North Coast Black Hart

Brewed by North Coast Brewing Company
Style: Dry Stout
Fort Bragg, California USA

12oz, no date from I think Saarlander and Mystery Swap 2.0, thanks Andy. Very deep ruby with a two finger beige head. Aroma of chocolate malt balls, cereal grain, roasted malts, a hint of hops and scorched toffee. Flavor has some semisweet chocolate and ashy roasted malts, Semidry finish with bitterness never really going anywhere, peaking around a 2. Moderate carbonation with a medium body. Pretty good for the style.

Chocolaty, malty aroma; small, disappearing brown head; very smooth mouthfeel, with some coffee bitterness, a slight amount of sweetness; finish is sweet and coffee.

good traditional stout. good burnt coffee aroma with a bit of raisins. coffee and toffee flavor with underlying dark fruit. slightly acidic

12 oz bottle, via Saarlander. Pours a clear dark brown body under a smallish fizzy brown head that faded to a thin covering quickly. The aroma is very dry and roasty with a noticable hoppiness. Some coffee, burnt malt, and a light nuttiness. Flavor is burnt malt dominated with some astringency and lighter caramel. Finishes with moderate bitterness and burnt coffee. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with a watery texture. Moderate fizzy forced carbonation feel. Overall, a decent dry stout. On the hoppier side, with a touch too much astringency.

Bottle. Pours black with a large, lasting tan head. Aroma is slightly sweet and roasted malt. Flavor is a well balanced dry stout, with the usual components of roast malt, coffee, a hint of chocolate, and a hint of caramel. Smooth if somewhat thin palate and a long, mildly astringent finish. Not particularly exciting really, but good for the style.

350 mL bottle. Dark brown with a foamy tan head. Slight roastiness and chocolate aroma. Malty, chocolate taste with a good bitterness and a dry finish.

Pours black with lasting tan head. Smell is nice and sweet molassesy, and roastiness. Taste is very nice. balanced roasty, sweet, bitter, and a hint of coffee with a very drying finish. Very flavorful, drinkable stout. Quite good, unique (to me) and worth getting for sure.

Aromas of chocolate, coffee, darkly toasted malt. Opaque brown/black color with a tan head that endures. Thinnish, lightly carbonated. Starts with coffee, toasted malt (almost like the really old Guinness), and a light touch of chocolate. Dry it is. Very nice bitter to go with the carbonized malt in the finish. Really quite good.