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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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 MrBendo (1041), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 29, 2007    Updated: May 24, 2008
Thanks to moejuck for the bottle. pours deep brown with a small head. Aroma of Coffee and chocolate. Bitter coffee taste. Not much in the way of hops. Full body. Somewhat oily texture. Lightly bitter finish. Textbook.


 demitriustown (693), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 25, 2007  
12 oz bottle: Aroma of big malts, dark chocolate, fresh ground coffee, and caramel. Appearance is pitch black with a small tan head that didn’t stay long at all. Flavor is a wonderfully malt texture, coffee again, chocolate, and a bit of alcohol stinging. Overall, It’s a darn good Impy Stout. I’m glad I have more and that I can cellar these beauties. Cheers!!


 bitbucket (2030), Kirkland, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 21, 2007  
Bomber from shigadeyo, Thanks, Craig! Pours nearly black with a fading tan head. Full, rich body with moderate carbonation. Caramel and chocolate nose. Plenty going on in the taste with coffee, chocolate, nuts, vanilla, roasty malt. Building bitter finish.


 after4ever (2711), Brier, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Jan 21, 2007  
12-oz., courtesy the kind hospitality of BitBucket. Pours deep black with a scant and diminishing off-white head. Big sweet nose--tons of chocolate. Super bold attack; sweet and roasty and thickly velvety. Enormous, complex coffee and chocolate mid-palate. Big roasty bitter finish. This is definitely the good stuff.


 Capa (962), Yokosuka, Japan
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/518/20
Jan 16, 2007  
Poures black, with a little light tan head. Aroma of rosted malts, coffee, alcohol, burnt/smoked malt, and hops. Mouth is a little thin for an imperial stout. Flavor is very good. Roasted/burnt malts, coffee, chocolate, and some hops. the finish is a little bitter and has a nice alcohol warmth. This is a very good I.S.


 verymerrymonk (256), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jan 15, 2007  
Pitch black body with a rocky brown head. Licorice, chocolate, and hops in the aroma. Very smooth mouthfeel with chocolate, moving towards bitter coffee in the end. Very good.


 GregClow (2495), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Bottle from HogTownHarry (I think...). Rating #1700. Pours a dark brown-black with a thin tan head. Aroma is very nice - dark, almost burnt malt, fresh roasted coffee beans, green hops. Body is light for an impy, but made it quite easy to drink - perhaps TOO easy! Flavour is very nice, big & balanced, with all of the expected notes in place - coffee, cocoa, roasted malt, warm hops. Nothing wacky or avant garde going on here, just a solidly made imperial that I really enjoyed.


 BeerBelcher (937), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 5, 2007  
This beer pours a dark coffee color with abundant carbonation and abundant tan head. Aroma is sweet coffee and caramel, and is wonderful. Taste is slightly sweet up front, and the finish is coffee, oakiness, and complex. It is quite good, but I didn’t feel the urge to guzzle it down because it was so delicious. Mouthfeel is slightly sticky and pretty good. I also found this beer to be pretty drinkable. All-around quite good and easily the peer of Victory Storm King Stout.



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