Great Lakes Blackout Stout

Bouteille brune de 12 oz. Arômes invitants de chocolat noir. Robe noire, relativement liquide pour une Imperial Stout. Mousse mocha. Goût prononcé de chocolat, avec une touche de torréfaction. L’alcool est bien présent et accompagne une certaine amertume de cacao.

Thanks to Jason (JB175) for hooking this up. Pours a nice dark mahogany hue with almost no head. When I was pouring this I thought it was going to be a bit thin. Thankfully this isn’t the case, it’s very good on the palate. Not watery at all, but not as thick as other IStouts. On the nose there is definitely chocolate and cherries. The flavor reminds me of eating cordial cherries, and much like cordial cherries I find this to be a bit too sweet. None-the-less this is a great winter warmer.

What an absolutely incredible brew this is... Dark and chocolatey all the way with hints of coffee and malt, this beer is the best of the Great Lakes offerings that I’ve had so far. Its loaded with flavor and has a bite that will black that ass out if you aint careful.

Ah I remember that blackout so well. Great pitch black pour with nice tan head, superb aromas of chocolate and coffee made this one of my favorite Russian Imperial Stouts

Pitch black, nice lacing. Creamy tan head. Malty, coffee, chocolate. Flavor dominated by malty coffee. Mot too thin. Well balanced carbonation. Extremely full flavored. Couldn’t drink more then one at a time.

On tap at Maproom Chicago. Poured a dark black and smelled of dark chocolate. The beer was very thin for an imperial stout and was not very complex. I would say this is more of a stout than imperial stout. Was not really impressed with this beer.

Rating this beer makes me realize how few beers I have rated relative to the beers I have consumed. I must have had this brew 100 times before this. Oh well, he she goes. Pour is pitch black with a small tannish head. Aroma is cold coffee and chocolate...pretty standard stuff, but good. Flavor is where it’s at with this one. Nice, sweet chocolate flavor dominates with roasted malt and a bit of hop bite. Re Rate from 09 vintage. Fuller palate with more chocolate and coffee. Great stout.

Dark chocolate with razor-thin bright tan head. I honestly was a bit surprised by the head’s color; it almost seemed it should be sitting atop a lighter brew. Fairly drinkable imperial, it isn’t quite as viscous as others in this category but the ABV will undoubtedly throw you under the bus. Dry roasted coffee and dark chocolate covered cherries. A solid stout.