Cadillac Mountain Stout

Beer Name: Cadillac Mountain Stout
Brewery: Bar Harbor Brewing Company
ABV: 6.7%
Serving method: 22-oz bottle in a pint glass
Born/Bottled/Shipped on: Unknown

Kate wants to go to Bar Harbor for a vacation. Since there is a brewery there, I'm up for it. We could do a mini Maine beer tour.

Cadillac Mountain Stout is a limited release, so it might be tough to find. This is a very black beer, all the way to the edges. It poured with a small head that faded away pretty quickly, leaving only a faint lacing behind for the first glass but a heavy amount for the rest of the bottle. Maybe it needed a little bit of moisture on the glass for the lacing to stick. There is a big roasted dark chocolate aroma here, which is pretty great.

The flavor here is very roasted, mostly chocolate although there is something else happening as well. Sort of like a grainy flavor, but with toast notes. Whatever it is, it seems to be working, as the beer is easy drinking. There is a only a low carbonation to this beer, so it's very smooth. A very light bitterness shows up for the finish, but the aftertaste is sweet and malty.

Final thought - There isn't anything that really stands out about this beer, but the whole thing is very delicious. It's like a basketball team where even though there isn't a superstar, they manage to keep winning games. This beer works well with food, but it's even better on its own where there isn't anything else to mess with its flavors.

-Jon