Oggis Black Magic Stout

The color is like that of a syrupy oil pan. An interesting silky head, copper in complexion, boils up at the top of the glass. The smell is much like huffing a paper bag full of stale air, to put it nicely as I can. Taste wise, the stout is teeming with a rich, dark chocolate finish. Notes of coffee hover ominously in the background of the beer, but the overall impression is a forgettable one. More like an aged chocolate shake than a suitable beer.

Bottled. Dark color, medium brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, bit rye. Bit milky creamy chocolat taste. Some licorice, slight vanilla. Quite enjoyable.

Bottle@UDRM. Tnx JBrus! Aroma is quite weak, but has some coffee and liquorice. Black coloured beer with a beige head. The taste is sweet, bit bitter, has milk chocolate, liquorice and some black currant. Medium bodied beer. Good one.

Bottle @ tasting by jbrus. A dark brown, almost black colored beer, with a beige head. The aroma of roasted malts with some fruits, milk chocolate. The taste is bitter, chocolate and coffee with roasted malts. A little sweet of black berries. The aftertaste is bitter from chocolate with coffee and a little sweet.

Bottle@Home, said 6.7% ABV. Coffee, licorice and vanilla aroma. Opaque colour, light brown head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, roasted, black currant, chocolate, coffee, laurel and licorice, medium body. Flavourful and complex yet well balanced.

Nearly black pour. Very small tan head. Aroma of chocolate covered caramel and a hint of worthers original candies. Flavor is a tad roasty with caramel, chocolate and a hint of coffee.

22oz Bottle. Pours black with a smallish tan head which disappears quickly. Aromas of roasted coffee and chocolate. Flavors are dark chocloate and a little caramel. Overall a decent stout.

22oz bomber poured into a tulip. Pours pitch black with a medium-sized tan head that shows very good staying power and solid lacing. The aroma is all about the dark, sweet malts with tons of bakers chocolate and some roasted coffee. Not crazy complex but an excellent nose for this style. The taste wasn’t quite as solid as the nose and there is an overarching burnt malt bitterness that gets a little distracting. If you can get past the burnt character, there is semisweet chocolate and some spent espresso grounds, which just accentuates the bitterness, especially in the finish. The mouthfeel is silky smooth and extremely dry and bitter with the roasted malts clinging to the palate. This is a very good export stout that I think would be great if the bitterness was ramped down a touch. I do like the big sweet chocolate aroma as it’s a bit different for a dry stout. Overall, very tasty.