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Great Lakes Blackout Stout

Percentile
99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
7313.94/5.03.93/5.0Winter9%83.5Snifter
Commercial Description:
A Russian Imperial Stout with a hearty malt body and bold hop flavor.
Named after the infamous "Blackout of 2003" that left the northeastern United States in complete darkness, but resulted in old-fashioned neighborhood porch parties and fun.
Available in February & March.
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 wetherel (1589), Encinitas, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Mar 17, 2008  
From nolankowal on 3/7/08. Thanks John! Pours thick and black with a small tan bubble head. Fresh, hoppy malty goodness. Lots of flavor. Kind of like Old Vis, but hoppier. A little bit of coffee and chocolate in the aroma. Very nice.


 zootfinster (179), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/514/20
Mar 17, 2008  
Dark, dark pour. Big brown head. Malty chocolate aroma. Sweet smooth taste with chocolate and malt noticeable yet very smooth. A fine fine beer


 MJGG (404), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Mar 15, 2008  
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.


 MrEcted1 (144), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
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.


 Tilley4 (218), Huron, Tennessee, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/516/20
Mar 13, 2008  
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.


rob897 (62), Buffalo, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 12, 2008  
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


 BuckeyeSammy (455), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Mar 11, 2008  
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.


marton504 (10), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 10, 2008  
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.



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