Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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

11/22/07 notes: 12oz bottle. Intense aroma of alcohol, cocoa and coffee. Alcohol unmistakable (it is 10.6%), but bold flavor, hint of chocolate, and dark fruit. Palate is thick, and slightly grainy. I really wanted to like this, but there is just too much alcohol awkwardly exposed in finish to be truly awesome. I must say though, the body with its intense chocolate, creamy malts, roasty notes, and soft malty base is phenomenal . .

2005 Black Chocolate Stout. Capital Ale House pairing with Garrett Oliver 05/15/08. Dark Opaque with some nice lacing on the glass. Rich roast and chocolate malt aroma with some wet wood. Dark rich roast with chocolate and raisin. Medium mouthfeel with a dry bitter finish. This was paired with coffee encrusted venison and blue cheese mashed potatoes. Absolutely fantastic.

(On tap) Rich, hearty, aromatic. Hardly bitter at all. Only a mild roast is present. A bit more like wine than beer, except with a rich caramel quality. While I would appreciate more bitterness, and while the alcohol is not well masked, I think that overall, this is a pretty good beer. I do not, however, think that it warrants the high ratings that it has been given. I notice a tendency of reviewers to give higher ratings to beers with high alcohol contents regardless of taste. I simply don’t think this beer has the flavour to back up its strength in abv. It is rich, but it hardly has any bitterness, and in my opinion, this leaves it lacking. I simply cannot taste any hops at all, and I barely taste the roast. And it does come across as too heavy.

Strong chocolate and coffee flavors with alcohol taste in the background. Dark brown with a nice tan head that fades after a bit. My biggest complaint is that it is seasonal and I am drinking my last one. I wish I had more self control.

Bottle. The best beer from the Brooklyn Brewery. Aroma is totally domiinated by chocolate and coffe. Mouthfeel is a bit wild. Taste is sweet and warm with bananas,chocolate and coffe with a warm and sweet finish.

12 oz. bottle. Very dark toasted malt aroma with coffee and/or chocolate. Black color with a respectable tan head. Thin to medium body with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor is burnt malt, but sweet, with a light creosote note. Milk chocolate hides behind the burnt malt. The finish is smooth, fairly dry, with a creamy burnt flavor. In the end it’s burnt and lightly bitter. Never had an IS like this. Sweet chocolate comes forth more noticeably as time passes. The alcohol is totally hidden. Puts the craft in craft ale.

This is a pretty solid beer that really does age well. 12 oz. bottle: Pours a oil dark black, very thin dark tan ring around the edges. Aroma and flavor of roasted chocolate malt, smooth vanilla undertones and a powerful alcoholic bite. Nom nom nom.

Bottle. Pours a near black with a nice dark tan head. Aroma is sweet chocolate and roasted coffee. Flavor is malt, sweet chocolate and maybe a touch of vanilla in the background. A slight bitter finish and a touch of alcohol. Dry and a full body.