Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailBattle Point Stout

THE BEER: A big, bold, dark, American Stout. Battle Point maintains a complex roastiness, with hints of caramel and chocolate, without being overly burnt or bitter. Smooth as silk and dark as night. ESB, Flaked Barley, Crystal 40, Chocolate malt, Black malt, Black barley, Carafa III, and just a hint of Extra Special malt. Hops are Nugget, Apollo and Willamette. THE STORY: Located on the West side of the Island, Battle Point was supposedly named for a battle between a raiding northern tribe and the local Suquamish, in which Chief Kitsap and his men were victorious. During World War II, a radio post was established there as part of a network for intercepting and decoding Japanese radio transmissions. Now it's a park, and when I was a kid we used to shoot off model rockets there. Battle Point Stout is named after this historical corner of the island.