Black Fly Stout
Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Dry Regular|
Score
6.48
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There's beer and then there's stout, and Gritty McDuff 's Black Fly Stout is the real deal. Black Fly is a dry, all-malt stout packed with roasted flavor. We use six different grains in the brewing of this dark masterpiece and balance the full palate with Oregon Willamette and Yakima Clusters hops. Like the legendary Irish stouts that inspired it, Black Fly Stout is rich, robust and a touch mysterious. The finest stout west of Galway Bay!
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cqsk at GBBF 25. Dark and glossy. Frothy foamy beige head. Aroma has chocolate and malts with a berry edge. Flavourwise we have coffee and charcoal bitterness with a light spur berry edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Decent.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2025
at 18:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught from the brewpub in portland. Dark pour light roasted malts aroma. Similar taste clean finish. Pretty good.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery in Freeport. Pours dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Chocolate, coffee, dry roasted malts. Good
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2024
at 16:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a cup. Dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is light coffee, medium body, low carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is dry toasty malt.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2018
at 23:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ the pub. Dark brown with creamy beige head, faint roasted malt aroma, low carbonation, bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, medium finish. A bit weak and watery for a stout.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2017
at 13:04
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a near black from a tap. Aroma is mostly masked by the head. Why is everything brewed here so sweet? Okay beer.
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Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2017
at 12:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
LSAT Freedom Trip #48. Nitro at the Auburn location. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, oats, chocolate. The taste is roasted malts, chocolate, oats, mild nuttiness. Thin-medium bodied, low carbonation, dry.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2015
at 18:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewpub. Close to black in the glass, topped by a dense, two-finger beige head. The aroma is quite roasted, close to bonfire, with some chocolate and coffee grit. It’s dry on the palate, still it feels sort of milk stout sweet. Roasted bitterness, some hops, prunes and a good dash of burnt malts. Very smooth on the palate, medium body. Long burnt finish. Quite lovely. 151609
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jun 2015
at 19:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub, Portland, ME
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, lactose sugar and hint of ash. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long chocolate, coffee and caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, lactose sugar and hint of ash. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long chocolate, coffee and caramel finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2015
at 19:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a dark brown almost black colored body with a lumpy tan four finger head. The head begins to fade after a minute or two. The lacing is spotty lacing throughout.
The smell was coffee, with a hint of smoky chocolate. There is some light cinnamon and pepper.
The taste was bitter through the coffee and becomes balanced with some light milk chocolate.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, very smooth, no aftertaste, dry finish, some carbonation is felt on the tongue.
Overall, this is an excellent choice for an Irish Dry Stout, probably one of the better beers by Gritty’s.
The appearance had a dark brown almost black colored body with a lumpy tan four finger head. The head begins to fade after a minute or two. The lacing is spotty lacing throughout.
The smell was coffee, with a hint of smoky chocolate. There is some light cinnamon and pepper.
The taste was bitter through the coffee and becomes balanced with some light milk chocolate.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, very smooth, no aftertaste, dry finish, some carbonation is felt on the tongue.
Overall, this is an excellent choice for an Irish Dry Stout, probably one of the better beers by Gritty’s.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2014
at 10:55