Mackeson Triple Stout
October 10, 2007 – 7:54 pm
I bought a six pack of the Mackeson Triple Stout at Trader Joe’s last week. I hadn’t bought a stout to have around the apartment in a little while, so I decided to pick this one up on the fly. I am not disappointed in my decision.
This beer is brewed and bottled by the Whitbread Beer Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. If I had to have guessed immediately after tasting the beer, I would have gone with Portland, Oregon. It definitely has the microbrew vibe going, and the evident use of hops would have led me to guess Portland. I don’t know anything about Cincinnati brews, so I have no idea how they should compare to those of the Pacific northwest.
On the pour, the Triple Stout develops a thick, tan head that very quickly disappears to a thin rim around the glass. The aroma is of dark chocolate or cocoa, and it has a noticeable toasty element. I get the usual roasted flavors in the taste, and it has a dry and slightly bitter finish to it.
It’s a very pleasant stout, but it doesn’t have a “wow’ factor to it like some of Rogue’s darker offerings. But it was very enjoyable, and I recommend it to those who enjoy the occasional dark, dry beer.
4 Responses to “Mackeson Triple Stout”
The Whitbread Beer Company hasn’t exisited since 2000 - the parent company disposed of all its brewing interests to InterBrew (not InBev, the largest brewer in the world). It’s just a brand name used by InBev now - not a real brewery.
Mackeson is by all accounts a pale shadow of the beer it once was. The stronger export version you tried is, strangely, not sold in Britain. We get the 3% abv original version, which comes in 330ml cans and is widely available. It was contract brewed by Young’s of Wandsworth until that brewery merged with Wells last year. I don’t know where it comes from now.
By Stonch on Oct 11, 2007
I meant to say “now InBev” rather than “not InBev”, of course
By Stonch on Oct 11, 2007
Unfortunately, I have not yet had the opportunity to try Mackeson Triple Stout.
On another note, I quickly screened your blog and did not notice any Bocks or Double Bocks…If you have yet to try, I would taste the Ayinger’s Double Bock “Celebrator”…I found this to be a somewhat exspensive favorite. It is sometimes reffered to as the “Goat Beer”
By Stephen on Nov 1, 2007
Ah, thanks for the heads up on the Bocks. It’s interesting that you bring this up, because I am in the process of re-discovering an excellent Bock from my home state of Texas, Shiner Bock. I’m liking it more and more with every bottle.
I might just make an effort to try a couple of different Bocks and post my results. Yes, yes, an excellent idea…
By jjk on Nov 1, 2007