Blackout Stout - Barrel Aged
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.85
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Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Bold and dark as a power-less metropolis, our Imperial Stout commemorates the infamous 2003 blackout that briefly left some 55 million people utterly unplugged.
Bold and dark as a power-less metropolis, our Imperial Stout commemorates the infamous 2003 blackout that briefly left some 55 million people utterly unplugged.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle shared by Adam. Thanks man! 2017 vintage. Aroma is chocolate, bourbon, rye. Flavor is mild cocoa powder, spice, with really great balance. Mild warming after the sip. I bet this would have been amazing 2 years ago. Real nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2021
at 19:22
8/10
Dark black bod sml off wht head. Roast choc toffee arma. Roast choc vanil flav. Full bod mod low carb. 8/5/8/4/16 4.1
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2019
at 16:44
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown/black colour, small golden head. Thick and full bodied, slightly slick, but not too much. Aroma is lots of bourbon barrel, boozy, rich dark chocolate, some sweetness. Dominated by the bourbon. Taste is nice. bourbon is more subtle but still there. Slight bitterness, quite chocolatey, bourbon at the finish. Porter like fruitiness and a bit of roast, but bourbon really dominates. I like it though.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Secreta Santa. Just a touch lighter as the regular Blackout Stout. Raisin, malt and a hint of oak in the aroma. Oaky, raisinny, alcoholic flavor with roast, plums, blackcurrant. Some earthy hops and oak in tthe finish. The barrel aging indeed adds warmth and depth to the beer. Very well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7/10
Tried
on 17 Mar 2019
at 18:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Savor: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is whisky and chocolate. Taste is sweet, whisky, vanilla, sweet. Easy enough. large.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2018
at 23:59
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Black with a dark head. Chocolate, vanilla, oak, bourbon, molasses, coffee. Full soft body. Complex brew that is very well softened together. Nothing overpowers. Not too bold but powerful enough to be noticed. Great.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2018
at 18:57
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
22oz Bottle at 2017 RIS tasting. Inky black pour small tight tan head. Nice smooth aroma, wood, vanilla,. Taste picks up with some gentle sweetness, slick and slippery. Not too strong, but bursting with complex flavors, delicious through and through.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2017
at 21:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I have wanted to try this for a long time but it ended up disappointing me. +++ Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a black color with orange highlights and a small foamy off-white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was maple, molasses, toffee and dark fruit. The flavor was molasses, maple wood, cherry and fig. Long wood, molasses and maple finish. Moderately full bodied and smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Mar 2017
at 22:44