Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout

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

This ain’t your father’s blueberry stout....or something. 10W-40 look to it, thick deep tan head. Complex aroma of smoked blueberry muffins, black coffee, mocha, and bitter-sweet dark chocolate. Up front flavors of burnt blueberry and espresso bitterness, with a light sweetened toasty caramel malt lying below the surface. Medium to full bodied, soft carbonation, drying, bitter-sweet, blackened blueberry finish. This brew was awesome! It’s a bit different and quite unique, and that’s a major part of it’s appeal in my book...

Thick pour, opaque and inky black in appearance with a barren expanse of nothing for the head. Aroma elicits an audible "hell yeah," defined by blueberry mocha java, black currant, burnt rubber, dark chocolate and a hint of boysenberries. More easy going flavor than the nose would indicate. Tart, thawing, juicy blueberries with a dark chocolate cocoa powder complexion. Blackberry jam joins a lactic, dark roasted cafe treat. Some singed black cherry traits as well. Medium bodied and slickly expansive. Mild vinous complexity hints as its ability to shine for some time. Beautiful finish of artisan coffee grinds and chocolate blueberry muffins. Big thanks to Styles for this one!

12 oz bottle: I opened this bottle and smelled the blueberries right off the bat. I like blueberries. Blueberries in beer is right up my alley. Big aroma of blueberries and as that subsides, a bit of roasty stout-like qualities come out. Lots of roasted malt in the flavor and pretty dry also. Quite a bit of carbonation. A good stout with the addition of blueberries make this a winner.

Draught at Rich O’s. Pours black with amber edges and thin tan head. The aroma is blueberry muffins, anise, and some spice. The flavor is blueberry, lemon, coffee, cinnamon, and scented candles. The finish is slightly floral. This mixture of flavors didn’t really float my boat, but it’s still a pretty good beer.

Dark in color with a light small head. Strong, very strong blueberry smell suprised it held up that long. Also reminds me of a cough drop. Flavor is blueberry, malts, and tea.

courtesy of frampin pours deep black, thin and quickly disappearing mocha head. Aroma is malty, light roast, some berries that had a nice almost sweet vanilla aroma. Taste, coffee, roasted malts, light blueberry palate that was optimal and not overly bitter with some added chocolate. Interesting approach and a lot better than my Buffalo Bill Blueberry Stout experience.

Tap at Forans, Detoit. Dark pour with tan head. Roasty aroma with Blueberries. Flavor is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee & blueberry finish. Medium bodied. Unique & very good

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!