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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pitch black body with a frothy tan/brown head, Big aroma (as expected) of bourbon, chocolate, roasted malts, vanilla, oak, coffee. A hint of soy sauce. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Full body, velvety/oily texture, soft carbonation. Lots of bourbon and oak in the taste tempered by bitter roast, coffee, chocolate. Lighter taste of dark fruits, licorice. Peppery alcohol at the end. Thanks Jennifer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2015
at 15:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Bourbon, chocolate malt and grass aroma. Dark black-brown with small head. Extremely strong bourbon flavor dominates - light coffee, chocolate malt, and hay flavors. Light body. Tastes more like bourbon and water - beer takes a back seat in this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2015
at 19:56
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at The Cad’s 10 year get together. 29/03/2015. 2012 bottle . Huge thankst to Daniel. Really black coloured pour with a steadfast tan head. Aromais big dark liquorice, dark malt, ashy, charred wood. Flavour is composed smooth dark malts, marshmallow, liquorice, charcoal. Palate is full and velvety, little cream. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 13:56
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle: (2012) Pours black.....with a thick, creamy, light brown head. Spicy bourbon, chocolate and vanilla aroma. Flavour is woody, bourbon, licorice, vanilla....a little yeast. Astonishingly light and smooth drinking for the huge heft and flavours..... Really creamy, a slight alcohol warmth. Worth the high price and the long wait while it aged.... Truly an excellent beer.....
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2015
at 18:41
10/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 14:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
DØE. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, wood and bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Sweet and rather bitter finish. 290515
Tried
on 04 Jul 2015
at 15:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 750ml @ Stout, New York, NY
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, oak, alcohol and caramel. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, oak, vanilla and chocolate finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, oak, alcohol and caramel. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, oak, vanilla and chocolate finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2015
at 21:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ DØE. Black with small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel, little vanilla, little liquorice, medium sweet and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 05:33
2/10
Tried
on 13 May 2015
at 20:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Cads 10th Anniversary bash, 2012 vintage thanks to Daniel, 29/03/15. Black with a decent tan covering that retains well. Nose is rich chocolate, dark fruit rinds, dates, light spice, charr, suggestion of alcohol. Taste comprises mellow dark fruitage, molasses, chocolate pudding, toffee fudge. Medium + body, soft to oily mouthfeel, lightly warming alcohol in the close. This one exceeded my expectations, xolid impy action.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2015
at 08:24