Black Colossus
3 Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.58
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Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Pasilla & Ancho Peppers, Vanilla, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Coffee, and Lactose
Vanquisher of worlds, Black Colossus consumes all ingredients in its path to create a new stout of total devastation.
Vanquisher of worlds, Black Colossus consumes all ingredients in its path to create a new stout of total devastation.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Super rich cinnamon bomb. Balanced and rich base malt, and a heck of a lot of cinnamon.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2026
at 02:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark brown almost black with a small head. Aroma is dark roasted grains, coffee, chocolate, and hints of cinnamon. Taste is also dark roasted grains, coffee, chocolate and hints of cinnamon with heat at the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2026
at 04:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ First Draft, Chicago IL (June 2026). Opaque vwey dark brown with a very small frothy tan head, chocolate aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter mocha-dark chocolate flavor, bit woodsy, alcohol undertones, like rum, smooth body, long finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
at
First Draft - Chicago
on 07 Jul 2026
at 17:28
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle. I really like this one. Takes the Mexican hot chocolate beer to the next level. Peppers are mild, but certainly add some flavor. Cinnamon, coffee, cocoa...serious depth. A little sweet of course, but just nails it for the style. Well done.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2025
at 04:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Roast and chile. Cinnamon, chocolate. Some coffee. Black pour without much head. Bittersweet finish, but mostly sweet. Not as big as you'd think a 14% would be. Bottle.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2025
at 01:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with minimal brown head. Vegetal smoked pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, light black pepper, vanilla, coffee, chocolate malt, and dry grass aroma. Mildly sweet cinnamon, chocolate malt, and moderately bitter smoky vegetal and dry grass flavor with a vanilla and coffee aftertaste. Nice body - no discernable heat. Complex - almost too many flavors competing with each other.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2025
at 00:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Black pour. Thin tan head. Vanilla, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and other spices. Bourbon notes in the palate. Very good!
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 25 Oct 2025
at 00:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Espresso, allspice, chocolate nose. Black, headless. Toast espresso, allspice. Subdued bourbon finish. Full body, easy carbonation, warm, slightly prickly.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 24 Oct 2025
at 20:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
2025 bottle drunk 10/1/25.
Clear, very dark. Sizeable tan head slowly to cover.
Everything smells quite nice here except for a weird powdery, mousey, unpleasant note in the very end.
Same in flavor. This is pretty nicely attenuated and the adjuncts are tasteful...except...what's that weird flavor and texture I'm getting. Oh, of course, it's fucking lactose. Man, fuck lactose. Great stout that they've almost ruined with lactose. Absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid to add lactose to a 14.1% BA stout. Are you worried there's not enough softness/texture??? Hint: make a better stout. Good stouts don't use lactose.
Clear, very dark. Sizeable tan head slowly to cover.
Everything smells quite nice here except for a weird powdery, mousey, unpleasant note in the very end.
Same in flavor. This is pretty nicely attenuated and the adjuncts are tasteful...except...what's that weird flavor and texture I'm getting. Oh, of course, it's fucking lactose. Man, fuck lactose. Great stout that they've almost ruined with lactose. Absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid to add lactose to a 14.1% BA stout. Are you worried there's not enough softness/texture??? Hint: make a better stout. Good stouts don't use lactose.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Harvest Wine & Spirits Elmwood
on 01 Oct 2025
at 20:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 19 Sep 2025
at 01:37