Yep, I’m trying another weird ingredient beer. This time,
Mississippi’s Lazy Magnolia Brewing has come up with a dark, dark stout that’s
flavored with sweet potatoes. If you want a layer of marshmallows across the
top, you’re on your own.
There is absolutely no light passing through this
coffee-colored pour with a short head the color of cappuccino. The aroma is
what you’d expect from a brew this dark – charred grain, smoke, and yes, maybe
I can get just the faintest whiff of those sweet potatoes.
Taking that first sip, Jeff Stout is sharper than expected.
Since it’s brewed with lactose (milk sugar), I expected sweet. That’s there on
the finish, but this is a little more tart. There’s also a
mineral edge that reminds me of Guinness, though this is edgier. I can’t
taste anything I would call "sweet potato," so let’s wait a minute and try again.
Nope, still nothing.
Jefferson Stout is a nice cross between a full-on creamy
milk stout and something heavier and scorchy like an imperial stout. At a relatively
low 4.65% ABV, it’s also a session stout (beer snob talk for “you can drink
more than two in a night without taking a nap in the corner). Still no idea
what the sweet potatoes bring to the table besides a good gimmick.
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