Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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

Poured a midnight black color with a small tan head, leaving trace amounts of lacing. Smell is roasty, chocolate-y, and a bit fruity. Taste is pretty nice, some chocolate and roastiness, but seemed to have more earthiness from the hops than I liked. I think this would be eliminated with aging, and would increase my score. Medium to full bodied, medium carbonation. Was fun to drink, and would like to get more, but would like to age it to see how it develops.

Appearance: Very dark brown, basically black. Nice, dark brown head. Aroma: Dark chocolate, coffee and malt. Vinous. Taste: Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Bit of dark fruit. Info: 355ml bottle, 15/6-2007, 168/300, 174/500

I love this stout, wonderful aroma, reminds me of coffee. Slight alcohol flavor, but nothing like you would expect.

(Bottle) pours black with a thick brown head. Aroma is malty with chocolate. Flavour is roasted malty, chocolate is less pronounced. Rather dry and thin for an imperial stout and with a tiny actually pleasant sourish sharpness. Alcohol is well hidden.

Pours s thick black color with a small brown head. Aroma is of a lot of chocolate and some roasted coffee beans. Flavor is very chocolately with a slight alcohol hint and some nice roasted hints in the swallow.

Black with creamy mocha head. Light malty chocolate aroma. Roasted chocolate and alcohol taste.

33 cl bottle - Black beer with a creamy dark brown head. Chocolate dominates the aroma, though hints of smoked malt can be found. Flavor is nothing but incredible, lots of chocolate and liquorice and hints of vanilla. Hard to believe that this is an imperial stout! A very special experience of a beer!

Bottle, winter 04-05. Black w/ small brown head. Nose is dried fruits, prunes & port. Burned and syrupy malty flavor, port vine and a lingering roasted coffee finish. Quite intense. Full bodied and smooth palate. Nice impy, but not mind blowing.