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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
17724.02/5.04.01/5.0Winter10.6%89.9Snifter
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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 Ljunkan (385), Karlstad, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2008    Updated: May 14, 2009
New tasting, 08-09 bottle, February 09: Pours a black color with a nice brown head leaving some lacing. Nice aroma of dark chocolate, toffee, roasted malts, coffee. Flavour of dark chocolate, roasted malt, lightly of coffee and toffee. Pretty big bitterness with light notes of citrusy hops. Overall very dry, with note that much sweetness (which I almost thougt it would be). Mouthfeel is full, carbonation is soft and overall this is a filling beer. Great, flavourful, priceworthy imperial stout but there’s even better imperials out there (but the they are of course more expensive).

Old tasting: 07-08 bottle, March 08: Love this one. Not the best Imperial Stout out there (not far from though), but if I feel a strong attraction for chocolate, this one is perfect. Coffee is also noticable. A powerful beer, but also extremely balanced with a fantastic palate; very creamy, thick and full-bodied. The finish is bitter and very pleasant. (9/5/9/5/18=4,6)


 dkachur (2351), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Bottle, courtesy of my favorite beer swilling, firefighting, politicking lawyer wannabe, cdumler. Thank you Chris! Upon opening the bottle I notice a banana estery aroma, which is most unexpected. Pours dark reddish brown with a very small and very brown head that does not last. Nice roasty, coffee and chocolate aroma. A little more of a bite than I expected, but a deep, rich chocolate taste really comes through. This is thick, and kind of coats the tongue. Very nice.


 Vas19 (299), Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Pours black with brown head. Chocolate and alcohol on the nose. Flavor is chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. Ends with a bittersweet chocolate flavor. Taste lingers for a while. Nice stout.


 DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Delicious chocolate aroma with underlying coffee and roasted malt aromas. Pours a dark black with a small tan head. Delicious sweet chocolaty taste at first that lasts throughout with minor notes of coffee and roasted malts. Very smooth combination of flavors. This is the chocolatiest beer I’ve ever had!! Fantastic.


 hellbilly (1515), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 21, 2008  
07/08 bottle from ucusty... viscous impenetrable dark brown pour with a creamy brown head and light drippy lacing. sweet malty aroma with cocoa and dark dried fruit. sweet palate (not obscene though) with flavors of chocolate cream (big time), roastiness, dry astringency, sourness late and alcohol as it warms. light bitter finish with ashiness lingering in the aftertaste. medium body with a nice soft texture...


 RomanW70 (297), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Pours pitch black with a dark tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roast, and alcohol. Strong chocolate flavores descend into cofee and finish with a big bitter finish. Pretty thick mouthfeel.Has a bit more chocolate charecter than your typical Imperial stount, but not tons. A big and very good beer.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 16, 2008  
On tap at Hopcat. The aromas were on the sweet side with chocolate and coffee. It had nice richness and balance in the mouth but just didn’t stand up to the KBS & Expedition drank today.


 JesseM (665), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Mar 15, 2008    Updated: Mar 16, 2008
12 oz. bottle shared with Matt7215, RyanMac13. Pours the beautiful, full dark brown viscous liquid I was hoping for. Nice! Aroma: A little subdued actually, not much hint of what is to come. Flavour: MASSIVE sweetness, crazy chocolate, but also big anise, plum and soy souce come through. Not really subtle AT ALL! Big and assertive, I like it. Great thick mouth-feel. Glad I could have a chance to try this one, although it’s not really my favourite Imperial Stout I’ve tried so far. Still great stuff though.



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