Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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

Pours a nice dark glass with a hefty and creamy half finger of head which sticks around. The aroma has a nice mixture of sweet caramel and burnt malts with a bit of oat thrown in. Carbonation is very soft and very pleasant on the first taste. Speaking of taste this has some very strong dark chocolate right up front, though on the aftertaste the burnt malt flavor comes through. There is also some light licorish thrown it giving it some sweetness on top of all the dark bitterness. Unlike some of the other chocolate stouts (I’m looking your way Southern Tier) this beer is full bodied and complex enough so that it should also age well.

Tasting this next to the Southern Tier Oat Stout. The aroma is a little better and the flavor tastes more of chocolate. It’s a little more bitter but I suppose that’s to be expected from the chocolate aroma. The Southern Tier Oat Stout has a wonderful vanilla aroma and taste but the slight bitterness of the Brooklyn leads me to think that this one will be more drinkable - if such a thing can be said of a 10.6% abv beer. I’m very curious how it changes with age. I’m still exploring the stout category but it looks like this will be a staple while I’m on the east coast.

12oz. Bottle. Jet black in the glass with a minimal layer of tan head that quickly fades. Amazing nose dominated by cocoa beans with hints of roasted grain, overly ripe fruit and wood. Nice bitterness present underneath the flavor which tastes of roasted and chocolate malts, subtle coffee and just a touch of black licorice. Palate is sturdy, but not too viscous. Concludes with a mildly bitter kick. That big ABV is also buried nicely and is largely undetectable throughout. Great beer, with the fantastic nose being the highlight.

This stout poured a deep black colour with a nice big creamy dark brown head. To the nose the scents include roasted malts, chocolate, molassass and a hint of coffee. First sip was thick and rich with flavours of coffee, burnt malts and a very slight chocolate flavour. I didn’t get much chocolate from it. Either in the scent or the flavour. Finish is slightly bitter with flavours of coffee lingering.

I’m not the biggest fan of imperial stouts because they can be too sweet, too thick, too roasty, too flavorful, basically too hard to drink. But this one is pretty decent. Not too sweet, not too overpowering, pretty easy to drink - chocolatey, bitter, somewhat sour, a little bit of dark fruit - not bad.

nice head, nice lace. noticeable alcohol taste, but still a good tasting beer overall.

Pours black with a small spotty head and very little lace. The aroma is awesome and for me the absolute highlight of this beer notes of plum, chocolate. raisins, whiskey and red wine are abound. The flavor is dominated burnt toast and fresh hops, I really like the hoppiness of this beer. There are notes of dark chocolate, wood, and some raisins... seems a little grainy and a tad messy. But I like this beer overall.

this beer is wonderful. It is an interesting imperial stout in that it is amazingly smooth and drinkable. It has a nice roatiness on the nose, some chocolate and a hint of coffee. The taste is really great. Not qute the hoppiness of other imperial stouts and less coffee notes as welll. AS the name suggests more chocolate and dark fruit flavour with nice touch of sweetness. This beer is amongst my favourite imperials for pure enjoyment Great balance between superior flavour and drinkablility