 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 5, 2007 Black color; creamy head. Aroma of roasted malt and milk chocolate or chocolate drink (strange!). Good body based on the roasted malt and caramel; high bitterness. Just a bit weak at the end.
kkearn (1011), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 2, 2007 12oz bottle. Deep reddish black, with a long-lasting thick, one finger brown head. Aroma is a bit faint; roasted malt, with some cocoa powder and vanilla. Good flavor, roasted malt, coffee, ash, and dark chocolate. Body is a fairly thin. Bitter coffee finish. Smooth and easy to drink.
Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 12, 2007 Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, and sweet malts. Lacks a little on the begining flavor of this one. Definitely creamy as the description suggests. Has flavors of roasted malts, chocolate, and coffee in the middle and finishes with a bitterness I wasn’t really expecting. If the begining of the flavor had a little more then this brew would be pretty good. Still a decent stout though.
Cybercat (817), Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 11, 2007 It looks and pours the way a stout should - deep opaque brown, almost black, with a rich tan head. Aroma is stouty and smoky with hints of roasted coffee. In the flavor, smokiness predominates; there are hints of coffee and chocolate. Hop bitterness is strong but not overwhelming. It feels a bit on the thin side, but it is smooth and satisfying.
sethdude (603), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
May 10, 2007 Pours an absolute pitch with a massive dark head on top. Aroma is big malts. chocolate, yeasty note, and a slightly metallic odor. Flavor is big, dark chocolate, sweet malts, a nutty midsection, and a bitter, dry finish. Not the biggest or most complex stout ever, but probably a lot better than the average rating suggests. Sometimes subtlety is a strength.
jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
May 5, 2007 notch above your typical dry stout. good roasted flavor, medium dark color with tan head. one of their better efforts from what ive had so far.
habetw4 (5), Westport, Connecticut, USA
does not count  | 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
May 4, 2007 Bottle. Typical Stout color. Light tan head, disapating with pour. Nothing too distinct about this stout. Wouldn’t recommend it for those looking for a good stout. Doesn’t hit you with anything really. An average stout.
xav33 (313), Midland, MI, Michigan, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 3, 2007 Mendocino Black Hawk Stout
12 oz bottle
Moderate pour in an English pint
Unknown brewing (recent?), flown into 05/07
Poured black with deep mahogany highlights with a huge frothy somewhat lasting light brown head with good lacing.
Smelt of moderate licorice, molasses, ashes and burnt grain, brown sugar.
Taste was upfront moderate bitter burnt grain and sweet molasses followed by a strong burnt grain bitterness and light black licorice and molasses sweetness on a long finish.
Palate was medium bodied, slightly oily, softly carbonated and lightly astringent.
Overall, I really like this. It’s like a bolder version of Guinness.
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