Dark Horse Tres Blueberry Stout

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

bottle, from trade with barleypops. Ok aroma, bittersweet, roasted malts, chocolate, coffee with blueberry jelly. Dark brownish black color, small head, no lace. Bitter sweet flavor, Lite body, smooth oily creamy mouthfeel, Bitter sweet dry finish. Good, but nothing exciting, very drinkable,

Pour is nearly black. The beer has a thin tan head at first, but swirl it around a bit and it thickens considerably with tons of lacing. You can definitely pick up the blueberry in the nose, along with licorice and alcohol. The roasted malt character is lost a bit in the aroma and the taste, which is again licorice and blueberry, as well as some chocolate and coffee. I think this beer has an excellent kind of silky mouthfeel to it. The finish is slightly bitter dark chocolate.

Bottle. These guys need to update this label a little... Pours murky thick black, with minimal head formation. Had to pour rather vigorously for anything to show up. Still, though, the little head that’s there is dark and pretty. Nose is great - chocolate covered blueberries and a little coffee. Calling this a dry stout is accurate - the sweetness is quite low. Roasted barley directs the flavor, and there’s a nice little blueberry undercurrent. Minimal hopping - some bitterness is present, but it’s from the roasted malt, not hops. This is a very nice stout, and certainly an idea I’ve never come across before. I feel it might be a little bit too dry - maybe a tad more sweetness would add to the blueberry flavor. An enjoyable brew, though.

A: Pours deep dark black with a huge 3 finger espresso head. The head died down but hung around nicely. There was some bubbles and nice lacing for a stout. S: Soo very nice. Nice milk chocolate mixed with the aroma of blueberries. Coffee undertones and a hint of booze. Lovely. T: One great stout man. Coffee and Chocolate dominate. There is a hint of blueberry but I wish there was more, the blueberry taste is too faint. M: Medium bodied but extra creamy.

From coyotehunter via trade. An attractive, super-dark brown pour with a one-finger tall brown head. The aroma was blueberry (sometimes it smelled like real blueberries, sometime it smelled like Boo-Berry cereal) along with lots of coffee. The flavor was more of the blueberry mash-up, coffee and some chocolate. Mouthfeel was almost medium in body. No alcohol noticed. OK. Not something I’d fall back on, but worth a try.

12 oz bottle-pours a disappearing brown head and black color. Aroma is rich dark malt-licorice, earthy. Taste is rich dark malt/oat-licorice/chocolate, earthy hops. I don’t get blueberry but stevo says he does. Thanks stevo for sharing.

Bottle shared by Dickinsonbeer at his home brew day: Opaque black with a deep brown head. Thick dry chewy black malt aroma- mild chocolate with a licorice spiciness and very subtle blueberry- it’s presence is just right. Silky/fluffy feel on the palate. The flavor has dry rounded roast. Firm black malt body with subtle licorice and a soft natural blueberry presence. Touch of coffee roast. This brewer is one of the best when it comes to stouts!

Trade with sprinkle...June 2008... bottle consumed 6-7-2009....used motor oil in color with a rich brown head....blueberries and coffee are an interesting blend in a beer.....mongo white floaties....major roasted malt in aroma and taste....its thick and luscious...not too many dimensions...flavors are milk stout-ish...coffee, blueberries, roasted malts, and brown sugar....tasty and hearty....couldn’t drink a ton of it, but yum yum yum....roasted toasted blueberry finish