12 West Brewing Company Midnight Run
What the brewers say
“Roasty oatmeal stout finishes with chocolate notes and a slight bitterness.”
What our panel thought
“Bold dark-roast coffee notes dominate the aroma with dark-chocolate hints in the background. Initial sip lets some roast and chocolate-like malt sweetness come through, but that sweetness is quickly tempered by a somewhat heavy-handed coffee-forward bitterness that lingers.”
What our editors thought
“Roasty coffee nose with dank locker-room edges. The strong herbal notes over the coffee create a bit of scratchy static, and the disruption becomes quite noticeable in the small beer.”
