Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Brooklyn, New York USA

Bottle pour. Gorgeous pitch black with tan head. Smells of bitter coffee with hints of chocolate. Unlike most I tasted coffee weith traces of bitter chocolate. Enjoyed that aspect but after trying on 2 different occasions, I found the alcohol burn to significantly take over. This was dissapointing as I really really like the initial flavor. I’m going to put the other 2 bottles in the cellar for a year and see what happens then.

12 fl oz bottle. This pours pitch black with a nice brown foam. The aroma was bitter sweet chocolate with some hints of berry. The taste was smooth and roasty with a lingering sticky mouth feel and after taste. Overall a nice smooth stout with plenty of chocolate flavour.

Thanks Blankboy. Pitch black. with small brownish head. Very aromatic nose with plenty of chocolate, some vanilla, wood and cherry. Flavor is very chocolatey, some fruits (cherries), maple and rum, quite sour and sweet for a IS. Average mouthfeel, sirupy and sticky.

Bottled Winter 09-10, so very young. Pours very black into the glass. Minimal tan head that recedes very quickly. Wonderful aroma of chocolate and coffee. Slight hint of vanilla. Flavors of baking chocolate. Slight hop flavor in the middle with a bitter coffee finish. Slightly rough. Lightly carbonated and sliky on the palate. Overall, this is pretty good. Could use a tad more sweetness and I think it’s slightly over hopped. Maybe some age will round this out better.

There’s none more black to be sure. Burnt chocolate malt on the nose with a taste that was surprisingly bitter for a chocolate stout. Full bodied, but not overwhelmingly so. A long finish that didn’t overwhelm. But there’s a real hay kick to this stout which makes it great for a cold night at home.

black with a creamy chocolate colored head. The smell is of dark chocolate, dark malts, caramel malts, licorice, and roasted malts, pretty much all normal for an Imperial Stout. The taste is a little stronger on the alcohol front than I expected but fades quickly into a dark chocolate and bitter barley aftertaste. Smooth and strong at the same time but still lacking when compared to some other Imperials I’ve had.

12oz bottle. Semi-forced pour results in a 1-inch tan head that dissipates slowly, over a black, umber-highlit body, leaving sticky lacing. Aroma of freshly roasted coffee, burnt chocolate malt and slight hops. Flavors heavily roasted coffee, medium semi-sweet chocolate/cocoa, light malt sweetness, apple cider and moderate bitter. Fine carbonation with a slick, slightly coating mouthfeel. Mild day-old coffee bitter finish that sticks around a bit.

"Limited Bottling - Winter 09-10" "In the last century, British brewers made strong stouts for the Czar’s Court. They were called Imperial Stouts. Our Black Chocolate Stout, brewed once yearly for the winter season, achieves a chocolate aroma and flavor through the artful blending of six varieties of black, chocolate and roasted malts." Purchased at Winslow’s Tavern, Greenville, NC Beautiful look, VERY chocolaty scent. Extremely creamy taste. Satisfying and filling.