Capitol City Blackout Stout

Brewed by Capitol City Brewing Company
Style: Sweet Stout
Washington, Washington DC USA

A dark brown beer with a slight red shine underneath a thick lazing brown head. The aroma is sweet and very roasted malty, while the flavor is sweet malty with a lighter roasted character, and the body is a bit thin.

Date: 08/09/2000
Mode: Draft
Source: Capitol City, DC

Appearance: black, thin head
Aroma: odorless
Body: waterly body
Flavor: light roasted flavor with a touch of oatmeal oilyness, dry finish, like the irish stout plus oil, not an improvement
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Date: 03/23/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: black, headless,
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma,
Body: slightly thin body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of roasted character,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> Date: 07/15/2006
Score: i to ii
Words: union st

Appearance: dark ruby, whispy tan head, lots of lace
Flavor: dry roasted malt aroma and flavor, not much going on, no oil

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Draught at the brewpub, Downtown location
Black color. Roasted malt aroma. Medium body, quite dry mouthfeel, with a good coffee flavor. Good Stout.

(Capitol Hill) Black body with tan head. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, roasty, some cream. Taste is medium sweet, coffee, some roasty, cream. Light-medium body. Not bad, but not noteworthy either.

From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 09/10/2008 Roast aroma. Black slightly rich on the palate and hoppy with some bitterness in a dry burnt roast finish.

(Draught) Pours black with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and molassess. Flavor of chocolate and coffee. Creamy plate, with a slightly bitter finish. Good tasting stout!

Sampled on tap on 7/15/06 at the Capitol Hill location: Pours a mostly opaque black with brown edges and a large, frothy tan head. Aroma of lightly sweet roasted and caramel malts with some graininess and light hops. Body starts with some earthy dark malty and milk chocolatey flavors thinning some toward a more bitter, slightly drier finish.

Draft... Capitol Hill location... Black ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Great retention and lacework. The nose is all coffee, chocolate and toasted cashews. Leans a hair on the sweet side of balance. Big chocolate and restrained vanilla. Medium-bodied and creamy with moderate carbonation. Chocolaty, slightly sweet finish. A very pleasant surprise!