Carlton Sheaf Stout

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours a very dark black/brown with a little light brown head with not much carbonation. Aroma is of roasted and chocolate malts with hints of coffee, very sweet as well. Taste is straight and to the point when it comes for stouts. Sweet, roasted and slightly dry. Nice warming feeling as it goes down. I like this one a lot, it really surprised me. Not bad in the least.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

16.9 oz bottle -

Another newer stocked stout found at BevMo, and it probably should have stayed on the shelf. I guess for $3.00 it's not a total loss. But it's got some serious flaws, as a stout should never have green apple in the flavor and this has tons of it. Aroma is really light roasted coffee/toffee and an herbal note. Flavor is lightly roasted coffee and green apple. Yuck.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Pours a dark black brown, strongly tan head of long duration with all-the-way to the bottom of the glass lacing. Flavor was rather complex toast malt and chocolate. Not a real heavy ABV beverage, but simply a lot of great taste for no so much money. Hope to run across it again some time.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This one pours nearly black with a minimal, short lasting head. Very sweet taste with very low bitterness with a hint of coffee. Very "watery" body for a stout. It could have used a little more hop note to off set the high sweet malt level but was overall an ok brew. This would be a perfect stout to serve to non-stout lovers.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Love that big bottle but the label imparts damned little information, mostly the usual health warning. It poured a frothy tan head, which produced a small amount of nice short-term lacing. The colour is just bloody dark, impervious to light. Aroma is roasted/toasted/burnt malts, chocolate, and coffee. Taste is all that the aroma promises, and that is simply delicious. Mouthfeel is typically "stouty", with a clean after. Far and away the best Oz beer I've ever had.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Tight, creamy, light brown head. Can't tell if there's any bubbles...they may be in there though... Very dark black/brown. Dense, with a tiny mahogany edge, if you look hard enough. Initially, you can smell iced coffee, with a chocolate sprinkle. But there are other notes in there...hops, molasses, wood. It tastes very much like it smells, with some caramel in there also. There is bitterness, and roasted flavours toward the end. I haven't drunk this in years; I have forgotten how much I liked it.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

I now understand the difference between a "metalic" aftertaste and a "mineral" aftertaste. This definately has the later of the two. A very fine stout this is. This is arguably the most plain bottle of beer I've ever seen. Just an indistinctive brown bottle with a brown label surounding a yellow logo with only the most basic information. I've no idea what's in it or where in Austrialia it's made. It's nice to see a modest beer that doesn't need anything flashy and isn't so full of itself that it claims to be the last beer you'll ever need. The beer itself says all that needs to be said. Pours black with a tan head (well duh, it's a stout). Nice lace forms down the glass. Smells of malt and molases with a floral scent. It smells like a good red wine, which is rather odd but pleasent. Nice dry taste. Roasted hops are the most noticable taste. The mineral aftertaste makes the taste remind me of... red wine. This is *very* complex. I'm almost getting an anejo tequila taste sensation. Nice and thick mouthfeel that's somewhat creamy, but not like a Guiness/foamy. I'm leaving the drinkability at 3.5 which was my first impression from the aftertaste, but that may be a bit harsh. I could easily have a few of these and the more of it I drink the more it's growing on me.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Pours with a black body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet, malty and chocolatey with a slight roasted coffee note and a touch of licorice. Full bodied and smooth.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

The beer poured very well and left a thick tan head atop a dark brown almost black beer..the head went down somewhat but still clung on to the edges. This has a great stout smell the roasted almost burnt malts..i love this, this one smelled better than Guiness. Wonderful taste IMO, its a good mix of burnt malt and good hoppiness..i tasted loads of caramel, treacle and a hint of black espresso coffee..delicious. feels really smooth on the mouth but leaving sensation all along the tongue. Very drinkable..good stout at a not too bad price will drink again!

Aroma: 0 | Appearance: 0 | Mouthfeel: 0 | Flavor: 0 | Overall: 0

I like it because of the bottle. Very plain so it makes you feel like you are drinking something very cool. Cold, yes. Cool, maybe not. I need a few more to decide. Comes in a big bottle though. HA!