Great Lakes Blackout Stout

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

bottle dated oct 1, 2006 thanks to lumpy and his 18 year old japenese girl fetish. poured black with a thin fading beige head. aroma of caramel, dark roasts, toffee, and vanilla. flavor raped my mouth with the same qualities as the nose with the addition of alcohol. medium slick body with low carbonation.

I got this bottle as an extra from kirok1999 and poured it into a 10oz Sam Smith nonic. Dark black with red tints at the edge of the glass so I guess it isn’t a blackout after all. There is a "sticky" smell to it if that makes any sense and maybe yeasty dough. The flavor has a hoppiness to it and is pretty good, not too thick or syrupy at all. Very easy to drink. This is my first Great Lakes beer and it is pretty good, I’ll have to check out their other offerings. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 03-26-2008 04:43:00

Easter tasting @ jbean’s. Very reminiscent of the Old Rasputin in its rich chocolate aroma and coffee upfront in the flavor, albeit not as big as Old Rasputin. Surprisingly thin pour and not too thick, which I didn’t mind; dark ebony w/ a small beige head (don’t think the pour did the head justice though). Malty, roasty, dominated by coffee and milk chocolate. I maintain that Great Lakes is a very underrated brewery.

Bottle thanks to ericanders via Lumpy. Pours a deep black with faint ruby hues and dark tan head. Aroma is very interesting on this one, a mixture of alot of dark roast, baking chocolate, a faint citrus in the background almost covered with the alcohol. Flavor is great, alot of dark roasted malt, semi-sweet, baking chocolate, alcohol, and perhaps a faint amount of pecan shell.....Mouth feel is nice, full, heavy body with low carbonation, slight silk. Over all, very good shit!!!!!!!

12oz bottle. dark black with a small lasting brown head. nice chocolate aroma and roast. taste of chocolate and roast. smooth easy drinking, nice creamy mouth. some alcohol in the finish along with the roast. very tasty

draft at flossmoor station pre-DLD poured into a snifter. pours a syrupy, jet black with a big, soft, light tan head. aroma was outstanding with big mocha coffee, vanilla syrup, and cinnamon with hints of sweet, roasty malt and jagermeister. flavor was delicious with big dark chocolate and coffee flavors up front with notes of marshmallow and dark toffee malts and a hint of floral hop sweetness on the swallow. palate was full bodied, oily slick, with a big boozy presence, and a lingering chocolate finish. overall, a delicious imperial stout.

12 oz bottle. Black in color with medium brown head and very nice lacing. Faint chocolaty and roasty aroma. Amazing mix of chocolate, coffee, smoky and sweet cream flavors. Really well balanced and nothing too overwhelming.

Thanks Explosivebeer! Fierce mocha aroma and some vanilla. Oily yet light bodied and soft. Great all around.