Barley Island Black Majic Java Stout

Courtesy of kmweaver. Dark brown body with a light tan head. Dark chocolate nose with toffee and dark fruits. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with milk chocolate, anise, molasses and prunes. Medium body is a bit thin with moderate carbonation.

12oz bottle, courtesy of an in-person trade at DLD. Thanks! Pours a dark chocolate brown color; khaki head with fine-bubbled lacing; pretty nice pour. Well-roasted coffee and espresso and bitter baker’s chocolate in the aroma; very pleasant nose. Medium mouthfeel: following the aroma, plenty of dark, roasted coffee and dark chocolate; not incredibly deep (predominantly coffee over a basic chocolate malt core), but still pleasant; a touch chalky mid-palate. Medium finish: bitter chocolate, coffee, and a touch of breadiness.

(12oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Brown-black body topped by small tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, coffee, some cola, light chocolate, anise. Taste is moderately sweet, coffee, some chocolate, light cinnamon/anise, roast. Light-medium body with a touch of syrup.

Pours a dark mahogany brown that shows slightly translucent on the edges. A small, foamy, khaki colored head dissipates quickly, leaving a minimal ring around the edge. Virtually no lacing noted. The nose is strongly roasted, comprised primarily of bitter, dark baker’s chocolate and intense coffee notes. Likewise, the flavor is very straightforward. Bitter chocolate and coffee are all the really come through. Medium bodied and smooth, this one makes for easy drinking, but lacks fullness. Finishes with a lingering, intense roastiness coating the tongue. Overall, a pretty nice, sessionable coffee stout.

Bottle thanks to Acknud!!! Black beer nice dark brown head. Smells of coffee. Beer has a nice mouthfeel with some good stout tones, but finish tastes like the old coffee grounds that you throw away once you are down brewing coffee. Just too bitter and strong old coffee flavor. Even so it is pretty decent.