Great Lakes Blackout Stout

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Cleveland, Ohio USA

12 oz bottle courtesy of Mike, thanks brother! This beer pours a deep black with a long lasting 1 inch thick brown head. The aroma consists of roasted malts, chocolate and a very vibrant fruit. The taste follows the aroma with a very prominent malt presence and a bitter follow through. This was a great example of a RIS and I would love to try the barrel aged version of this.

Bottle. Pours a deep ruby black with a modest khaki head. Nose is full of rich roasted malts, chocolate, and oak. Flavors are heavy with a roasted board line on burnt malt with a nice spice from the hops. Vanilla hints come in as well. Mouth is really fully with a long sticky to dry finish, becomes a bit more alcohol and bitter finish towards the end. Excellent RIS, with a deep roasted malt and hop accents!

12oz bottle @Tampa Wkly Gathering shared by tpd975/Greg–pours a light brown head and dark brown color. Aroma is nice dark fruit, chocolate-dark malt. Taste is nice dark fruit, chocolate-dark malt, some acidic. Medium body.

Pours a deep black with a thin tan head. Has a huge taste of coffee and chocolate. Another great beer by Great Lakes. 12 oz bottle from a 4-pack

2008 bottle courtesy of OHLRangers. Pours a murky dark brown to black color with a massive two finger tan creamy head that settles slowly and laces the glass. Aroma is roasted and malty with notes of sweet chocolate, toffee, caramel, ripe dark fruit, molasses, anise and fainter hints of coffee. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of dark and sweet chocolate, ripe dark fruit, toffee, molasses and hints of coffee, chocolate covered cherries and roasted malts. Generally medium to full body with a pleasing malty and sweet finish.

The second of my tri-imperial stout tasting: Super smokey beer, poured dark as the midnight sun. BBQ on the nose with dark roasted malts on the palate. In the finish i noticed a little dark fruits, black cherry, some black licorice and a smell that reminds me of Lambeau Field on game day.

Having rated this before I guess Ill do it again. pours black with a nose of oak ash and burnt malt, with some chocolate. Big taste of roasted or burnt malt with molasses, anise, and a light floral hop in the back. Fairly thin and not so robust, but nonetheless, a very good beer. Finishes with a slightly bitter note.

2007-huge wood in the nose. color is pitch black. flavor is of hops yet still mellow.<P> 2008-big chocolate in nose and flavor. sticky and sugary, very sweet and nearly cloying. <P> excellent representation of the style either way, solid big beer.