Brooklyn Black Ops

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

Serve in Snifter

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Serving: 750 ml. bottle from Whole Foods Reston. It pours an inky black with a thick, dark brown head. The nose is a mix of bourbon, mocha, and dark dried fruit. The flavor is more mellowed and balanced than I thought it would be and that’s a good thing. The bourbon is there but on the lighter side. It plays well with notes of dark chocolate, dried dark cherries, and very light espresso notes. Full bodied and rich with soft carbonation and a warm, lasting finish. Nice brew.

2010 vintage drank in April 2012. The beer pours a deep, inky black color with a tan head. The aroma is very complex. I get a ton of chocolate, bourbon and raisins, as well as some roasted malt notes. The flavor is just as great, with some additional notes. The bourbon is front and center, with some chocolate, dark fruit, raisins and alcohol thrown in. As the beer gets a little warmer, I get some oak, vanilla and maple notes. The beer is fairly sweet and boozy, but it is still very easy to drink. Thick, full mouthfeel and low carbonation. Glad I got to try this one.

Awesome and useful caramel notes given from the bourbon barrel aging, almost minty aroma, with a fantastically dark pour, caramel can tend to overpower the rest of the beer, but overall very delicious and highly recommended .

Pours black with a dark brown head that fades. Aroma is very sweet,notes of vanilla bourbon and oak, not really any chocolate or coffe notes. Taste is also quite sweet, rich, as others have stated, its kind of like a flat jack and coke, I was expecting more from this, but its not bad.

Shared by Mike12da. Huge bourbon vanilla nose with cola. Wat too much gas on this one, and it’s pretty thin too. Bourbon takes over the flavor, with a berry-like tanginess. No roastiness at all. Actually not much like a stout at all, just a Jack-and-Coke. Pretty disappointing.

Nearly black with very little head. Modest nose of chocolate, bourbon, caramel, booze, confectioners sugar. Body is thinner than I would have expected for the style. Carbonation seems misplaced. Tastes of cola, chocolate, bourbon, cherries...much more watery than it should be. Generally underwhelming.

750 ml corked bottle, at a tasting with Garrett Oliver. ABV is 11.3%. Black colour, brown head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, hints of fusel alcohols. Lovely smooth flavour, vanilla, chocolate and bourbon. Very enjoyable.

pours coffee black, minimal head, layered retention, barely visible slow-moving CO2 streams. Big roasted coffee and alcohol on the nose. Huge chocolate and roasted coffee up front, high depth in the mids, fades into caramel and oaked vanilla. Controlled 5/10 level-sweetness, subdued alcohol presence, creamy mouthfeel and crisp and mildly bitter finish. Med-High complexity, high depth, great carry, great transitions, fabulous drinkability. Super smooth for 10.7% ABV and great flavour to boot; so glad I picked up 2 bottles.

2011 Vintage, 10.7% abv, # 2981. 750 ml C+C bottle poured into a DFH signature glass. A - Pitch black body, Massive mocha head forms with large bubbles dies down to a one finger cap. Excellent lacing and retention. S - Decadent dark and milk chocolate. Lots of vanilla and oak on the finish. A really amazing aroma that I can smell just from sitting near the glass. Not picking up on any roasty or coffee notes. Its predominantly bourbon notes and an amazing chocolate aroma. T - Starts off with vanilla and oak, then it fades into rich and sweet milk chocolate, and then finishes with some bitter roasty malts and coffee beans with a touch of warming alcohol. Not too complex but very delicious. M - Spritzy and lively with a creamy medium mouth feel. O - This is an amazing beer. Hearing mixed reviews and a high price tag has kept me away from this beer in the past. Finally decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did. Amazing chocolate base beer that was perfectly bourbon barrel aged. Add in the uniqueness of the champagne yeast and this makes for a stellar stout.

Bottle.  Pours brownish black with thick tan head.  Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, and chocolate.  Taste of chocolate, vanilla, and light bourbon flavor.  Thinner than expected.  More of the bourbon comes out as it is warms.  Good but not great.