Before starting this site, this used to be one of my favorite beers. But somewhere, among the 70 or so different varieties of hoorays and hurling, it lost its way. It’s a shame really, because I bought it to help clear out the taste of that particularly bad Brazilian beer, and it failed.

Perhaps nothing short of drano could clear out a swig of Einsenbahn, or maybe my affinity for stouts is waning. I mean I trashed Snow Plow, and short of a Black & Tan at an Irish Pub one night, I haven’t really enjoyed a stout in a long time. I still give this a four however, because its the second best stout I’ve ever had.

Oh the taste? Well, its stout smooth, mellow to no aftertaste, with a hint of a flavor I can assume is “chicory”, an ingredient that a few short seconds of wikipedia surfing reveals to be essentially poor man’s coffee.