3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at the brewpub. Opaque ebony with a creamy nitrous head. Nose is dark chocolate, coffee, and dusty oats. Taste is the same, with a touch of tart berry. Medium body is dry, watery and very sessionable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Pours opaque with a small, fizzy tan head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate and roast malt with earthy hops and prune notes. Flavor is malt dominant with light hops and bitterness, dark fruity esters and a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 6/20
Sampler @ River City -
This beer just really fell flat on its face and just a poor showing. Dry stouts are hard to please anyways because they are designed for quaffing, not to stand up to a regular stout or even an impy stout. However, this just lacked any character in both the aroma and flavor department. It looked great with a dense tan head and dark black body, and the mouthfeel was silky. But that’s about where the kudos stop. Zero aroma and zero flavor. I just got nothing from it. No sweetness, no roast...it’s almost like they used a concentrate or something. Pretty lame.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center Denver 17/09/2010
Roast aroma. White head. Black and a little rich on the palate with a bitter and dry burnt roast finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
At 4.8% Pours black with a large creamy tan head. Aroma of dark roasted/toasted malt. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is dry burnt malt with a hint of chocolate. Dry. Mildly bitter. Quaffs excellently.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Name: Black River Stout
Date: July 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, scant head
Aroma: dark chocolate and dry roast aroma, hint of sweetness
Overall: roasted malt aroma, dark chocolate bitterness, light sweetness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
~Pours black with creamy off white head.
~Has a nutty, malty aroma.
~Mild coffee and malt taste, light bitterness.
~Smooth watered down feel, bitter finish.
~Seems to be a Guinness clone. It was just ok for me.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A light stout. Black colored brew with a tan creamy head and some mild roasted sweetness in both aroma and flavor. Smooth and creamy. Kind of bland, but not bad.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft. Blackish beer with a light beige nitro head. Light milky sweet malt flavor with background roast and coffee flavors. Low aroma. Lingering sweetness. Lighter bodied.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This dark brown ale poured with a large tan head. There was a pleasant malty flavor with chocolate notes. Overall, a fairly satisfying brew.
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