Black Claw Stout
Blue Lobster Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
7.18
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Cask and Vine, Arrives at my bar stool a bit on the cold side, so I took my time with this one. Solid black pour with a decent sized off white head that persists for a bit. Aromas of roasted coffee, dark bitter chocolate, and earthy citrusy hops dominate the aroma. Light pitted fruits and a hint of vanilla round out the nose. The flavor follows the aroma. Highly hopped roasty chocolate with bits of dark pitted fruits drizzled about. Medium body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a lightly creamy mouthfeel. Nice brew, I really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2013
at 14:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Blue Lobster. Thin tan head over black liquid in the sample glass. Nice aroma of pine hops and chocolate malt. Flavor is mostly the same, light lingering pine bitterness. Hints of coffee and ash. Texture is smooth with correct level of carbonation. Could be real easy to drink large amounts of this.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2013
at 15:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Growler at Wally’s - big thanks to the host! Pours black-brown with a tight, tan foam head. Lots of charred cocoa in the nose. Medium sweet flavor with robust roasted malts, light coffee, earth, bitter burnt wood, light milk chocolate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Fairly bitter to finish with lots of bittersweet baking cocoa, burnt earth, charred wood, burnt grass. Decent stuff though a touch too bitter at the end. Lots of charcoal and ash linger.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Apr 2013
at 04:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Oily black 2 finger off white head fades to some gorgeous lacing Nose is lots of smoked malts and some bakers chocolate with some hint of licorice Taste is really nice. Great balance of smoke and chocolate and decent caerbonation. Not as full bodied as expected but most importantly, a dark beer that’s highly drinkable without being too smoky or malty
Tried
on 18 Feb 2013
at 07:56