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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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 TheBeerCollector (548), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 22, 2005  
Another fine beer from this brewery. I am really impressed with the way this brewery’s beers are varied and true to style and this stout is no exception. Dark and inviting, the flavor is smooth and velvety. Finishes quite dry with a lingering aftertaste.


 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 18, 2005  
Dark brown to nearly black color,small brown head that faded quickly but left a slight lace behind.Nice malty aroma with a mild hint of smoke and maybe some hops,maybe coffee and maybe some chocolate as well,but very light.Nice malty taste upfront,some what thin and watery at first then it picks up a bit towrds the middle where the mild coffee taste and a fairly bitter chocolate kick in and finishes off with a bitter chocolate hop thing going on.Over all not bad fairly smooth and easy to drink in the beginning,but gets heavily bitter in the end but that could be just because it’s my second brew of the night and the old buds aren’t ready for it yet.


 shadey (1500), Rochester, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 15, 2005  
Black color with a nice rocky/creamy head. Alcohol aroma with a small amount of roast. Sweet chocolate flavor. Tastes like pretty good chocolate. No alcohol in the flavor.


 Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 8, 2005  
Oh well. I had their winter ale, which i felt was an excellent port. But this was rather non-discript.


 KAggie97 (2464), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 7, 2005  
Not bad. Reminds me of chicory coffee in New Orleans for some reason... Not very chocolaty, but a little heavy on the malt. Pleasant brew.


 RateandPillage (417), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 28, 2004  
Great appearance with a tan to violet tint to the head. Not much aroma. Nice smooth stout.


 richlikebeer (832), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Dec 26, 2004  
Aroma is pretty run of the mill, nothing special about the malt nose. Appearance is really nice, dark, deep brown, with a foamy tan head, about a quarter inch stays on top throughout the glass. The flavor definintely indicates why this is considered a dry stout, the bitterness carries from beginning to end. If you are used to imperials, this is kind of disarming, I wasn’t really expecting so much bitterness, as it spans the entire mouthful as well as the aftertaste.


 Sancho (245), Da Bronx, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/57/103/511/20
Dec 23, 2004  
bottle from 23rd street ,dranl black color tannish head, creamy palate,roasty coffee malts a lil thin but drinkable i like this one goes down easy



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