Redhook Double Black Stout

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Stout
Woodinville, Washington USA

An outstanding combination of a sweet stout with an expresso finish. Amazing color and aroma, why oh why can we not get this anymore!

Name: Doubleblack Stout
Date: July 07, 1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Appearance: black, thin brown head
Aroma: rich roasted aroma
Flavor: rich flavor with heavy coffee accents (brewed with starbucks coffee), slight bitter coffee aftertaste

Name: Doubleblack Stout
Date: February 25, 2006
Source: blind coffee stout tasting
Appearance: dark dark ruby, thin fine tan head, big sweet chocolate aroma with a touch of roasted, good chocolate flavor with a hint of coffee
Overall: ar 6, ap 4, f 6, p 3, o 8, 2.7

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4

Name: Double Black
Date: November 14, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: black with ruby edges, wispy tan head
Aroma: roasted malt aroma, sweet dark caramel, light coffee
Body: light body
Flavor: light roasted malt flavor, light coffee character, touch of caramel sweetness
Overall: they killed what used to be a great beer

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

From notes; not sure of the age of the bomber. Pours black with a small tan head, very little carbonation. The aroma was dark chocolate and strong coffee. The flavor was an interesting combination of espresso, dark cacao, some dark fruits, and roasted malt. A little thin for a stout. The oily nature causes it to slide smoothly down. I wish they still made this one available.

Rating this from memory from about ten years ago. Slight sourness or funk that I didn’t groove on but I enjoyed the six pack. Bought at a gas station in Woondenville Washignton page 379 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide only 281 Classic Brews to go.

Wow. Pours deep deep brown. Small floaties here and there greating me as I sip this delight. Taste is thick chocolate with sharp hints of coffee. Balance is perfect between the chocolate and coffee. I wish they still bottled this one.

Bottle from TJ, much thanks and served in my Stone IRS snifter: Pours pitch black with little head but did produce some oily legs. The aroma has notes of rich and earthy African coffees in addition to bittersweet chocolate, smoky malts, non-aromatic tobacco, vanilla, oxidized and cardboardy esters and some acidic twang.

The taste starts with a heavy cafe mocha overtone of espresso and chocolate supported by vinous and well aged stout characteristics. The oxidation and musty notes work well with the coffee tones IMO. A touch of plum and lactic acid adds a firm roundness to the palate. The finish is quite bitter still even after the aging process. The mouth feel is a tad thin but is silky oily which made it okay.

A hint more sweetness and less acidity and I would have been in heaven. Still I was very happy to finally get a chance to rate this after all those years which at passed since I had it fresh.

This is really, really good. Incredible aroma of chocolate, huge coffe notes, some maple/toffee & vanilla too. Appearance...jet black. Mouthfeel is like satin, very smooth, very creamy. The flavor profile is not as explosive as the nose, which was slightly disappointing. With that being said, coffee beans, chocolate, sweet malt, licorice and vanilla are most pronounced. Not real bitter, but bitter enough to notice. Overall, quite an enjoyable beer.

This is a stout with balls. Big hairy balls. One of the finest microbrews ever allowed for mere mortals. If only any other stout could match the perfection. The multiple colors of this fine stout boggles the mind like vintage 60’s LSD. Only stout that I’ve found that comes close to even teasing would be Rogue Shakespeare Stout. Drink up and trip out.