Highland Black Mocha Stout

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

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Sample at the Most Honorable SuperHappyFun Stout Tasting. Thanks to Rogueone for sharing. This Stout pours black with hints of ruby around the edges. Medium foamy tan head that lasts awhile. Patches of lacing on the glass. Roasted malt, chocolate and touches of dark fruit in the nose. Medium, dry body with a lightly roasted/smoked character. Flavors of coffee beans, malt, caramel and hops. The finish is sweet malt and molasses at first, leading to a lightly bitter coffee aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Draft at Brass Tap in Trinity. Pours an opaque brownish black with a tan head. Nice sheet of foamy lacing along the glass. Aroma of dark roasted malt and coffee. Slightly thin mouthfeel, but a nice bitterness in the finish.

Got this on the Celebrity Infinity cruise ship heading up the Inside Passage from Seattle to Skagway. Pours a rich black with a creamy tan head and a lot of lacing. Nose of of dark burnt malts and some floral hops. Medium in body and smooth in mouthfeel. Flavor is chocolate and coffee,. Burnt malt finish. Pretty good.

12 oz. bottle. Pours black with some amber notes. The head is fairly thick and tan. The aroma is black coffee, burnt malts, and dirt. The flavor is weak and unpleasantly bitter. The palate is light to medium, watery and sticky. This is a pretty awful stout.

Originally reviewed: 11/26/08. Pours a jet black with about an inch’s worth of tan head. Good lacing. Smells of dark chocolate, dark fruits, and some alcohol. Creamy mouthfeel. Tastes slightly bitter with bits of cocoa and toffee. Slight sour bite on the finish. A little offputting. Good late night brew that is both warming and pretty tasty. Pretty good stout. Give this one a try if you get the chance.

Dark brown color, nice carbonation, and nice little tannish creamy head. Chocolate notes in the smell with nice roasted grains to back it up. Taste is chocolate and coffee along with roasted qualities.

Bottle received in trade from ASUBeer. Thanks! Pours a jet black color with a big tan head and some lacing. Aroma is roasty, coffee. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is bitter, cofree, some chocolate, roasted malty, with a bittersweet chocolate finish. Tasty.

Pours a really nice dark black with a small tan head that dissapears. But this thing laces beautifully. Aroma is nice and roasted, with touches of coffee and spicy hops. Flavor is almost perfect, great roasted chocolate and coffee, with a great balance of spicy hops, and just a touch of sweetness to round it out.

From Beerlicious iPhone app: Strong Coffee Aroma. Black hazy color with minimal tan head. Light bitterness, finishing with more bitterness than start. Short duration. Medium body with a creamy slick texture. Very lively carbonation and astringent finish.

22 oz bomber pours black with a tan head. Aroma is of coffee and toffee. Taste is of coffee, cocolate and malts. Nice beer

22oz bottle from JCB, thanks Jason! Pours a black colored body with a finger-width, dense and creamy, dark brown head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is sweeter milk chocolates and a good amount of fresh mocha coffee up front with some cream and a moderate roast. I get a touch of smoke and lactose as well. Flavor is similar. Sweeter milk chocolates and mocha up front before a good amount of roasts come in. Feels thin in the middle where there is some cream and a touch of sour lactose. Woody hops and roast pick it up towards the end as this finishes dry and moderately bitter with a moderate coffee and a creamy milk chocolate sweetness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-thin feeling body and a moderate carbonation. Overall, a decent stout. It never seems to completely come together for me, but it has a few nice things going on. Not bad.