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RATINGS: 178   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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Smooth, rich and creamy. Rye malt blends with roast and chocolate malts to create a new and delicious stout profile, balanced with soft and velvety hops. This northwest original is poured using the traditional nitrogen dispensing method, so it may take an extra minute to arrive, but the wait is worth it. The Black Bear won the Gold Medal at the 2003 GABF in the foreign-style stout category. Have a pint of Stout with the Seven-Barrel Burger or the Beer Battered Onion Rings.


cstuartj's rating

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
cstuartj (734) - Washington, USA - JUN 1, 2012
Pours a pitch black with a dark tan head. Laces well. Nice roasty, malty nose. Clean warm attack, lots of roast and malt. Nice slow finish.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Sledutah (3192) - Utah, USA - MAY 18, 2013
22oz bottle shared by Mike
Dark brown with a small tan head and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, smokey and caramel. Taste of roasted malts, chocolate and grainy
Very nice.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Gription79 (1579) - Bountiful, Utah, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Poured from a 22 bomber, thanks to Mike. Notes of chocolate, roasted malts, carbon/ burnt toast. A great stout.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
MikeJslc (474) - Utah, USA - MAY 17, 2013
Dark brown, clear, tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roast, nutty notes. Flavor is chocolatey with a roasty edge, some toffee, some cola. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
altonbrownd (4209) - Brussels, BELGIUM - APR 14, 2013
On tap at C Bar, Portland. Nice dark brown body with medium tan head. Nose is malty, coffee, spicy. Taste is also of caramel and chocolate and malts. Very smooth with hoppy notes. Enjoyable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
JDBaker11058 (922) - Maryland, USA - MAR 7, 2013
Appearance: almost black, with a short, creamy beige head. Aroma: chocolate, a bit of pumpernickel, some licorice, and general roasty notes. Taste: dry, bittersweet chocolate, some coffee, licorice, caramel, and a hint of char. Finish: smooth, nice and dry, with medium bitterness balancing a hint of sweet chocolate. Notes: Decent export stout, for sure. Balanced in flavor and palate. Very drinkable.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
nimbleprop (3000) - SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA - MAR 2, 2013
22oz bottle pours an oily, opaque black with creamy, beige head. Nose of malt, licorice, oats, brown sugar, toast, light coffee. Flavor has heavy licorice, malt, toast, brown sugar, dark corn syrup. Full, sticky finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
GT2 (5659) - Riverslime, California, USA - FEB 14, 2013
651mL thanks to briandot. Pours deep brown to black. Medium, dense mocha foam. Webby to soapy lacing. Nose is salty, soy, lemon, herbal, huge green olive and pimento. Taste is light bodied, very salty, soy, Green olive. Palate is thin, but drinkable, near sessionable. The major olive here isn’t my style but I can see how it won medals for foreign stout.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
daniele (3779) - ITALY - FEB 13, 2013
Scura bella schiuma piuttosto persistente tostature maltata lieve speziatura pepata lieve aciduta ben maltata discreto corpo amaro delicato

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mbgrayson (433) - Anaconda, Montana, USA - FEB 9, 2013
Pours a jet brownish black, with a tan head. Very nice sweet and malty aroma. Taste is chocolatey and rich, very drinkable. A very nice stout. Thumbs up!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ughsmash (6669) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 15, 2013
Bomber. Poured deep brown with a nice cap of medium tan head. The aroma picked up toasted black and coffee notes with accents of cocoa and piney hoppage. The flavor opened with tangy burnt coffee notes, with chocolate and a touch of vanilla bean around.. burnt malts and plenty of pine bitterness on the finish. Very roasty and dry on the palate.. complementary bitterness.. nice one!


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