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Mendocino Black Hawk Stout

Percentile
68
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6013.22/5.03.22/5.05.2%56.2English pint
Commercial Description:
Black Hawk Stout retains the big traditional flavors of an Irish-style stout and yet offers a refreshing dry crispness that is rare in many dark beers. "Bottle Conditioned" Black Hawk Stout is replete with a rich, roasted malt flavor that makes this not-so-heavy stout, creamy and ever so smooth. It has a subtlety that surprises and converts even the most reticent stout drinker.
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 Hollywoodt (174), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 5, 2007  
Poured a dark brown with minimal light brown head. Aroma was dark malt, and maybe a hint of smoke. Same for the flavor, with a little chocolate thrown in. Not too bad.


 Ungstrup (15245), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Jan 2, 2007  
Bottled. A deep red beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate and roasted malt. The flavor is slightly acidic stemming from the roasted malt, but also sweet and with notes of malt, and a burnt edge.


CharlieMopps (22), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/516/20
Dec 29, 2006  
An unsurprising stout, but does its job. Just enough bite to tell you it’s a stout. I like how stouts look to begin with, but this one’s black with cream head looks fantastic.


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 28, 2006  
Pours almost black with a small tan head. Aroma of light smoke, coffee, and malts. Pretty darn bitter. Hell yea! A big roasted malt flavor. Also a fair amount of smoke in the flavor. Not bad.


 talon1117 (622), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 27, 2006  
Black pour with a light tan, full, and pillowy/creamy head. Nose is all cocoa with lighter notes of dark chocolate and coffee roast. Dry is definately the emphasis with lots of coffee roast and dark chocolate with mild earthy hops and a moderate bitterness. Palate is medium, lively, and almost creamy. Finishes more bitter than sweet with plenty of roast; short and dry. Fairly well done non-nitro, "dry" stout. Drinkable, just not real appealing to stout lovers.


 after4ever (2766), Brier, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Dec 25, 2006  
12-oz. Pours opaque black with a thick, moussy, very bubble tan head. Plenty of sheets of clingy lace. Nutty, roasty, bready, chocolatey nose. Attack is fairly strong; medium body, low carb, but forward flavors. Coffee, chocolate, roast, nuts, a bit too much chalk for me. Virtually without a finish. Body gets a bit creamy-soft in spots. Nice stuff.


 hayduke (1654), Eureka, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 22, 2006  
22 oz bottle. Pours very dark brown. Not quite black, but close. Head was quite small , Not a whole lot of lacing. Nose was burnt malts, coffee, and chocolate. Mouthfeel ordinary, and flavors mild for a stout. Finiish is dry and hoppy for a stout. Not sure what is being attempted here. Average at the best.


 moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 18, 2006  
Cofee and brown sugar in the aroma from the black body that has very little head. medium to thin palate tastes of watered down coffee. Very one dimensional.



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