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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout

Brooklyn, New York USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
17464.02/5.04.01/5.0Winter10.6%89.9Snifter
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Commercial Description:
This is the famous Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, our award-winning rendition of the Imperial Stout style once made exclusively for Catherine the Great. We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavor through a blend of specialty roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winter season. It is delicious when newly bottled, but also ages beautifully for years.
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 ditmier (1019), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 15, 2009  
2008 Bottle - Thanks CaptainCougar! - Pours a thick black with a large tan head..aroma is dark and sweet molassas malt, coffee...flavour expounds on the bitter chocolate aspect present in most Imperials, vanilla and a bit of charred wood as well...It has that lactic end on it that I don’t care much for, but is still darn fine...


 jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 15, 2009  
Bottle. Thanks MixinNixon!!! Pours a black color with a nice tan head. Aroma: Sweet, malty, somewhat alcoholic. Flavor: Tastes very chocolatey, with just a tad of hops and a slight bitterness in the finish.


 tekhna (100), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/514/20
Feb 10, 2009  
Mixed feelings on this beer every time I drink it, and I think this rating reflects my ambiguity towards it. Sometimes it’s simply great; mellow, restrained and delicious. Sometimes it’s too sweet and overly alcoholic. I also made the mistake of drinking BCS next to a Founder’s Breakfast Stout, which makes it seem thin and flavorless. Not a bad beer by any means, but I wonder about consistency or my palate on this one. I’ve got some to age and rerate in a while.


 njbfr (105), New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 9, 2009    Updated: Mar 2, 2009
Reminds me a lot of Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast without as much coffee notes. Pours pitch black with a thin head. Disappointing lacing. Alcohol was masked too well as it sneaks up on you quickly. Good stuff.


 Allen (1282), Switzerland
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Bottled 355ml. 10.6 ABV. Winter 06/07. Courtesy of DuffMan. Appearance: It pours a pitch black beer with a small full beige head. Beautiful delicate lacework. Aroma: Sweet. Dark chocolate, plums, molasses, vanilla, wood, blue cheese, ginger, alcohol and niaouli honey appearing. Most inviting. Flavor and palate: Wonderfully pleasant and incredibly subtle. Strong chocolate notes accompanied by vanilla, rum, brown sugar, licorice, ginger, plums and wood. The alcohol is very well hidden. Sweet. Moderate carbonation. Extremely smooth. A tad salty. Some pepper showing up with the swallow. Excellent long strong finish reminiscent of dark chocolate, plums and heather. Overall impression: A top notch Imperial Stout. Flawless. I reveled in every sip. The aroma is slightly inferior to the flavor. Thanks a lot DuffMan!


 mikalooch (158), , New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 6, 2009  
Bottle. Pours pitch black with very thin tan head. Aroma is chocolate, alcohol, and malt. Very smooth taste even though it is bitter. Roasted malt, chocolate, anise. Thinner on the palate than you would think, alcohol is apparanent, warms as it goes down. Damn good.


 aplusbreaks (330), , Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 4, 2009  
Bottle thanks to BlackForestCO. Pours black thin yet lasting, tan head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, roast, licorice and some dark fruit notes as well. Flavors of sweet malts, roasted malts, chocolate, more licorice. Fairly bitter finish, with a nice warming feel. Palate is rich and smooth. Thanks again Jake.


 SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/520/20
Feb 3, 2009  
ya i said it, bump uglies, you wanna fight about it!?! finally get to try this brew... you got jacked bitch ... wow, tasty stuff: roasty, chocolaty, smooth, ..ridiculously smooth actually... the abv is also very well masked... fantastic stuff... this beer is a task master splitter.drowned it like ten pints of bitter! .. worth all the praise and hype... !



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