Highland Black Mocha Stout

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

Date: 01/26/2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: Black, thin tan head
Aroma: light chocolate aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of chocolate, strange twang, smooth flaked oatmeal character, no bitterness
-------- /> Name: Oatmeal Stout
Date: 03/21/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Flying Saucer, Charlette

Appearance: black, thin tan head,
Aroma: roasted aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, good mixture of chocolate and roasted malts, touch of oatmeal oilyness,
Overall: another fine offering from the basement

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> Date: 02/09/2006
Source: ww tasting

big bitter burnt malt flavor,
-------- /> Date: 11/08/2006
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

Appearance: a few drops of lace
Aroma: roasted chocolate aroma with light spicy hops
Flavor: still the big bitter burnt malt flavor, a bit of citrus hops manages to break through after a while, touch of chocolate in the finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.4/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4

Dark brown. Nice nose - chocolate, coffee, lots of happy malts. Roasty with dark fruits on the palate. Sweet finish, just enough appetizing dryness. Nice stout.

(12oz bottle) Large pillowy tan head atop a black body. Aroma is medium sweet, milk chocolate, coffee, some roast. Taste is same as aroma, plus light burnt. Smooth, light-medium body, some creaminess.

From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 11/10/2008 Roast aroma. Small tan head. Black smooth and slightly rich on the palate with a crisp and slightly bitter coffee roast finish.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with daknole (thanks!). Poured a dark brown color with an averaged sized tan head. Aromas of chocolate, roast, coffee, caramel, and malted milk balls. Tastes of coffee, roast, and chocolate.

Deep clear brown, mostly lasting off-white head. Very grainy nose, proposing light roastiness, vegetal beany coffee and not much else. Plain and simplistic, it evolves into a fizzy roasty, grainy and astringent water. Below average malt extraction. Light-medium bodied, moderately high carbonation. Seems almost unfinished, yet with little potential. I certainly didn’t find anything close to the richness my peers seem to have noticed.

(Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, lactose, marshmallow, and roastiness. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, nuts, and chocolate.

on tap @HopfestNC-pours a diminishing light brown head and black color with red tint. Aroma is dark malt-roasty/chocolate/coffee. Taste is dark malt-roasty/chocolate/coffee, secondary hops bitterness. Comes across more as a porter to me. Good carbonation. Occasional.