Flossmoor Station Black Moon Rye-Sin

Brewed by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Stout
Flossmoor, Illinois USA

On tap at the brewpub. Opaque black with beautiful brown/espresso head. Roasted malt with some light hop aroma all very light. Coffee, alc-banana and nice rye character. NIce body with no carb. Tastes great and another of those beers that I could drink all the time.

7/06/2007: Black Moon Rye-Sin is dark brown/near black in color. It has a thick brown head that is lasts for a long time and leaves bubbly lacing. The aroma is roasted malt combined with an orangy/citrus hoppiness (probably dry-hopped). The flavor is dry and has dark chocolate, orange hops, and a little walnut. The finish tastes like dry roasted coffee. Excellent. This beer has a medium-full body. This is a great beer. What a wonderful combination of roasted malts, rye, and hops! Everything really comes together to form a very tasty brew!

Draught sample (5.5 abv) at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery in Flossmoor, Illinois. Rating #7 for this beer...

Rerate from just bought growler: Seems darker for some reason, near opaque. The aroma is about the same sans a bit more coffee on the nose. The taste is smoother and round with the chocolate and coffee flavor up front and the hops much more reserved. I increased the flavor and overall scores by one each. If this is the same batch then it has aged nicely. (3.8)

On tap at brewery: A rich deep brown hue with a lasting tan head and good lace. The aroma has notes of chocolate and toasty malts, hint of rye bread, a hybrid grassy and citric hop vapour, and lots of espresso like bitterness. The taste starts with a dash of sweet malt before the twang of rye and finishing coffee opens the palate. There is a lingering hop character from beginning to end. There were moments that it got in the way but mostly it was complimentary. The mouth feel was lively and aggressive, highly carbonated. One yummy beer and I should have bought a growler....darn it all. (3.6)

On tap at Flossmoor Station, and served in a shaker. This stout poured a deep black/brown color with a decent sized tan head that slowly faded away. Some thick lace was left behind. The aroma was super hoppy, with some nice chocolate and coffee notes sneeking up in the end. The flavor was very roasty, with a big chocolate malt presence that finished with an excellent hop bitterness. Probably the hoppiest stout that I have ever tasted. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with a good dose of carbonation. An excellent, sessionable stout.

Draft at the brewpub. Poured an opaque black color. Head was tan with good retention and lacing. Aroma was of chocolate, light coffee, sprucy/grapefruity hops, and a dash of brown sugar. Full bodied and very roasty. Espresso, dark chocolate, and burnt stick flavors. There was also a touch of citrusy hops. Great beer. Loved the combination of hops and robust roasty malt.

12 oz. glass. My 75th Flossmoor Station Rating! Solid black in glass with brown edges and a pillowy tan head. In appearance, it is pretty much a "5." Mellow stout smell with no harshness and a little pinch of sour. Taste is very bright, well-roasted malt but I say it’s minus the overdone "coffee" or "chocolate" flavor. Just standout stout maltiness. Add to that a perfect compliment from the rye and hops: well-settled and prepared to age out, but still pretty boisterous. First just a tangy pepper and rye bread taste, then a delayed action pucker in the middle from a bit of pine, but overall, a great fresh hop flavor. I know my impressions are directly opposite those of my beer buddies below, but it still equals out to a great brew, perhaps the best session stout to come out of this establishment.

Unusually intense PNW hop aroma for a stout...I’m liking this already! Great creamy pour with a rocky brown head floating proudly. The flavors of coffee, chocolate and caramel are pretty rich and the rye adds a chewy spiciness that’s just great. Hop bitterness is pretty strong. The texture is really creamy and smooth. This is a big winner!

A Stout brewed with the hophead in mind - Very nice pour, thick and black with a bubbly yellowed tan head. Nice lacing. The aroma is quite a snootful, grapefruit and pine over coffee, roasted malts and barley, and a splash of chocolate. The blend of solid roasting and spiciness create the illusion that the beer is much stronger than its 5.5% ABV. Inhale as you drink to get the full enjoyment. This Stout is rich with roasted flavors followed closely by a peppery heat on the tongue (rye is good!) and a mouthful of PNW bitterness that lingers well into the finish. My personal preference is for IPAs, barley wines, Saisons, and strong golden Belgian ales, but this brew can easily make me go dark for a drinking session. And with its lower alcohol content, it’s quite sessionable to boot. Nice work.

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