Great Lakes Blackout Stout

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

The aroma was strongly roasty with a grassy bittering and wafts of alcohol. The dark roast and espresso coffee presence was accentuated by dark fruits, raisins and prunes, coupled with chocolate and caramel. The beer poured pitch black into the glass with an tannish low head which laced the glass from top to bottom. The flavor was outstanding with strong dark roast, espresso coffee, dark chocolate and smooth malt sweetness to keep it all in check. Add in some grassy hop flavor and bittering and we have ourselves a winner. The dark fruits also made an appearance with raisin and prune flavors. The body was full and nearly viscous and with a moderate level of carbonation the beer was extremely creamy in the mouthfeel. The finish was just dry with lasting impressions of chocolate and espresso coffee long into the aftertaste. Alcohol was present in the aroma and really only present afterwards in the warming that occurred post consumption. A truly great beer! 12 ounce bottle.

Very dark body - viscous with a very thin head. Aroma of roasted malts, cocoa beans, and a hint of smoke. Flavor was deep and warming - strong maltiness, lots of roasted character with a touch of coffee, smoke & bitterness at the end. Fairly smooth with a bit of alcohol sting.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of ebbies7 (thanks!). Black with small bit of tan head. Definitely let this one warm up, as the aroma was pretty muted at first. Smelled of roasted malts and coffee predominantly. Taste was more of the same, but with more chocolate flavor and alcohol. Finish is relatively bitter. Palate wasn’t terribly thick though. Pretty good impy, but a little too boozy in the taste. I’ll have to try it again some time.

Thanx to Crizay for this one.Love this color.Black with no light being able to penetrate.Burnt coffe aroma.Flavor was full of coffee, chocolate, and roastedness.Finish was slightly bitter.

Bottle sampled with stegosaurus. Pours a motor oil black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, and coffee.Flavor is similar to aroma with a nice hop bitterness. A decent stout

Strong alcohol presence which i always find enjoyable. A very good malt and hop balance. I plan on having many more of these delicious beers.

Beautiful dark color. Rich flavor full of coffee and chocolate notes with maybe some fruitiness. Nice hoppy notes in the aroma and flavor to balance the malt.

Malt, alcohol, and a hint of coffee on the nose. Malt and hops are very well balanced on the taste buds, and some roasted coffee flavor comes through also. Palate is somewhat creamy, somewhat syrupy. Really good stuff.