Brooklyn Black Ops

750mL bottle, courtesy of Dickinsonbeer. Thanks, Paul! Pours an oily, chocolate-brown color; medium brown head with minimal retention and patchy lacing. Solid amounts of bitter chocolate and astringent, mineral hop bitterness; slightly rough, bitter chocolate edges. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy, toasty bitter chocolate upfront, with slightly over-the-top mineral-based astringent bitterness; very rough around the edges; toasty bourbon character, but messy and very astringent / burnt overall. Lengthy finish: bready, burnt malts, and plenty of chocolate.

750ml. bottle. Nearly black in color with a medium sized tan head. Lots of vanilla in the nose, along with some oak, mild bourbon and dark chocolate. The flavor was dark roasted malts, dark chocolate and again just a little bourbon. The bourbon complimented the flavor of the beer, not like some bourbon barrel beers which overpower the beer itself. The body was surprisingly thin, but was actually welcomed since it was sampled outside on a 95 degree day. However I would normally prefer an impy stout to be more full bodied. Very enjoyable.

Thin black pour with chocolatey head. Very strong on licorice and dark roasted malts. Flavor is much the same with a bit of chocolate and coffee bitterness. Body is very dissapointing and thin. A dissapointment for what could have been so amazing.

sampled @ Great Orlando Beer Festival. Strong dark aromas, very roasty, burnt chocolate. Pours black with dark brown lacing and dense dark brown head. Dark flavors, dark malts, burnt coffee, rich dark chocolate, smooth licoricce flavors, with a very smooth vanilla. Very nice and a treat to try it!

Pours thin black with a brown head. Strong licorice aroma. Dark roasted malts, chocolate and lots of licorice. Somewhat woody. Thin body, fluffy. I wish I took better notes... however one thing is for sure, it was somewhat disappointing.