Black Ops (-2019)
(has 7 batches)
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.74
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Barrel-aged in Woodford Reserve barrels. Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. Supposedly, "Black Ops" was aged for four months in bourbon barrels, bottled flat, and re-fermented with Champagne yeast, creating big chocolate and coffee flavors with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oak notes. They say it’s vanishingly rare. We have no idea what they’re talking about.
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8.5/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 08:09
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pullo on varsin tyylikäs ja teksti takana muistuttaa siitä, että Black Opsia ei oikeasti ole olemassakaan. Musta olut kohtalaisella kahvinbeigellä vaahdolla, joka ei juuri jätä pitsiä. Tuoksu on varsin monimuotoinen sisältäen päällimmäisenä viskitynnyriä, mutta myös lakritsia ja salmiakkia sekä suklaata. Myös vaniljaa tuntuu löytyvän. Maku ei kalpene tuoksulle ja on myös hyvin monimuotoinen. Alkupuolella havaittavissa vaniljaa ja vahvaa tammisuutta. Jälkimaussa katkeroita, salmiakkia ja kahvia. Viskin maku löytyy aika selvästi taustalta, mutta tässä tapauksessa se sopii. Hiilihappoja on aika runsaasti ja se keventää täyteläistä suutuntumaa. Ei tämä missään nimessä kuitenkaan hintansa väärti ole (26,9€). Saman panimon Black Chocolate Stout on mielestäni tätä parempi ja selvästi edullisempi. Kertaostos/kertamaistelu kannatti kuitenkin tehdä.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2016
at 04:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
750 ml bottle. 2015. Huge thanks to beastie for the bottle. Pours black with a cola brown fizz head. Huge aroma of chocolate and bourbon. Flavor is rich and creamy chocolate, with a standout bourbon impression. It’s almost like a bourbon blended stout. Strong, but makes for quite an excellent sipper. Good BAIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2016
at 21:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 21st May 16. Black minimal head, aroma is bourbon, slight wood. Taste is bourbon forward, booze quite evident, chocolate, loads more bourbon, booze. As it warms it gets better, I am surprised with the high rating, I’ve had hundreds of impys and far better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2016
at 16:26
8/10
Tried
on 28 Apr 2016
at 19:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sampled at a tasting. Dark pour, with a coarse espresso head. Smells of alcohol, milk chocolate, anise, champagne yeast. Tastes like sugar, milk chocolate and lactose - pretty underwhelming. Meium body and medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2016
at 13:18
8/10
First beer in the new house!
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 17:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750ml dated 2012 first beer in the new house and congrats Brian. Dark black pour with nice tan head and nice lacing. Aromas of chocolate dark fruit wood licorice and whiskey. Taste is nice roasted malt chocolate vanilla and dark fruit. Held up well for 2012.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 17:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml bottle shared by DCLawyer, thanks Jason! Q4 2014 bottle. Dark brownish black with light tan head. Aromas of chocolate, white wine/champagne, whiskey. Tastes of chocolate, whiskey, roast, light dark fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2016
at 15:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dark black color with tan head. Aroma is boozy, black chocolate. Taste is boozy, dark fruits, cocoa, pitch black color. Low carbonation. Good, but not excellent.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2016
at 16:56