Kern River Class V Stout

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

Courtesy of Quake1028. Pours very dark, dare I say black, with thin lasting tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, burnt malts, mild malt sweetness and licorice. The flavor is smooth and blended nicely. There’s burnt malts, roasted malts, some licorice and very mild malt astringency. Very nice stout.

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

This is my first brew from Kern River. I bought a growler from the Brewery and enjoyed it lake side at Lake Isabella. I thought it was a good beer for stout. It pour with a very dark, black color with a tan, very small head.

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

at 8.5%...on th light side for an imperial, but that's sooo not the point with this beer. it's a super flavorful aromatic stout, and smells and tastes textbook for what an american stout is supposed to be. pours near black, but light can get through. I could smell the roast, coffee, and hops as soon as i popped the top. same as the flavor, but the taste has a hint of cocoa and dark fruit in the background too. smooth. hides the % well. quality beer! thanks to jlozier for this one.

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

Mrs Kern was my 7th grade Math teacher, what a bitch! .. . Pours dark brown with low fluffy head, spotty lacing .. . light coffee, grape, and cooking chocolate- one dimensional but still quite enjoyable .. . I know what we gon do, we gon take THEM to the Mo-BU, and let THEM explain to HER, that way SHE gon understand that WE gon be cool and THEY gon be exactly where we is!

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

I was given the chance to taste this from a growler my buddy brought back from the brewery. deep black color with thin head like soap bubbles that didn't last very long. Tastes like a sweet oatmeal stout at first, but quickly merges into a bittersweet chocolate. LOTS of bittersweet chocolate. Then a bit of bitter hops in the finish into aftertaste. I thoroughly enjoyed this and wished I could have had more. 6-11-11: Has a special cask one-off release of this from the brewery. They changed the recipe slightly by adding vanilla into the mix. I didn't feel the need to add it as a separate beer because they may very well never make it again. It is still very much the same beer, but a lot smoother and a bit sweeter. Slightly warm brandy-ish alcohol finish. Some dark cherry -wood?- in the flavor as well. Totally made the drive down there worthwhile.

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

This beer poured with a black color and a beige head. The aroma consisted of chocolate, coffee, and some dark fruits. The flavor was only slightly sweet, more sour I thought, with some grapes, coffee, raisins, and coffee. The mouthfeel was sweet and "carbonation" as I wrote. Overall a decent stout.