can't let go of the darkness

Although Cibeles has become relatively widespread, you know, for a craft beer, I don't often find the stout.  It's almost summer, not the best stout drinking weather around here, but it's early enough that we still get some cold wind.  The stout's about!

Everything about the color and odor is standard and pleasing, from the dark brown-almost black to the barely perceptible chocolate.  The head is fluffy and beige, not overly abundant.  The taste is porter-sour at first, but quickly a little chocolate sweetness wells up, and the sip finishes with a nice smokiness.  There's a tendency for the beer to get sweeter as you drink, which may please some and displease others, who prefer a smokier, more bitter stout.  I can go either way, so I'm perfectly satisfied with it.  It has the comfort of Halloween season and nights with a good movie, or in a good bar.  While the more easily found Cibeles' have not always been at the top of the game, this bottle gave 100%.

Supplier: La Buena Cerveza
Price: €2.66