Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout

Thick and rich stout. Nice solid taste of chocolate. The blueberry is subtle, but not dominant. You smell it, and you barely taste it afterwards.

Dark inky black, some thick tan head. Mad sediment. Not getting much blueberry on the nose, but more of a robust roastiness. Taste is a nice mix of roast and coffe, along with a dry blueberry sour twang. Tastefully done.

From bottle, courtesy of wheninhell, thanks Andy! Medium black pour with tan ring. Nose is light bitter chocolate and blueberry pie, the fake kind. Flavor follows with more of the canned blueberry in the finish. Dry, smooth palate that is a little thin and a blueberry tart that keeps showing up. Very interesting and all-in-all, pretty good use of blueberry.

Opaque black with a thin, crema-colored head. Pouring yields the aroma of fresh blueberries, for sure. Second inspectoin yields more blueberries, caramel, nicely roasted malt, light coffee, molasses, cocoa and a hint of woody spice. The body is big and smooth; it’s been a while since I’ve had a stout and this feels good going down. The first sip shows loads of roasted malt character. Nice roasted/burnt bitterness to balance the sweet malt and the subtle blueberry fruit. The cocoa, malt, coffee and caramel are really nice and compliment the fruit well. I’ve been leary of this for some time, wondering what blueberry and stout tasted like togther, but this was really nice. The fruit is subtle, but it adds depth and a unique character to maek something special.

12 oz bottle with gputty. Black with a brown head. Strong, sweet black coffee and softchocolate aromas with a light, sweet blueberry puree quality. A bit thin, but with a liveliness not common to a stout. Flavor follows the nose, the berries more pronounced after fully warming. Blueberry and chocolate finish. Pleasant suprise!

Utterly opaque black. Very fine dark brown head sits and stays at a solid quarter inch. Nose is a touch of wild blueberry over coffee and brown bread. The whole is quite well-intergrated, and nothing is over-the-top. Medium in the mouth with the bready malt leading over dark chocolate and a touch of coffee. Initially, the blueberry comes across more as a fruity element of the chocolate component, but comes more to the fore (sorry, bad Dark Horse pun) at the finish. Its never obtrusive, and its a quality blueberry flavor - not the nasty taste of supermarket blueberries. Nice crisp body cuts through the richness of the malt and keeps the beer on its toes. Very nice bottle-conditioned mouthfeel. The restraint of the fruitiness, and the level of integration make this an easy one to down. Great job!

Bottle in trade. Man o’ man this thing was very dark, poured her hard and got very little head. Blueberry? I am so glad that the "fruit" was not a major part of thie but rather a team player which allows this to be more complex with some very rich roasted malt thing sgoing on.Thick on the tongue.

Bottle from Secret Santa....Blueberry aroma along with some chocolate also. Black with small tan creamy head. Blueberry’s witha mils sweet malt at first. Fruityness subsided a bit then the creamy rich chocolate flavor in the middle. Got a malty sweet shot of blueberry on the last gulp. Dry frutiy chocolate left on palate. Being a Badgers fan had to pick one from the fridge to toast the Gators thumping of those Buckeye’s.