Cadillac Mtn. Stout (Bar Harbor Brewing Co.)

In honor of it almost being St. Patrick's Day, I bought a bottle of the "Best Hard to Find Beer" Cadillac Mountain Stout. It wasn't too hard to find here in Portland but I guess that might be a bit different once you leave the state. Nonetheless, this is a beer with a great reputation and if you haven't tried it definitely give it a shot.

It pours a perfectly dark, pretty much black color. The head is nice, fluffy and coffee colored. Its smells like dark roasted malt, a little sweet with slight hints of vanilla. The contrast of the very dark stout and that light colored head is one of the greatest things about a good example of the style. The head on this one doesn't good away quickly which I'll say can be contributed to it being a well brewed beer.

Tastes stoutey! Just kidding. It tastes very rich with a smooth finish. Lots of malt sweetness with a dry finish. Once you drink a bit of this beer, you'll understand what all the talk is about. This is probably near the top of the best stouts from Maine. I need to get up to Bar Harbor and visit its birthplace.

According to the Bar Harbor Brewing Co. website, this is "The Beer that Beat Guinness!" Well, I don't want to bash Guinness since it was my gateway beer that let to my beer nerdiness, but this beer does more than beat it, Cadillac Mountain Stout destroys Guinness. 

According to Wikipedia: 

"Irish stout or dry stout (in Irish, leann dubh, "black ale") is very dark or rich in colour and it often has a "toast" or coffee-like taste. The most famous example, Guinness, is from Ireland. Its alcoholic content and "dry" flavor are both characterized as light, although it varies from country to country."

BEER FACTS

Name: Cadillac Mountain Stout

Style: Dry Stout (American)

Brewery: Bar Harbor Brewing Company

Location: Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Container: 22 oz. bottle

Malts: ?

Hops: ?

ABV: 6.7%

IBUs: ?

Brewed in Maine