Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

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

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: MAY 29, 2010 Winter 06-07

1/14/2008: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout is nearly black in color, opaque, and has a foamy brown head. The aroma is like fine Belgian dark chocolate with some smooth and subtle espresso undertones. This beer has an extremely well-balanced flavor that includes expensive dark chocolate, roasted malts, caramelized malts, and some coffee. The flavor in the finish is like chocolate covered expresso beans. The dark, bittersweet chocolate and roasty flavors do an excellend job of masking the alcohol content. Blackstrap molasses, roasted malts, and some alcohol become more evident as the beer warms. This full-bodied brew is extremely smooth and creamy. It really does have a great palate! I really have forgotten how good this beer is. On top of that, it ages so well! This beer is why I have always loved the Brooklyn Brewery so much!

12 fl. oz. bottle (Alc. 10.6% by Vol.). Rating #1284 for this beer. Score: 8/4/8/4/18 = 4.2
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Winter 06-07

4/01/2010: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout... Aroma: Milk chocolate, soft molasses notes, caramel, hints of anise. Appearance: Near black in color with a finger-depth of brown foam that slowly fades away; opaque liquid. Flavor: Chewy dark caramel; moderately sweet; milk chocolate with a dark chocolate finish; very subtle barrel char; muted bitternes. Palate: Milky and thick; full-bodied; smooth and silky. Overall: Very good, but it is starting to loose it’s depth and intensity; if I had more bottles of this vintage, I probably wouldn’t hold on to them much longer...

12 fluid ounce bottle (Alc. 10.6% by Vol.). Score: 8/4/7/4/16 = 3.8

It smells of chocolate and roasted malt. It pours jet black with a light beige head. Full bodied rich flavour with pronounced chocolate and coffee notes. Finish is dry. Very good.

36cl, Winter 11-12, at 10%Vol, American brew, from Beers of Europe Setchey, complex sweet Stout, malty/roasted and slightly spicy/sweet, not too heavy, very balanced, hazy, good head, very good Winter brew

Pours a deep dark slightly viscous black with a small brown head. Aroma is a strong chocolate with some roasted dark malts and espresso. Taste is chocolatey, with some roasted dark malt, espresso, and some hops and dark cacao bitterness. A rich full bodied and slightly viscous mouth feel with moderate carbonation on the palate. Finished with a bitter sweet choclatey and roasted dark malts, some espresso, ending is a long sweet lingering bitter chocolate flavor. Overall a delicious, flavorful, satisfying and nicely balance brew. A very enjoyable drink.

33 cl bottle @ home. Pours black with a small mocha head that slowly fades leaving a little lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits and a hint of booze. Taste is similar to the aroma. Abv is quite well hidden.

Bottle @ Home Pitch Dark with a receding 2 finger head roasted malt chocolate coffee and a hint of booze in the aroma strong roasted malt flavoring that recedes to dark chocolate leading to a biter spicy alcoholic finish body is thick carbonation is soft texture oily to creamy

on bottle at home Black color, ok foam Full body & high complexity and viscosity Coffe, choclate and some hops Very enjoyable

12 ounce bottle. Poured pitch black. Huge roasted malt presence, chocolate-dark bitter chocolate, dry finish. A nice beer, could not drink more then one in a single sitting.

Bottle. Thick black pour with a creamy tan head that lasts a while. Aroma is very roasty with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, almonds, raisins, cherries and caramel. Flavour mirrors the aroma. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy with soft carbonation and a lingering roasty, bitter chocolatey finish. This is a superb stout; as thick as they come, it has the texture of a liquid dessert. Simply delicious.

Aroma is roasted malts, a light chocolate sweetness and some vinous notes. The flavor is heavy on the chocolate and roasted malts, along with vinous notes that lead to a tart/fruity malty finish.

Bottle. Black color, tan head. Rich appealing chocolate aroma. Full flavor with dark chocolate, cocoa and a hint of coffee. Excellent balance. Full body, medium carbonation. Superb.