Hidden River Black & Tan

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Pours dark brown with almost no head but the little head there is remains for a really long time. Good lacing. Aroma is of sweet malts and a timy bit of hops. This is medium bodied but seems fairly watered down. Aftertaste is fairly weak but kind of unplaesant.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Deep amber brew with hardly any cap formed but it almost all stayed for the duration and left some messy lacing on swirls. Nice blend of aromatic malts, caramel, coffee and quite sweet with some hop smell. This is a really drinkable beer - one that could be consumed in mass quantities. Taste could be better and less watery but is still flavourful with its yummy sweet malts with caramel notes, underlying coffee and somehting that I cannot place. With that said, this black and tan lacks any depth. Mouthfeel is really smooth...almost too smooth - velvety. A bit dry but a well balanced bitterness is quite noticable. Medium bodied. Leaves a toasted malt aftertaste. A good beer with good malt flavour. The bottle claims it is a blend of a stout and a bock...er...just because there is a hint of coffee?

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

mr adwoan got some bad bottles...yes, this beer is on the lower end of "stouts" but u really have to give it a chance and you really have to drink this when u feel like it.I drank this with a slight non coldness..hated it...drank it at the end of a night with some winners(guinness+scaldis) ...hated it ....BUT, when i sat down at home, with a guinness glass and served this at the right temp and under the right circumstances...this was quite nice, has a nice tan head that laces adequatly..pleasing sweet coffee,honey (slight)hop smell...and a nice bitterness to go along with a pleasing sweetness, an average beer that deserves a chance...but don't be expecting a guinness+harp B+T!!

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Peas. Green peas - frozen, thawed, and left out in the sun for a couple days. That's what this beer smelled and tasted like. It's not just me, either. Two other friends concurred, with two more bottles. I find it hard to believe that brewers make a point to have their beer taste disgusting, but that was before I tried this. I think it rivals Natural Light in its offense. There isn't a smidge of stout in there - it looks more like a cream soda than a B&T. Stick to your Guinness, if you want a Black and Tan.