Darkest Hour
Deep Ellum Brewing Company in Dallas, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.32
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Brewed to mark the winter solstice, (the darkest and shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere), our Darkest Hour Imperial Stout is a fitting tribute. This behemoth of a stout is double mashed because it contains an ungodly amount of rich, dark malts. To this, our brewers add some Belgian Dark Candi Syrup and copious amounts of hops as a ballast. They feed the resulting wort to our house ale yeast and let the magic happen! Our Darkest Hour is an imperial stout of depth and complexity, much like our brewers. Brooding and moody, but nice to snuggle with in front of a fireplace on a cold evening. From DEBC to you, cheers to YOUR darkest hour!
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
7th September 2016
T42 tasting on me Birfaday. Thanks to Colin. Almost opaque deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth semi dry palate. Dry and bitterish dark chocolate malts. Tangy dark fruits. Smooth but bitter finish. A standard impy that differs for being notably bitter.
T42 tasting on me Birfaday. Thanks to Colin. Almost opaque deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth semi dry palate. Dry and bitterish dark chocolate malts. Tangy dark fruits. Smooth but bitter finish. A standard impy that differs for being notably bitter.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2016
at 10:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Level 42, from the GBB of F, 07/09/16. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is dark fruits, chocolate, spice, earthy, light roast, candied fruits, toffee. Taste comprises mellow dark fruits, charr, toffee, chocolate, spice, liquorice, roasted tones. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough impy but no show stopper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2016
at 15:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to cloindoog. Pours deep black-brown with a creamy, beige head. The nose has some brownies, burnt wood, earth, dark fruits. Medium sweet flavour with nicely rounded dark malts, earthy hops, cocoa. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, with rich brownies and baking cocoa, moderate earthy hops, raisins. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2016
at 15:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the level 42 tasting 7/9/2016. Many thanks to cloin for this one. A jet black coloured pour with a dark tan head. Aroma is some hot alcohol, liquorice, black malts, berry. Flavour is composed of rounded big black malts liquorice, bitter black roast, . Palate is frothy, creamy, woody. Good. Beer. Lingering rich dark choc.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2016
at 15:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle big thanks to Cloin. It pours darkest brown / black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, toasted action, cacao nibs, varnish, liquorice, salted caramel and charred wood. The taste is earthy, toasty, rich roasted malt, earthy, wood, liquorice, fruity, some alcohol boost, burnt action and tar with a dry, toasty finish. Medium - full body and high, foamy carbonation. Ok, but no game - changer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2016
at 14:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the 10th Annual Epic & Unusual Beer Tasting, 11/29/15. Dark brown, thin fizzy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, coconut, vanilla. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, smoke, dark fruits. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 15:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at BTBF. Pours with a near black hued body with a small tan head. Aromas are of chocolate, floral, vanilla and peppery alcohol. Bready, dark fruits and plums. Quite smooth. Flavors are of licorice, bready, floral and spicy hop, chocolate and brown sugar. Dry for what it is. Creamy mouthfeel, well hidden alcohol, medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 May 2013
at 16:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Hay Merchant in Houston. The beer pours brownish-black with a medium beige head that dissipates steadily. Sticky rings of lacing on the glass. Roasted malt and chocolate in the nose. Medium to full body with flavors of roasty coffee, chocolate malt and some herbal hops in the background. The finish is mildly bitter with a coffee aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Hay Merchant
on 15 Feb 2013
at 14:58