Heartland Belgian Black Cherry Stout

Dégustée à la succursale de Union Square. La mousse tient admirablement bien dans le verre, même après plus de 30 minutes. Noir chocolaté. La cerise se laisse sentir au nez. En bouche, le goût de la cerise mêlé à celui d’une stout donne mal au coeur. Le goût de cerise persiste en bouche. Très très ronde, de l’attaque à la finale. Odeur de sirop pour la toux aux cerises!

On tap at Empire state building. Pours a nice deep dark black almost opaque, but has some ruby highlights around the edges- thin diminishing tan head. Aroma is estery yeasty and fruity with light cherry characteristics, light on the roast, and medium to high on the chocolate. Flavor is chocolate covered cherries, slightly tart, sweet most of the way through, and had a slightly slick finish. Pretty good overall, but nothing really stood out in this beer.

Sample at the Heartland Chophouse: Pours black with a thin dark beige head that lasts pretty well. Small amount of lacing. Aroma of cherries, dark fruit and malt. Full-bodied with a nice roasty character. Flavors of malt, sweet spices and of course cherry. The finish is sweet and fruity with some malt and chocolate in the background. On one hand this is kind of scattered, but I like what they are doing with it.

Tap at the Empire State location. Dark brown-black beer with a thin brown head. Aroma is quite appealing, spicy clove, banana, some coriander but there is also a light milk chocolate maltiness with a hint of plumminess. Flavour is good as well. Belgian yeastiness and the above-mentioned spicy notes. Slight roastiness, but it’s subdued. Body is quite light and dry, spritzy mouthfeel. Lingering brown sugar and banana flavour with a toasty toffeeish finish. Really nice brew.