Bear Republic Black Bart Stout

On draft at Rattle N Hum in NYC. Pours a pitch black with small brown head. The aroma is slight roast. The mouthfeel is slightly watery. The Flavor is roasted coffee beans with a smooth finish.

On nitro at Rattle n Hum. Whipped up black coffee and cream appearance.Lots of lace. No overt fragerance. Creamy mouthfeel as expected, and notes of chocolate. Decent stout, not too dry but not too complex.

Tap at Bear Republic. Guinness-like black appearance with a nitro head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, toast, coffee, and chocolate. Fuller on the palate than something like Guinness. Dry finish.

Draft. Blackish beer with a light tan head. Nice malty, roasty, chocolate aroma. Chocolate and sweet malt flavor with light roast. Medium bodied. Chocolate and sweet malt lingers with a bit of light lactose sweetness.

I found this to be reminiscent of the Samuel Smith’s RIS. Thin, simple flavors, little head, bubbly, and very average overall. Alcohol has no punch, its pretty damn hidden, not too much mouth feel, but nothing offensive.

Tap at the Blind Tiger. Man I just love this style, what can I say. A good dry stout on nitro simply can’t be beat (and no, I’m not talking about that bullshit Guinness). This beer has a subtle but delicious homemade cookie and chocolate aroma, smooth and silky, with lots of cacao nibs. Smooth, perfect body, dry and creamy, lightly chalky, more fresh cookie. Excellent.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Dark black beer with a thick creamy nitro head. Really lovely looking pint. Aroma is deep and cocoaish. Dark roasted coffee and a light sweetness through the middle of the palate. Lightly earthy bitterness but with a nice cocoa/coffee complexity. Sweet with a soft milk chocolate character. Long roasty finish. Tasty stuff.

Draft at BT. Pours a black body with a tan head. Light coffee body with a roasty dry coffee nutty aroma. Hint soc chocolate. Dry and thin bodied with some light fruit. not bad.