Highland Black Mocha Stout

Brewed by Highland Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Asheville, North Carolina USA

The aroma was estery with a strong chocolate presence coupled with espresso coffee and caramel. A very nice roasty aromatic coupled with some light presence of dark fruits. The black beer was crystal clear with a ruby highlight and a fleeting tan head which did lace at the glass. The flavor was coffee and dark chocolate. Some caramel notes were present but for the most par the beer started and ended on a dry note. As the beer warmed a stronger presence of coffee emerged which was well achieved. The body was medium-full and with a moderate carbonation, was not especially creamy in mouthfeel. No alcohol was notable in this nicely done beer. 22 ounce bottle.

Pours a midnight black with almost no head. Somewhat subtle nose, light coffee and a creamy caramel smell. Taste is pretty coffe dominated although not extremely powerful. You get the dark chocolate characters towards the finish on this one. Also nice roasty malts show up as well. Pretty impressed withthis stout. Good job.

Bottle... Black ale with a mid-sized, rocky, lightly tanned head. Lots of roasted malts and chocolate notes in the nose. Lightly sweet, mocha flavor. Medium-bodied with a skim milk mouthfeel and faint carbonation. Chocolaty, coffee finish. Appropriately named. Kudos to TURDFERGUSON for floating the bottle my way!

Wonderful stuff. Tasted side by side with The Abyss (deschutes)... and I liked both equally. Chocolate, toffee, nice touch of hops, beautiful deep dark color... great beer.

Bottle. Chocolate and mocha nose, light aromatic hops. Lightly sweet. Ruby-pitch pour with a thick dense light brown head. Dry, tangy taste, lots of roast and slight bitterness and sourness. Wood and chocolate. Medium body, very dry aftertaste. Love the woody sourness, excellent effort!

Pours brown/black with just a tinge of red against light. The aroma is mostly sweet chocolate and coffee. The flavor seems almost a bit restrained, a bit of coffee and chocolate, and a mildly hoppy finish.

Bomber from Whole Foods in Chapel Hill. Crimson black with a bubbly tan head. Nose is lightly roasted malt. Flavor is simple, but smooth and tasty. Coffee grounds, chocolate, and a little hop astringency on the palate. Again, not a show stopper but a pleasent, easy drinking stout. Highland makes good, quality beers and the people that work there are good, quality people. Good, quality, word.

22 oz. Great looking stout, nothing special going on in the nose. Thin mouthfeel of coffee (flavor) & dark choc. Mostly malts, w/ very little hops going on. WHY can’t I fing this in SC??