TampaBrew (901), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Nov 5, 2009 Pours a deep brown. Nose is roasted malt, bread, yeast, cocoa, coffee and sweet sugars. Flavor is burnt coffee, chocolate, roasted grain, breadiness, some mild floral hops.
Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 27, 2009 Bottle. Pours a black body with a tan head. Malty with some roasted malt, some bitter coffee tones, ash, and a light chocolate body. Medium body with thin carbonation, a light warming, and a bittering finish. Nice.
kiefdog (1647), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 9, 2009 Bottle courtesy of sebletitje. Pours a pitch black color with tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of chocolate, nuts, toffee, caramel, light roast. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of roasted coffee, caramel, toffee, hints of molasses. Medium body with a lightly roasted chocolate finish. kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 7, 2009
Name: Black Bear Stout
Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: Draft, Nitro
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, fine tan head, heavy lace
Aroma: roasted malt aroma, caramel sweetness brings out a dark chocolate character
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich dark chocolate and roasted flavor, caramel sweetness adds richness, light balancing bitterness from the heavy roast
Name: Black Bear Stout
Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
the draft version has more of a roasted character as the caramel sweetness is subdued, a touch of citrus comes through, light fruityness,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4
sebletitje (2000), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 3, 2009 courtesy of msubulldog25.
pours brown, thin beige head.
Aroma of roasted malts with light touch of smoke and fresh bitter hops.
Flavor, roasted malts, with some light subtle hop adding a thin bitter body, spices and touch of smoked malts, touch chocolate and coffee, light roasted palate.
Great stuff. neepsntatties (350), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 30, 2009 On tap at the brewery. Colour... onyx with a thick khaki head. Nose... carbon, burning leaf smoke and coffee grounds. Palate... frothy, coating, creamy, bitter sweet, day old coffee, dark chocolate, tangy, roasty and a moderately bitter finish. Taverner (889), San Ramon, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 22, 2009 Pours a black motor-oil color with tan head. Aroma is roasty, with notes of chocolate. Flavor is charcoal and chocolate. Finishes clean. Pretty good. douglas88 (1679), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 17, 2009 Bomber thanks to BrewDad. Pours a dark brown color, an oily texture and a large brown head. A sweet nose of cocoa, vanilla, toasted malts, light smoke. A milky sweet flavor, toasted malts, light coffee, vanilla, smooth and rich Very nice.
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