Jmichael (581), Asheville, North Carolina, USA Jan 22, 2008 pours a black with tan head. sweet front with sweet finish. dry aftertaste, light and a very sweet background, sessionable.
Collint (347), Sylva, North Carolina, USA Sep 29, 2008 Draft at Brewgrass 2008. Pours a black beer with a thin tan head. the aroma is coffee, chocolate. Flavor is mostly coffee, roast molasses. Smooth and not bitter. argo0 (6229), Washington DC, USA Sep 23, 2008 (Brewgrass08, called Black Bear Stout) Beige head atop clear dark brown body. Aroma is medium sweet, chococoffee, light roast. Taste is medium sweet, coffee, roast, light chocolate. Light-medium body. durhambeer (525), Durham, USA Sep 22, 2008 Draft from Brewgrass in Asheville. This was nice. Nearly black pour with tan head. Roasted barley and malt flavors; hint of chocolate. Pretty creamy. chronictonic (360), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 29, 2008 on tap asheville bier garden (incorrectly listed as Black Bear Stout) Poured a opaque black with a thin tan head. Mild aromas of of roasted black malts. Mouth feel is thin and on the watery side. Flavor is all black malt with very little base malt to give it any body or balance the malt bitterness. Very dry mouth feel. Slightly burnt cardboard flavor at the finish.
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