Great Lakes Blackout Stout

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Cleveland, Ohio USA

bottle 12 oz. - Poured almost black with thin tan head. Aroma - toasted malt, coffee, chocolate and dark fruits Flavor - Initial coffee taste and coco in the middle. Nicely balanced and fairly smooth. Palate - light/medium bodied and has ashy dry finish. Overall - Good IS but not as good as expected.

Black pour with a small, bubbly, tan head. Aroma is quite nice; lots of roast, earth, peat, loam, bitter chocolate, cocoa nib, and a bit of creaminess. Smell is reminiscent of, but not as good as, Beer Geek Brunch Weasel- some notes similar to Harviestoun Ola Dubh in there as well. Flavor is interesting; shifts from the aroma quite perceptibly. Flavor has less depth than the aroma, unfortunately; a more straight forward sweet roast is the dominant flavor, with the chocolate and creaminess remaining evident. The peatiness mostly leaves, but it’s still a really nice flavor. Palate is a bit thin for an imperial stout, but still a really nice brew. Thanks to Beerman6686 for bonusing this one to me in a trade.

Courtesy of craftycarl21. Black pour with a half finger off white head. Aroma is extremely earthy- lots of loam, peat, and roasted barley in the nose. Creamy cocoa nib and caramel. Roast dominates with a slight warming alcohol creeping into the sinuses. Flavor is also quite roasty with sweet creaminess, chocolate, coffee, and peat. Roast dominates again. Palate is a tad thin for the style, but creamy, velvety and supple. A delicious example of the style.

Bottle from Archer Liquors. Very black pour with a significant tan head. Aroma is toast, coffee, chocolate. Full bodied with creamy carbonation. Flavor is very smooth dark toast, nearly milk chocolate and touches of espresso. Finishes towards bitter - but malt or hop? No mind, it is incredibly delicious. And then it goes toward sweetness. Fantastic.

Shared by Jerc and Mabel. I like the story behind the name. Appearance: Deep black with a small tan head. Aroma: Toast, malt, chocolate, peat, scotch and coffee. Flavour: Coffee with peat and hops, quite muted but has a long dry finish, alcohol and espresso in the finish also.

Bottle. Pours a deep back with a foamy tan head. Rich aroma, of coffee, dark chocolate, burnt toasted malt. Taste is big and bold, of creamy dark chocolate, bitter coffee, and burnt malt. Lingering burnt chocolate flavors. Very nice.

Bottled, thanks Baggio! Near black, small head. Aoma of coffee with sugar. Sweet and nar full bodied and rather clean mouthfeel. Dominated by coffee, sugar and licorice. Nice, big flavours, but I prefer the lighter everyday beers from Great Lake.

12 oz bottle thanks to goryshkewych, thanks George. Pours a beautiful opaque black color with a thick and large beige head. The aroma is great; loads of coffee, chocolates, light hops, rich roasted malts. The flavor is great as well; loads of rich malts, chocolates, smooth rich coffee and a velvety smooth body. Somehow very drinkable like a 5% stout. A very nice beer.