New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Black Ale

bottle 22 oz. - brownish red pour with thin beige head. Aroma - roasted malt, light chocolate, hint of coffee and dark fruits. Flavor - sublime mixture of chocolate and roasted nuts with mild coffee taste. Palate - creamy medium bodied with average carbonation. Finish is dry and quite bitter. Overall - above average beer that is easy to drink. I enjoyed the nice light chocolate taste!

Bottle. Pours like cola with a similar thickness and consistency of foam. Aroma is dark roasted nuts and malt. Flavor is of dark oak, malt and barley with a touch of cocoa/chocolate. Decent consistency and mouthfeel, with only a slightly over-the-top bitter finish. Pretty good. Surprisingly low ABV. Hops almost imperceptible.

From a tasting at Ridgeview. Poured a light brown color with a thin light tan head. Aroma is of light cocoa and roasted malt. Taste is of light cocoa, light hops and toasted malt. Surprised it’s a traditional ale as it tasted a lot like a schwarzbier. Either way, it’s a decent beer.

Had once at a restaurant. It started off as a good beer - I liked it at first. But as I kept drinking, it wasn’t as pleasant. Can’t pinpoint why. I should probably try it again sometime.

Taste 6/9 Bottle. Looks: Dark and clear with rings of tan foam. Aroma and Taste: Peat and smoke with burn toast and and malty sweetness. Spice, sour and fruit with the finish.

dark brown in colour with lively off white head. Coffee/choclate aroma. Creamy choclate mouthfeel, hint of hop bitterness.

Pours black with minimal off white head. Smells of roasted malts and chocolate, and the flavor is chocolaty with a hint of coffee and carmel. Very light body. This beer could be mistaken for a stout if it were a little thicker.