Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout

Bottle courtesy of Secret Santa ’07. This one is....different. Not being much of a blueberry person in general, I was a little hesitant upon smelling the big blueberry aroma. Initial taste is light chocolate followed by a strong presence of blueberries. Medium body/texture with a pretty dry finish. I can easily see why this has been getting 4+ reviews from others, but given my dislike for blueberries my score is a bit lower. Thanks Santa!

Opened bottle and was surprised as it foamed over out of the bottle, Strange the bottle hasn’t moved in over two weeks, the temperature was at 45 degrees. The bottom of the bottle however, had a lot of sediment in it, much more than I’ve ever seen in any bottle. After that, I poured it and the aroma was beautiful! Strong blueberry, chocolate, malt, roasted malt, coffee and a hint of smoke. Poured pure black with a dark tan with purple very, very large foamy head that slowly receded into a thick, creamy cap. Very impressive lloking. Left nice lacing on pint. Taste was fantastic! Starts out with a slight chocolate flavor followed by beautiful blueberry, then malt, coffee, touch of smoke, touch of slightly burnt roasted malt, followed by more blueberry. Very good! Body is medium, texture slightly thicker than medium and creamy. After the initial foam over, the very large head I expected it to be overly carbonated But, it was average, much to my surprise. The finish is dry, pleasantly robust with slight bitter and short. Very good! I really enjoyed the beer even though it foamed all over me out of the bottle. LOL.... Seriously, it is one very excellent stout. Very complex, very tasty, very smooth, very creamy. A excellent stout! Great job by Dark Horse. If you like ’em black, creamy, sweet with a slight bitter aftertaste this is one you have to try!

Bottle shared with jerc & mabel - my bottle obtained from HogTownHarry. Very dark black with a dark mocha head. Great aroma - charred malt, dark roasted coffee, and blueberry. Smooth mouthfeel. As jerc notes, the blueberry seems subdued in the flavour at first - notes of roast malt, chocolate, coffee and smoke are more prominent - but we were snacking on brownies while drinking this, and the chocolate really brought the blueberry forward - so much so that I could taste it even once we started on the next beer of the tasting. Very unique, and very good.

Bottle courtesy of pantanap (thanks!). Poured dark black with a small amount of dark tan head. When pouring this one out, I could see he thickness of it and thought I was in for a real treat. I was greeted with a blast of blueberries upon opening the bottle. When smelling from the glass, I got roasted malts and chocolate, with the blueberries coming in at the end. Really beautiful. The taste was great, with some chocolate hittin the tongue first, followed by blueberries, whose sweetness cut into the roasty bitterness rather well. Palate was thick and the finish was mostly chocolate. An excellent brew and my favorite of theirs thus far.

Bottle. Black body with a small dark chocolate brown coloured head. (3+) Surprising amout of sweet blueberry pie-like fruit in the aroma is quite lovely as it preceds a less impressie moderate roasty malt character. The flavour starts with dry roasty malt, with the blueberry of the aroma fading to a distant secondary character. Intriguingly, a bite of a chocolate brownie mid glass seems to bring out the blueberry character of the beer more. Unexpected! Average palate is acceptable but thin for a stout, and just a touch under carbonated for my own liking. 7/4/7/3/15

bottle.....pours just like the rest of them but with a slightly darker brown head.....yummy aromas of blueberry tickle the nose.....flavor is chocolate with stong hints of blueberry and even some smokey roastiness added. extremely smooth texture that accentuates the flavor even more. slightly better than one and too at this point.

This one was amazing, Aroma reminds me of fresh blueberry muffins, Dark color, Tastes great, finishes smooth. This beer inspired me to take a road trip over to their pub.

Pours pitch black, thick as oil with a mostly receding wispy mocha head. Aroma of blueberry, sweet dark bread, chocolate. Taste is fruity and sweet, notes of blueberry muffins, chocolate, and cookie. Mouthfeel is full bodied with lush carbonation. Oh wow this is a nice stout. Glad I picked this one up.