Lump of Coal (Ridgeway)
This dark holiday stout was part of my holiday beer hunt this season.
From the bottle:
"Yet another bummed-out holiday? Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout is liquid consolation. It's a deep, rich, sweetly rewarding stout to take the edge off of that grim family gathering, that cheerless annual festival of alienation. This brew is as dark as it gets, as black as the lump of coal you'll be getting for Christmas. Because, let's face it, you've been pretty bad this year."
From the Shelton Brothers site:
"Looking forward to a depressing holiday? Here is liquid consolation. This 8% bittersweet chocolate stout is the best you could hope for in these dark times. Actually, come to think of it, considering how bad you’ve been, this little coal-black gem is more than you deserve for Christmas this year.
The handiwork of vastly talented (but altogether too cheery) master brewer Peter Scholey, Lump of Coal is the perfect stocking stuffer for the beer lover or manic depressive in your family."
General Thoughts: Thick and frothy head. Not as dark as I'd expect for such a dark stout, but not white. Light malty smell. It's not as creamy as I like for a stout. You can taste the alcohol. Not exceptionally bitter. You taste light malt up front. Near the end you get a bit of spice, but it goes away and you just get a touch of bitter. The aftertaste doesn't linger. I guess all together an okay beer. I wouldn't go out of my way to get this holiday beer.
From the bottle:
"Yet another bummed-out holiday? Lump of Coal Dark Holiday Stout is liquid consolation. It's a deep, rich, sweetly rewarding stout to take the edge off of that grim family gathering, that cheerless annual festival of alienation. This brew is as dark as it gets, as black as the lump of coal you'll be getting for Christmas. Because, let's face it, you've been pretty bad this year."From the Shelton Brothers site:
"Looking forward to a depressing holiday? Here is liquid consolation. This 8% bittersweet chocolate stout is the best you could hope for in these dark times. Actually, come to think of it, considering how bad you’ve been, this little coal-black gem is more than you deserve for Christmas this year.
The handiwork of vastly talented (but altogether too cheery) master brewer Peter Scholey, Lump of Coal is the perfect stocking stuffer for the beer lover or manic depressive in your family."
General Thoughts: Thick and frothy head. Not as dark as I'd expect for such a dark stout, but not white. Light malty smell. It's not as creamy as I like for a stout. You can taste the alcohol. Not exceptionally bitter. You taste light malt up front. Near the end you get a bit of spice, but it goes away and you just get a touch of bitter. The aftertaste doesn't linger. I guess all together an okay beer. I wouldn't go out of my way to get this holiday beer.
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