint of coffee, and a touch of
hoppy spice
Flavors: dark roasted coffee with a nice acidic bite, dry
90% dark chocolate like bitterness, nice herbal/grass hops, toasted and lightly
burnt grains, some alcohol peppery feel on the finish,
Mouthfeel: solid bitter style, scratchy wool like feel, low
carbonation, almost syrupy so, let’s call it oily, lingering sharp bitter bite
on the palate, full body
To the Point: this is not for the faint of heart, if you
like stouts that are big and bold this is for you and this one is for me, I don’t
like that thin dark ale like stout
The Cigar
CAO Brazilia Amazon
This is a big 6 x 60 stick.
This cigar is meant to be consumed with a quality Stout or a robust
Porter. The flavors profile is fairly
simple; dark roast coffee with a nice touch of chocolate, toasted tobacco leafs
and a dash of pepper mill mix.
This is a very good full bodied pairing. The hoppy bitter style of the Double Stout
blends well with the white and green peppercorn notes of the cigar. I thought it might be too much but it is just
right for my palate. The dark roasted
acidic coffee and dark chocolate like bitterness of the Stout really picks up
the rich coffee like note in the cigar.
This pairing is not for the novice. Only real Stout lovers and experienced cigar
smokers need to apply.
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