Alameda Black Bear XX Stout

Brewed by Alameda Brewhouse
Style: Foreign Stout
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Thanks Hayduke! Beyond black with a very small tan head that doesn’t show its face until after the pour. Light lacing. An interesting stout. Aroma is earthy with a bit of peat. Light chocolate and coffee, dark fruit, roasted notes, mild hops and perhaps some fruit wood. Cherry keeps popping in and out. I was quite surprised to see that this is nitrogen infused. That usually mutes flavor and aroma. Without the nitrogen this would be a wild ride. There is a sourness throughout but also a sweetness. The finish was complex and flavorful with everything joining in and singing together as one choir. A small glass sample would be a disservice to this beer and raters who have it that way miss so much. A great deal happens after the first 1/3 of the 22 oz. pour. A fun beer! Thanks again, Ron!

Thanks to SeaBass for this one. A: Pours deep black with a creamy brown head. Some light retention and spotty lace. S: Aromas of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. T: Lots of roast, hints of smoke as well. Very subtle cafe mocha flavors. light hops in the finish. M: Medium in body, pretty smooth. D: Not great but solid.

chocolate & roasted barley dominate the aroma. medium body, slick & creamy with a slightly burnt bitter finish. a little astringent as well. very good except long aftertaste brings it down some.

Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Poured black with a creamy brown head. Nose is slightly nutty with notes of chocolate, roast, and light coffee. Medium body with a creamy, milky mouth feel. Flavor is fairly well balanced between sweet roasted malts, bitter dark cocoa, and toasted nuts. Light bitter finish.

11th October 2008. GABF. Light stout. Toasted malt. Smooth palate but this is a pretty bland stout.

Bottle. Pours a black body with a tan head. Malty with some roasted malt, some bitter coffee tones, ash, and a light chocolate body. Medium body with thin carbonation, a light warming, and a bittering finish. Nice.

Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours a pitch black color with tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, nuts, toffee, caramel, light roast. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of roasted coffee, caramel, toffee, hints of molasses. Medium body with a lightly roasted chocolate finish.

Name: Black Bear Stout
Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, fine tan head, heavy lace
Aroma: roasted malt aroma, caramel sweetness brings out a dark chocolate character
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich dark chocolate and roasted flavor, caramel sweetness adds richness, light balancing bitterness from the heavy roast

Name: Black Bear Stout
Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
the draft version has more of a roasted character as the caramel sweetness is subdued, a touch of citrus comes through, light fruityness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Pours a deep brown. Nose is roasted malt, bread, yeast, cocoa, coffee and sweet sugars. Flavor is burnt coffee, chocolate, roasted grain, breadiness, some mild floral hops.

courtesy of msubulldog25. pours brown, thin beige head. Aroma of roasted malts with light touch of smoke and fresh bitter hops. Flavor, roasted malts, with some light subtle hop adding a thin bitter body, spices and touch of smoked malts, touch chocolate and coffee, light roasted palate. Great stuff.