3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a nice dark black with a thin brown head. Was served in a frosted 12 oz mug which was a little weird. Aroma was roast, dark malt, a little bit of funkiness, but nothing off-putting. Pretty smooth mouthfeel. Decent beer.
1.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
on tap-pours a light brown head and black color. Aroma is sour dark malt. Taste is sour dark malt, acetone.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap @ Blackwater Brewing Co. (Davis, WV).
Very dark brown. Tall, deep brown head. Flavor has lots of roast. Lots of hops, too. Burnt grains, coffee character. Aroma has a touch of butterscotch.
25 Oct 09.
1.9 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
The first smell of this beer is of vinegar and the taste was approximately the same. I tried the porter as well and it tasted just the same. It was watery for a stout and after 20 ounces of it I felt absolutely no buzz. A disappointing brew overall, just go up the road to Thomas and try a good brew.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft, at the brewery. Pours black with full, lingering tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and a hint of hop bitterness. Taste is extremely well balanced between malt and hops, with big roasted/caramel malt flavor. Moderate body lends itself to ease of drinkability. Kudos to head brewer Debra Sampson!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
7/20/2007: Blackwater Black Diamond Stout was a bit of a rare treat since finding beers from West Virginia is not easy to do. While my friends and I were at the Oak Room in Athens, Ohio during Ohio Brew Week sampling beer, we were talking with the bartender (Kevin) and he pulled out a personal bottle of this beer to share with us... Blackwater Black Diamond Stout pours a clear, very dark brown color. The aroma and flavor are creamy and contain chocolate, darkly roasted malt, and a subtle hint of licorice. The body is medium-full, but there wasn’t a lot (if any) carbonation left since this was from a flip-top bottle that had been previously opened. The beer was also way too cold as the aroma and flavor seemed a bit suppressed. I bet it would be much better at room temperature. It’s still a nice, robut stout.
Sample from 1 L bottle shared by the bartender at the Oak Room during the Ohio Brew Week in Athens, Ohio. Thanks Kevin! Rating #3 for this beer...
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap. Pours almost black in color with a tan head that does not have good lacing. The flavor is of primarly chocolate malts with caramel and roasted malts present. There is also a nice balance of hops. This beer was better then I thought it would be.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap, at the source: Frappacino nose, light head and a thick black color that mirrors Cannaan Valley’s Blackwater River which runs wild at the brewers doorstep. At first, there are some offish flavors of sour, musty mold and metallic soap. However, these seem to dissipate after a while and are replaced with tannic roasted coffee and a sweet creamish quality. A rich malt with mellow hops that are a bit difficult to detect. Overall, a decent stout in a beautiful town.
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