Virginia Black Bear
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery in Goochland, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.49
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Big bottle. Dark pour bit of head. Deep malts and coffee and chocolate. Pretty well executed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:32
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tallboy poured into a tulip glass, very dark brown with good sized dense tan head. Full body. Roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Excellent chocolate, burnt grain, and licorice taste. Bittersweet finish. This was a nice find.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2020
at 02:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint can form Wine Warehouse. Apparently I've only had variation(s). Pours a bit thick, deep brown, nearly black... looks black in the glass. Small, soft tan head. Aroma is cocoa powder, chocolate (somewhat candied), hint of stone fruit (which seems odd... this glass has been washed). Flavor is chocolate, coffee grounds, light char, a bit of fruitiness in there. GNG.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2018
at 01:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from CBC 3-14-18
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2018
at 02:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From somewhere: pours black with a brown head. Aroma is dark chocolate, dark roasted coffee, roasted malts, vague fruitiness. Taste is lightly boozy. It be very roasty. Body is kind of fat. Light bitterness and ample sweetness.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2016
at 14:36
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes (Virginia) Aroma: roasty, coffee, chocolate Appearance: black with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 03 Nov 2016
at 10:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at the RBWG 2015 Grand Tasting. Pours rich black with a thick, beige foam head. The nose has lots of burnt pine and baking cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with more bittersweet chocolate, dried dark fruits, woody bitterness. Full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, with further bitter cocoa, scorched earth, more charred pine. Good and hearty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2016
at 02:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Poured a near pitch black color, tan head. Aroma was lots of roasted malts, coffee notes. Nice roasted malt notes, dark chocolate. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2016
at 18:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 750 ml bottle from De Fles Winkel, 10/9/15
Aroma: The nose is dark chocolate, roasted / burnt malts, a bit of molasses, licorice, and coffee
Appearance: Dark brown-black color with a thick, creamy brown head and heavy/coating lace
Flavor: A bitter leaning example of the style, dark chocolate, unsweetened coffee, and roast
Palate: Fairly full bodied, smooth, lightly hot, quite creamy, with a long, dry finish to it
Overall Impression: I liked this one. The stuff I've had from these guys has been pretty much consistently good from my perspective. This is no exception. I purchased this and the vanilla version around the same time, and I enjoyed both quite a bit. The vanilla made it more sweet, but may have taken away a bot from the roasty / dark chocolate complexity. Both are really nice though.
Aroma: The nose is dark chocolate, roasted / burnt malts, a bit of molasses, licorice, and coffee
Appearance: Dark brown-black color with a thick, creamy brown head and heavy/coating lace
Flavor: A bitter leaning example of the style, dark chocolate, unsweetened coffee, and roast
Palate: Fairly full bodied, smooth, lightly hot, quite creamy, with a long, dry finish to it
Overall Impression: I liked this one. The stuff I've had from these guys has been pretty much consistently good from my perspective. This is no exception. I purchased this and the vanilla version around the same time, and I enjoyed both quite a bit. The vanilla made it more sweet, but may have taken away a bot from the roasty / dark chocolate complexity. Both are really nice though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2015
at 16:47