Great Lakes Blackout Stout

Wow, this one was certainly an experience!! This beer is simply all over the map. Looks very very nice, inky black with a slight lacing...but man does this beer smell horrible! It flat out smells bad. Like dirt and manure. Just bad. Seriously. Flavor is a lot better than the smell though, but still not exceptional. The alcohol is really strong, especially for a 9%er. The alcohol is the main flavor, with some nice roasted barley and oats on the backend. Also some nice notes of chocolate and even some apple-like flavor every now and then. No two sips are the same, which makes pinning this beer down a hard thing to do. The palate is ever changing, sometimes it is stinky and bad, sometimes it is chocolate and good. Bad aftertaste as well. Just not what I had hoped for.

black with a medium sized tan head. Roasted malt and caramel aroma. Flavor was chocolate, coffee, more roasted malt, coffee grounds, and just a bit of hops. Finishes bittersweet with a good amount of carbonation and a bit of alcohol. Nice

Bottle at hame yir maw ya scallywag tasting. Alrough rating: Coco, slight roastyness, sweet and balanced, quite a decent swee stout we have here, sweet and chocolaty.

12oz bottle from Drewbeerme. Pours a not too thick looking dark brown/black color with a thin tan head with just a touch of lace. Smells dark and roasty fruity. The fruity sweetness on the nose was a bit of a surprise but was very good. Tastes awesome, a great blend of the thick fruity sweetness and the roasty toasty grainy malty flavors. Sweet up front and then biting and bitter toasty through the middle to the finish. Full bodied, light syrupy with good carbonation. Best stout I’ve had in a long time.

Bottle at Magic dave6’s disco dance tasting. Black, thin beige head. Stock cube and malty, some watery. Mouth is slightly meaty malty, sweet rounded. Full bodied. Sweet and long taste with some hops at the end. Good.

Lots of coffee and roasted barley in the aroma with some subtle molasses and brown sugar. Licorice and hints of toffee followed by some big roast/coffee flavors. Hints of dark chocolate and hops find their way into the finish.

Bottle at Toms Glasgow tasting 2 ... smokey meaty malts ... ohhh its not right for me ... lots ofraost malts and something thats not agreeing.

Thick black pour with a light tan head. Burnt coffee aroma with some hops. Lots of malt, chocolate, and lactic acid. Creamy taste with some malt. Slightly sweet, some alcohol on the finish. Very thin. Good beer that’s easy to drink, just looking for more from an imperial stout.