Black Hole Ale

It would have been useful if the folks at Weyerbacher had in any substantive way identified what type of beer this was on the bottle. I assumed upon purchase that it would be dark - but whether porter, stout or dunkel was completely unknown to me until I checked this website. That was a bit of an annoyance. However I have tended to like a great deal of Weyerbacher’s products so I purchased this one despite the lack of info. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark black color with a small brown head that was moderately creamy. The aroma was coffee, chocolate and a hint of hops. The texture was pretty thick and a bit sparkly on the tongue. The flavor was dry chocolate, coffee and a mild hop presence. There was an almost brandy like element to this beer that I found quite pleasing.