Being a big stout and porter fan I must report that I was left wanting much more out of both these beers. Having read the descriptions and seeing how much both cost at Bierkraft (over $5) I was pretty excited to check out both of these brews. only to be left let down.
Both beers poured nice and dark with a tiny little head, some roasted and coffer aromas, pretty exciting! However, upon tasting the Nils Oscar I was rather disappointed with how little the palate offered. Mild roasted and mocha flavors along with a lot of hop bitterness. I like my stouts to be a lot less hoppy and much more smooth. The Hitachino Sweet Stout I expected a the name suggest to be a little sweeter, wrong! It's sour. I guess that's a characteristic of lacto stouts but then why call it sweet??? Along with the sourness I found some very mind coffee flavors dangling around. Final verdict, not impressed.
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