Great Lakes Blackout Stout

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

Shared by Jerc and Mabel. I like the story behind the name. Appearance: Deep black with a small tan head. Aroma: Toast, malt, chocolate, peat, scotch and coffee. Flavour: Coffee with peat and hops, quite muted but has a long dry finish, alcohol and espresso in the finish also.

Bottle. Pours a deep back with a foamy tan head. Rich aroma, of coffee, dark chocolate, burnt toasted malt. Taste is big and bold, of creamy dark chocolate, bitter coffee, and burnt malt. Lingering burnt chocolate flavors. Very nice.

Bottled, thanks Baggio! Near black, small head. Aoma of coffee with sugar. Sweet and nar full bodied and rather clean mouthfeel. Dominated by coffee, sugar and licorice. Nice, big flavours, but I prefer the lighter everyday beers from Great Lake.

12 oz bottle thanks to goryshkewych, thanks George. Pours a beautiful opaque black color with a thick and large beige head. The aroma is great; loads of coffee, chocolates, light hops, rich roasted malts. The flavor is great as well; loads of rich malts, chocolates, smooth rich coffee and a velvety smooth body. Somehow very drinkable like a 5% stout. A very nice beer.

Pours a nice black with thin mocha head. Scent is outstanding, coffee, roasted goodness, chocolate, and cream are present. Alcohol is not. Taste resembles smell thankfully. Chocolate hits first, then a slightly bitter coffee bean finish. Really great. Mouth is thick bodied and medium carbonation. Works well here. Another winner from Great Lakes. I may have finally found my easy go-to stout. Update: I have indeed found my easy go-to stout. I purchased a case of this, and couldn’t be happier. Easily my favorite stout that isn’t a quest to get, and one of a very elite club of beers that I have purchased a case of. Amazing beer.

Thanks baggio for charing the bottle. Brown head. Smooth and soft roasted aroma. Sweet and smooth taste with a medium to big body. Balanced bitterness.

Bottle. Sexy pour -- pitch black, solid, tight tan head. The aroma is darn near that of chocolate milk. Drinks with a nice solid character of baking chocolate, too ... and swift kick in the rear with it’s warming alcohol. Excellent night cap. (#3644, 8/17/2009)

Appearance: Pours a midnight brown with a tight knit gathering of tan foam at the top. Aroma: The inside of a plastic milk jug and some roast. Taste: Burnt malts, dark chocolate, dark chocolate covered dark fruit right off the bat. A small touch of black coffee that finishes with a spicy hop and burnt malt mixture. Also some chared woody notes in there as well. Mouthfeel: A bit thin for my liking. Has a slightly silky texture, but still leaning towards watery. Overall: Full flavored, tasty, but too thin for me.