 walter (357), Staunton, Virginia, USA
Feb 8, 2008
Draft, Baja Bean, Staunton VA. Black with offwhite head. Fairly subdued nose for such a burly name, mostly dry roasty malt with hints of bitter chocolate. Flavor is mostly dry roasted dark malts, ashy even, again with some bitter chocolate. Nicely bitter throughout, and the alcohol is completely hidden. Interesting dry take on the imperial stout style, but I think I prefer those thick, chewy beasts, with a more pronounced hoppiness and sweet & sour malt character. Still, a tasty brew
jlf278 (228), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Aug 26, 2008 On tap at bear republic brewpub. Mmmm, chocolatey and malty. I love me some big bear black stout. Looks great and really satisfied my senses. Maybe a touch too alcy, but the taster went down just right.
phishpond417 (1409), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Pours a thick opaque black colour with a barely noticeable tan head. Aroma is sweet of roasted malts, caramel and toffee. Taste is creamy, rich and full of generously toasted bready flavors. Smooth all the way through and very filling.
JasonG (632), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Aug 19, 2008 22 oz bottle - Pours a fairly dark but not totally opaque black color with medium sized creamy tan head. Aroma is fairly roasty, with notes of light caramel, vanilla, cream. Flavor has fair amount of chewy malts, roastyness that comes across a bit chalky, hint of ash and vague herbal hops. Palate is very nice if just a touch overcarbonated for the style, which lends a bit of a rough bicarb bitterness in the finish that mingles with a subtle, balancing hop bitterness. Overall it’s very good, and definitely more drinkable than some imperial stouts, but it’s not quite at the level of many of the imperial stouts around from the better breweries.
PolakPorter (60), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Black pour, great aroma. Bursting with coffee, choco-dark fruit aroma. Flavor follows suit. Incredibly easy to drink. Usually after a bomber of an imperial stout leaves me craving something light. At the end of this one, I just wanted more. Great beer, wish more Bear Republic was available in Illinois.
17thfloor (641), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 13, 2008 Pours a thinner black with a bubbly fizzy beige head. Big roasty, smokey raisin and chocolate aroma with light notes of licorice. Medium/light bodied, fizzy carbonation, quite "off-style." Bitter deeply roasted malt flavor with lots of chocolate and a hint of raisins, big hop bite. Flavor is incongruent with the body. Very easy drinking due to the relatively lighter body, covers the alcohol very well for that fact as well. The carbonation settles down quite a bit after being poured for a few minutes, much better.
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