Blackout Stout
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.59
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A Russian Imperial Stout with a hearty malt body and bold hop flavor.
Named after the infamous "Blackout of 2003" that left the northeastern United States in complete darkness, but resulted in old-fashioned neighborhood porch parties and fun.
Named after the infamous "Blackout of 2003" that left the northeastern United States in complete darkness, but resulted in old-fashioned neighborhood porch parties and fun.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml bottle from a trade, thanks cp45!
BBE 03/18/13 - Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, dark chocolate, cocoa, hints of cardboard. Taste is roasty, malty and dark chocolatey with notes of cocoa and espresso. Finish is sweetish, roasty and malty with some cocoa and dark chocolate notes. Feels a bit old, perhaps this would be better fresh.
BBE 03/18/13 - Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, dark chocolate, cocoa, hints of cardboard. Taste is roasty, malty and dark chocolatey with notes of cocoa and espresso. Finish is sweetish, roasty and malty with some cocoa and dark chocolate notes. Feels a bit old, perhaps this would be better fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2014
at 06:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at chriso’s - big thanks to The Peter. Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose has lots of toast, milk chocolate, nips of tar. Medium to big sweet flavor with smooth, sugary chocolate, some burnt earth, raisins and dark berries, low bitterness. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sugary dark malt finish with hefty burnt bread, milk chocolate, moderate scorched earth, raisins, dark berries. Solid. Robust and quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 11:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at ChrisO. It pours darkest ruby with a small light tan head. The nose is rich, roasty, coffee, cocoa, earthy, acidic berry and dark chocolate. The taste is bitter, roasty, cocoa, dark fruits, blackcurrant, jammy, peppery, light alcohol and charred wood with a dry, roasty finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2014
at 11:13
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle . Best enjoyed by 07/28/09 , drank in april 2014 . Pours almost black , rather small grey foam . Smell is intence sweet oats . Good carbo . Oaty , chocolaty , malty taste . Not as thick as i usuallu like , but thick enough . Some coffee , some port aspects . Very intresting ( never really had an old stout ) but i really dig it
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2014
at 17:05
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft. From notes. Loads of coffee and chocolate. Rich, thick and the alcohol is totally hidden. I could drink this everyday.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2014
at 10:02
8/10
Solid
Tried
on 10 Jan 2014
at 15:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle. Opaque black color topped by a brief tan head that disappears quickly. Subtle roasted malt aroma has a hint of smoke and brewed espresso. Bittersweet roasted malt flavor has notes of dark chocolate, oak and warming alcohol. Rich and cloying with a chewy mouthfeel. Finishes with a smoky bitter aftertaste. Very nice, indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2014
at 18:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Both draft and bottle pours to various glasses. Coffee, chocolate, yeasty bread aroma. Thick, dark with sparse head. Creamy smooth palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2014
at 16:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Pours black....with a minimal tan head. Aroma is mild smoke, chocolate malt, dark fruit. Flavour is charred chocolate/coffee, old dark fruit, ash. A backdrop of earthy, spiced bitter at the finish. Really smooth and silky. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2014
at 09:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pitch black. Nose is loaded with chocolate and cocoa nibs and a touch of licorice Taste is the same. Biscuit and charcoal with oak and chocolate.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2013
at 18:55