Cellared 2013.10.20 12oz

Drank 2015.12.19

Sierra Nevada Narwhal

I was pretty unimpressed the first time I had this. I am just as unimpressed this time with over 2 years on it. The flavor is still thin. It has picked up a bit of metal flavor. It is not rich enough and the flavors are not deep enough. It is bitter without being roasty. I smelled lots of alcohol but didn’t taste it. I suspect now I really do like my stouts sweet. This isn’t sweet enough. Or maybe I don’t like sweet itself but rather I like a ton of grain. Narwhal just comes up short. It is not the stout analog of Bigfoot.