Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Brooklyn, New York USA

(br-btl bk-lbl, Utica NY, many 6 packs, 10%, ¢12/oz)

opq-bk, dense br head, leopard spot lace, full body, med-co2, creamy and smooth.

malty-sweet §feed-silo aroma.

malty §chclt §grainy T1, §bitter-chclt §hop-bitter §alchl-warmth T2, §chrcl hardly-any T3, same thru.

pitch dark, lacing smooth dark brown head. aroma of tooffe, too much of that, also too much chocolate. lots of raisins, chocolate. flavor is sweet malty, weak hoppy, dark fruits. tastes better than it smells.

Coffee, a little chocolate and a little prunes. Nice body with a dry finish.

Pours a 2 finger chocolate head, body is pitch black. Head retention and lacing are good Aroma is of sweet chocolate and roasted malt. No hops are really detected and alcohol is faint Taste is of roasted, burnt malt. Some bitter chocolate and hops are also there. After beer starts to warm the alcohol becomes alittle apparent and I also get some dried prune or other dark fruit Mouth feel is good. Beer is medium bodied with a nice syrupy consistency. Carbonation is sufficient. Overall it was good. For 10 percent, its not too strong, but its best consumed in a small quantity. The one I have is still pretty young, need to age acouple to see if they improve over time

I like stouts, right up there with porters. This one was black with tons of chocolate aroma that made me check the label to see if it was brewed with chocolate (it’s not). It tastes toasty, coffee, chocolate - all the good dark flavors.

12 oz. bottle - thanks to grownfool for the bonus bottle; cracking this before the kickoff and hoping for a big win against the shegals; dense black with thick chocolate colored head settling slowly; rich roasted malts and milk chocolate on the nose; not the most aggressive aromas, but subtle and smooth; drinks with some obvious warmth as it goes down; creamy, smooth and nice level of chocolate; some coffee too, but mostly just a delicate chocolate and creamy roast; nice to try this again after so many years as it’s kind of a classic at this point

Pours black with small off white head with a little lacing. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee and alcohol. Flavor is a nice bitter sweet combo. Palate is thick, rich and delicious. Really solid beer.

Purchased in Chicago, from the ’09-’10 Winter batch. I’ve heard some great things about this stout and it pretty much lives up to the hype. Pours almost pitch black with a small head that slowly dissipates, not a creamy head, rather fizzy. The aroma is balanced but gravitates more towards chocolate malt. The aftertaste is kind of unique, it drapes the back of your throat as it goes down which gives it a very unique sensation. Rather creamy taste, includes chocolate and coffee like other stouts of it’s kind. Very good stuff.