Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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

Bottle from Sam’s. Black black pour with a generous tan head when poured into a snifter. Bitter chocolate malts on the nose, but a surprising amount of fruit showing through as well and mild roasted nuts. Good balance of roasty and sweet, with just enough hop presence. Alcohol is a little hot. Slick and velvety palate. This was a recent vintage; would love to age this six months to a year or more and taste the difference... I bet it will mellow and mature nicely.

Pour is as black as they come. Aroma is of dark or even semi-sweet chocolate. Taste is heavily chocoalte and coffee. very hoppy finish for a stout and the alcohol contect can definitely sneak up on you. Overall a very good stout.

12oz. bottle pour is pitch black with very small to no head of burnt tan,aromas is most definitely that of an Imperial,with a nose of dark heavy roasted malts chocolate,and coffee,taste is of heavyly roasted sark malts,chocolates,and a ton of hops for balence,and alcohol,full bodied,with lots of lacing

It is about time I had this beer. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and malt. For a 10.6% beer, the alcohol is well hidden. Really well done.

12oz bottle. Super dark brown with a small, oily tan head. Richly fruity, alcoholic, soy sauce and port indicative nose. I’ve smelled this before: triple bock. Just a hint of roast/chocolate aroma. The flavor is mostly fruity and alcoholic, slightly salty, and medium-sweet. Plum, berry, and light roast flavors. Finishes with subtle hops that balance well. Medium-full body, slightly syrupy, and a bit flat. While this is still drinkable, its definitely one of the most disappointing imperial stouts that I’ve had. Not much chocolate to speak of, oddly.

330 mL. Pours jet black with a small tan cap that fades to a thin layer leaving good lacework. Rich Aroma of dark fruits, roasted malt, chocolate malt, dark chocolate, faint alcohol. Taste is full of roasted malt and unsweetened dark chocolate but there is a spicy alcohol burn in the finish followed by a very bitter, long aftertaste. Overrated especially compared to Brooklyn Black Ops.

This is real-deal. The stuff pours with the consistency of paint, or so it seems. Taste is intense: notes of chocolate and coffee. A relatively rich head, though it dissolves quickly. It has a high alcohol content, and you notice this as you drink it: the taste belies its strength. Give this one a try.

Pour is a dark black with a large tan head. Aroma is roasted malt with a bit of chocolate and alcohol. Flavor is dark chocolate with some coffee and roasted nuts. Alcohol is not as big as in the aroma but you can detect it. A decent beer but its missing something.