Mendocino Black Hawk Stout

Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Hopland, California USA

Bottle. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma has a strong malt profile with a bit of an alcoholic bite. Flavor is full of roasted malts with a nice crisp finish. Quite thin on the tongue.

Pours very dark brown with tan head that disapates quickly. Dark coffee and carbon aroma. Hits the tongue a bit empty at first, and then opens up to deep dark coffee and roasty bitterness with a bit of dark chocolate. Hops come in crisp and a bit woodsy. Finishes slightly dry, and rasty bittterness lingers.

Bottle. Pours black with thick creamy tan head. Nose is coffee and slight hops. Dry flavor of coffee and hops. Creamy palate.

Thick black look, with ruby red on the edges. Little head, minor lace. Smell is mild coffee with some dark grape. Much sweeter in a dark way. a real dark grape quality. Smell is much more sweet than roasted. The roasted malt taste is just a mild accent to the sweet dark fruity/grape flavor. Bitter coffee malt comes out more as it warms, but the dark sweetness still dominates. Feels watery, but not at all thin. Smooth and very easy to drink. It’s really nicely balanced. More darkly sweet than bitter.

Opaque brown color, small creamy head. Sweet bakers chocolate, dried raisins, and dark malt aroma. Dry bittersweet , dark roasted malts most prominent of the flavors. Decent stout.

bottle 355 ml
Appearance: black-brown with little light , quiet dark-beige mid top. 3+.
Nose: aromatic hop-roasty profile. Coffee with hops. Neatly clean and fresh.7+
Flavor/Palate : Mid bodied with dry qualities. Roasty character , ash , burnt dark barley with softer walls. Solid work. Straight and to the point.

Slight diacetyl on the nose, an upfront bitter flavor, but it seems to be a cover for a watery/weak backbone. Leaves a lingering, creamy mouthfeel

Smells of dark roasted coffee and chocolate malts. Taste is like it smells, nice dark malt flavor. Not bad.