Black Raven Malt and Vine IV

Brewed by Black Raven Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Redmond, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle:   Now that one is black, no light at all, moderate brown head, foamy, nice lacing.   Nose of Rye and roasted malts, slight hints of alcohol.   Also some notes of bakers chocolate.   Smooth on the tongue, some Rye, slightly dry, roasty.   Pretty tasty, but immediately I wished it were a touch sweeter.   Extremely smooth this is.   Body isn’t real heavy, but this one is very very silky.   Very clean on the finish, bitterness is low, wow factor is high.   Enjoyable, but there is something missing.   Its almost as if all the flavors are too subtle.   This is an Imperial Rye Stout, but the only thing Imperial was the silky mouthfeel.   Yeah, certainly easy to drink, but it could use a bit more umph.   Tasty nonetheless.   Soft roasted malts, ash, and Rye linger.

Black, creamy brown head. Aroma of milk chocolate, some coffee. Taste of sweet malts, some mocha and bitter coffee. Excellent creamy texture. Solid beer.

Bottle @ Pinball. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and coffee flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.

Bottle 22fl.oz.

Clear dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to creamy, carbonation is soft. Very nice *<;O) [20111216]

bottle. pitch dark, small brown hea. roasted malty aroma, bitter hopy. flavor is bitter malty, hoppy, roasted malty, very nice.

Bottle at Pinball’s - Thanks. Black - big brown head. Chocolate, grassy, light off notes, burned, nice burned malts, lovely, tarmac, dry burned, sweetness, cocoa, caramel, light bitterness. Nice.

Sample from 65 cl. bottle. Pitch black colour that lets no light through.Tanned head. Aroma is roasted, with hops, cocoa and coffee. Taste is light sweet and roasted with cocoa, coffee and chocolate.Full body. Long bitter, roasted finish. Very good.

Bottle at pinball. Black coloured with a medium sized beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel and dark chocolate with notes of liquorice. Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel and dark chocolate with notes of hops. Roasted finish of hops.

Bottled. Pitch black coloured. dense light brown head. Aroma of roast, sweetness, cocoa, some coffee. flavour of cocoa, coffee, liqourice, chocolate, roast and then some. medium to full bodied. ends on a roasted bitterness.

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thick dark brown head. The aroma has notes of caramel, roasted malt, alcohol, and a bit of soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, caramel, and a bit of wood, leading to a dry roasted finish.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Pours completely pitch black with a thick and lacing light brown head. Sweet and solid aroma of dark and bitter chocolate. Solid body, heavy dark roast, very bitter roastiness - perhaps a bit much. 161211