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Chicago Black Star Stout

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
313.2/5.03.13/5.04.5%35.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Black Star is CBC’s version of an Irish-style dry stout. Our nitrogen injected stout has a rich roasted malt flavor and is dark in color. Black Star is lightly hopped so that it coincides with the gentle bitterness created by the roasted barley. The finish is smooth, silky and creamy.
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 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 23, 2004  
Brown-black body with well-retaining, creamy brown head. Aroma is medium sweet, roasty, coffee, light chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, roasty, coffee, some chocolate. Creamy, light-medium body.


 IPFreely (1470), Lewiston, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2004  
A pretty standard stout by most accounts: pretty roasty, some coffee, light chocolate, and a touch of smoke. Somewhat dry, medium bodied. Pretty tasty, I should enjoy what I have left out of my growler.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 15, 2004  
Deep brown, light brown lacing, think but still syrupy, definit coffee nose, like every other stout you try at these breweries... stale chocolate, some black licorice.


 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 25, 2004  
Sweet and roasty aroma. Thick tan head with great lacing that coats the glass. Dry taste with a roasty finish. Thin in body and finish but it has a nice sily mouthfeel. Not bad at all.


 bitter (1137), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/105/512/20
May 10, 2004  
on draft: poured dark brown almost black with a small tan/brown head. nose mostly choc malt. the nose carries through into the palate with coffee, toffee, choc flavors going on. thought it would be a bit more robust, somewhat thin for this style.


 Braudog (3762), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
Jan 27, 2003  
I'm not a fan of stout, but this stuff is good. Along with Guiness only in Ireland, this is the only stout I'd drink. The classical stout appearance with a thick chocolately head. Milky and silky and outstandingly smooth. Smoky malt character. Stellar.


 MMM...Beer (385), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Aug 3, 2002  
Well, due to the fact that I’m a sucker for stouts, I just had to try this one when I saw it on the menu. The good news is that I was very impressed. Wonderful aroma accompanied by a elegant roasted overtones, with hints of carmel and chocolate. Very impressed, definitely a do again.



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