Barley Island Black Majic Java Stout

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Stout
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Date: 06/06/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

solid black, fine tan head that quickly disapates leaving a few drops of lace in its wake, rich roasted and espresso aroma with lots of dark chocolate character, creamy body, rich roasted flavor, lots of coffee character, bitter dark chocolate, the rich coffee and creamy body is a good combination,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

(12oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Brown-black body topped by small tan head. Aroma is moderately sweet, coffee, some cola, light chocolate, anise. Taste is moderately sweet, coffee, some chocolate, light cinnamon/anise, roast. Light-medium body with a touch of syrup.

Bottles acquired in trades with Sephiroth & BigErn (thanks!). Poured a dark black with a large sized tan head. Aromas of strong coffee grounds with roast, and chocolate. Tastes of coffee, roast, oats, and light vanilla. Now this is what I expect from a coffee beer - strong aroma and tastes of coffee!

12oz bottle-pours a light brown ring for a head and black color. Aroma is wow coffee. Taste is coffee, some hops bitterness. Well done for the coffee lover, which isn’t me.

Draft... GABF ’06... Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, brown head. Excellent retention. Mostly coffee in the nose, but plenty of chocolate as well. Lots of burnt, tangy coffee grounds in the flavor along with some dark chocolate. Almost medium-bodied and lightly oily with fizzy carbonation. Finishes roasty and mildly bitter.

Bottle thanks to kramer17801: Pours an opaque black with a effervescent airy dark tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and fresh coffee with a touch of earthy dark chocolate. Starts lightly sweet with some dark caramel notes and bittersweet chocolate balance before a thinner roasty finish. Pretty smooth and drinkable, but I wish the finish had a little more fullness to it.

Bottle courtesy of stfun. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Smells of coffee and caramel. Tastes of chocolate, touches of coffee, a cup of joe like finish. Meh.

You can see it pouring dark brown from the bottle, but as it hits the glass it turns to black and sports a slender cocoa head. The nose contains freshly brewed coffee and somewhat burnt barley. The mouthfeel is a bit thin, like a watered down cream. It tastes of coffee, roasted barley and barley malt with a dollop of bittersweet chocolate. The bitterness of too strong coffee intensifies into the finish. Not bad.

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