Night Stalker
(has 3 batches)
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.99
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Night Stalker, as an homage to the Chicago-based television show. Night Stalker is a jet black, dry hopped Imperial Stout, extremely rich and full flavored with malt and chocolate followed by a bright dry hopped aroma. It is the same base as our Bourbon County Stout, but instead of aging in Bourbon barrels, we dry hop it like madmen.
Admin Note: First brewed in 2009 (draft only) and has been retired since the final batch in winter 2012.
Admin Note: First brewed in 2009 (draft only) and has been retired since the final batch in winter 2012.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber received in trade. Thank you rfraga7. Pours black with a rather small frothy dark brown head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace in the glass. Smell is sweet with roasted malts, sweetened dark roast coffee, mineral rich dark soil, orange zest, alcohol, raisins, dark chocolate, grass, salty liquorice, leather and lemon zest. Taste is sweet and bitter with roasted malts, dark grape syrup, dark chocolate, dark roast coffee, prunes, raisins, salty liquorice candy, pine needles, orange zest, alcohol, sweet soy sauce and hints of lemon grass. Mouthfeel is round, tiny boozy, very tiny astringent and medium bot ful, bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter and malty with roasted malts, sweet liquorice candy, bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee, pine needles, lemon zest, alcohol, prunes, raisins, mineral rich moist soil and resinous wood. Very solid!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2012
at 13:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
2010 Vintage. Enjoyed at 45 Degrees in a wine goblet and allowed to warm up. Thanks Ryan for sending this to me back in January.
A - Poured a viscous pitch black. No head at all.
S - I can smell bourbon from many feet away. Always nice. The bourbon dominates the nose followed by hints of chocolate.
T - Well, this is unexpected. Big boozy taste up front followed by this mild bitterness and hints of coffee. Finish is roasted almonds and chocolate. I’m getting some herbal notes. Loving the nutty chocolate notes at the finish.
M - Very minimal carbonation on the swish. Extremely heavy body and a beer for stout lovers.
O - It’s no Bourbon County It lacks that extra boozy heat you’d expect. But, tis’ a very smooth and enjoyable stout. It’s a shame that this won’t be made again.
A - Poured a viscous pitch black. No head at all.
S - I can smell bourbon from many feet away. Always nice. The bourbon dominates the nose followed by hints of chocolate.
T - Well, this is unexpected. Big boozy taste up front followed by this mild bitterness and hints of coffee. Finish is roasted almonds and chocolate. I’m getting some herbal notes. Loving the nutty chocolate notes at the finish.
M - Very minimal carbonation on the swish. Extremely heavy body and a beer for stout lovers.
O - It’s no Bourbon County It lacks that extra boozy heat you’d expect. But, tis’ a very smooth and enjoyable stout. It’s a shame that this won’t be made again.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2012
at 17:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolates, roasted malt, pine and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and light bitter, with an alcohol burn in the finish. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2012
at 20:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Opaque, blakc liquid with small tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, licorice, molasses, cocoa, vanilla, kladdkaka, biscuity malt and some booze. Taste is light sweet with medium bitterness and notes of licorice, deep dark chocolate and fresh coffee. Full bodied with soft carbonation and sticky, sugary mouthfeel. Really nice with lots of chocolate, like drinking a dessert.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2012
at 12:32
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from brdr. Schmidt, Viby J. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are chocolate, caramel, syrop, fruits, roast malt and hops. Full bodied and medium carbonation. Syropy texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2012
at 13:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Jet black beer, tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, liquorice, milk chocolate, caramel and pine needles. Flavour rather sweet, condensed milk, cane sugar, milk chocolate. Finish quite bitter with some lasting sweetness.
(650mL bottle @ DRBM 2011, bottled 3-5-2010)
(650mL bottle @ DRBM 2011, bottled 3-5-2010)
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2011
at 18:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Small brown head. Opaque black body. Raisiny fruity alcoholic aroma with plummy chocolatey notes. Dry-sweet (and faintly acidic) roasty chocolatey earthy taste with alcoholic raisiny hoppy notes. Full-bodied. Hottish, mild, round mouthfeel. Dryish resiny chocolate and earth aftertaste with honeyish plastic and coffee notes. Excellent! A real winner. (0.65l bottle, from Høkeren, Copenhagen. Cellared for 12 months.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2011
at 08:11