Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Marshall, Michigan USA

Bottle: Dark brown pour with a modest tanned head. Nose is definitely blueberry up front; it starts to float about the room. A little coffee is detected too. The blueberry is present in taste into a coffee and bittersweet chocolate blend. Flavors competed a bit here rather than complimenting each other. Thanks Eithcubes.

Skyview continues the haul of goods... Black color with a thin head. Outstanding blueberry aroma. The taste descends into a sickly sweet blueberry with a strong bitterness opposing it. Good in theory.

12oz. Bottle $11.49 6-pack Liquor Stop Ever since I first heard of this beer I’ve been interested in giving it a try. Finally was able to pick up a six-pack in IN. This is a truly dark stout that pours with a deep brown half finger head. It may be my imagination but it seems like there’s a hint of blue in the head. The smallish head falls fairly quickly to a swirling. The swirling is menacing moving slowly along the top of this black hole of a body. The smell is really something unique. It’s fresh and bold with notes of molasses, freshly ground coffee and a blueberry sweetness. The blueberry is mild but you know it’s there and adds a really nice touch. Toward the end a freshly ground black pepper spiciness shows up. Again, very unique and inviting. The flavor is much the same as the aroma but without the molasses. First up is a hint of bittersweet chocolate but quickly taken over by the bright, bold freshly ground coffee. It reminds me of some of the chilled coffee that’s around. Then the spiciness of the black pepper and the faint blueberry come through. Finishes mildly bitter with coffee grounds. A big flavored, bright beer. The mouthfeel is on the heavier side of medium. Smooth and creamy body that works slowly through the mouth. Very nicely done. This beer can be sipped on all night long. Especially on a cold night like tonight. I don’t usually give stouts such a high mark for drinkability but Tres deserves it. This beer surprised me. It sounded interesting before I even picked it up but after drinking a few it really is a wonderful beer. I didn’t think there would be anyway it would score this well from me. I’m picking this up every time I see it anywhere. 1/29/07

Not too shabby. I was a little hesitant due to not having good experiences with deliberate fruit-flavored stouts. Pours an oily black with no head and a slight amber ring around the top. The blueberries stand out in the aroma along with some chocolate and coffee. The first taste of this kind of threw me. It was all coffee and no blueberries, not necessarily bad but different. Beyond that first taste I was able to pick up the blueberries initially and it would tail off to a malty, coffee finish with just a little bit of a mocha taste. All in all, a decent session brew.

Definite smell of blueberries - tasting them is a different story. I tasted coffee more than anything else, although I did get a hint of blueberry at the end of each sip. Pours a thick chocolate color, with no head, or, virtually, no head. Thick mouthfeel, and it burns the nose slightly. I’m not sure I’m a fan of Stout, so, that may cloud my judgement a little. I can drink this, which says something - I used to not drink dark beers at all.

Tres has a great aroma of natural blueberry. I havn’t had many blueberry beers but this is the best so far. Good roasted malt flavor, just a little sweetness and more blueberry. Full palate and quie good overall.

12-oz. Thanks, SecretSanta! Pours an opaque black with virtually no head. What’s there is a dark orangey tan ring of foam. Kinda watery looking. Plenty of blueberry on the nose, followed by roast and chocolate. Medium attack, some body there and some carb but neither of them are remarkably abundant or scarce. More of a forwardly roasty flavor with a blueberry finish than the other way around. Some hollow, nutty hop on the finish along with the berries. Interesting beer.

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pours a very dark black with an aroma of dark chocolate and blueberries. flavor was the same. even though I thought this sounded good, the mix of the blueberries with the dark roast of the stout, didn’t do it for me. not bad, just kind of an odd flavor combination.