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RATINGS: 5   MEAN: 3.7/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.46   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
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3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
zebracakes (1340) - Washington DC, USA - FEB 11, 2007
On tap at Rock Bottom, The Waterfront, Pittsburgh. The ABV is listed as 5.0% on the black board. Black brown color, off white head. Aroma is faint molasses & malt. Flavor is grass, malt, bitter watery coffee.

3.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
SB (333) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 17, 2006
On-tap @ Rock Bottom, Pgh, PA. Pours black with thick creamy white head, guinness like. Aroma faint, but of malts. Flavor was of slightly roasted coffee. Some bitterness in the middle, ending with a sweet aftertaste. Mouthfeel was creamy. Full bodied. This had to be a stout, certainly not an ale, but it was good, by far one of the better rock bottom beers.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
CMUBEERMAN (421) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - APR 30, 2006
Pours very black and creamy...think that had it on a nitro. Aroma is soft. Flavor is creamy and a bit chocolately. Definitely not an ale...either a stout or porter. Very reminiscent of a old dominion stout I had on nitro. Mouthfeel was very creamy. Also...the alcohol on the board said 5.2.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Wakie (612) - Centreville, Virginia, USA - JAN 10, 2003
Nice black appearance with a full creamy head. Reminiscent of Guiness but with more of a chicory taste. Very nice. Perhaps the best I’ve had from Rock Bottom.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
blank (997) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JAN 10, 2003
Intresting beer. More like a porter then an Ale. Heavy flavor of Coffeee. Not bad at all...


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Beer: Rock Bottom Black Ale Rating Avg: 3.46 No. of Ratings: 5
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