21st Amendment Brewery - Marooned on Hog Island
a 7.9% ABV Oyster Stout. Brewed in collaboration with the Hog Island Oyster Company, 21st Amendment used fresh oyster shells in this brew. It pours crazy pure black with a slightly off-white mocha head. The nose is a pure silky milky chocolate.. slight roasted malts with some dark fruits and caramel. Touches of booze and a faint brine aroma. This is one hella smooth brew.. chocolate and coffee notes like an amazing iced mocha coffee. Dark fruits.. figs, dates, plums... with touches of caramel in the middle combine with a mild salty brine taste from the shells. Mildly roasted towards the end with a slight burnt coffee tone. Far more muted than the few other Oyster Stouts that I've had, but this works the best. Granted this is a few months old, maybe the brine has subdued.. but this is just perfectly balanced at this point. The finish it slightly salty and dry, a bit roasty, with chocolate and a caramel swirl coffee note. You would almost never guess this was an Oyster Stout, unless told.. the brine is perfectly balanced and almost hidden. Perfect nightcap
- - 8 Hops!
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