Black Xantus
Humboldt Brewing Company in Arcata, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.81
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wine barrels and Infused with fair-trade, organic coffee from local roaster Jobella. Rich bourbon and coffee aromas greet the senses. Complex chocolate and tobacco flavors fill the palate. This beer displays a full-bodied mouth-feel
and an overall balanced presentation. It would be a perfect pairing to rich chocolate desserts.
Style: Imperial Java Stout IBUs: 50 Color: Black ABV: 11%
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nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
22oz bomber shared by Ben. Very easy and drinkable. The coffee, bourbon, and massive malts combine quite nicely. World Class. Oaky niceness. Smooth bakers chocolate. Coffee, approaching peaty smoke. Wow.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10
At BBF 2014 . Pours black, nearly no head . Smell is bourbon, vanilla , sweet . Taste is sweet , bourbon , wood , much vanilla , dark malts , bit bitter . Very balanced , and damn good !
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at Aces & Ales Tenaya. Opaque brown-black color with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of chocolate, charred malt, black licorice and coffee. The finish is roasty with a lingering malty aftertaste. Solid beer all around.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle in Vegas, baby! Hotel tasting. Very dark maroon brown color, beige head. Aroma of huge roast, stewed figs, raisins, vanilla. Nice chewy body. Good stuff.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle in the sun at Lords, Compton Upper, 2nd day of the test v Sri Lanka and celebrating a daddy century by Root, 13/06/14. Black with a good sized tan head. Nose is rich chocolate, dark fruit peel, roast malt, light spice trail. Taste comprises rich chocolate, dark toffee fudge, spice, molasses, light tar, dark fruits. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light boozey wash and a pinch more spice at the curtain call. Solid impy affair.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2011 vintage. Aroma is fairly chocolate forward with a bit of a low roast note. Medium light coffee note with a hint of green pepper. Hint of alcohol spice. Hints of dark fruit. Pours black with a small, thin mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it slowly disappears. No lacing and medium long legs. Flavor has moderately strong chocolate character with a hint of bitter chocolate. Medium light roast character with light coffee notes. Faint green pepper character with light dark fruit notes; plum and prunes. Light alcohol spice in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency with medium low alcohol warmth. Overall a pretty nice beer, but its better fresh when the coffee is brighter and the green pepper note hasn’t had a chance to develop. Nice chocolate notes with faint roast. Doesn’t finish too sweet.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a 22 oz bottle shared at Ryan’s. Pours a dark cola with a thin ecru head. Aroma of toasted nuts. Flavors of caramel, bourbon, oak and dRk fruits. Thick. Is ous mouthfeel. Sweet roasty and boozy finish.
Erzengel (18514) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Rating from 2010: Tiefschwarze Farbe, malzig-röstmalzig-schwerer Geruch. Der Antrunk ist alkoholisch-röstmalzig-trocken mit angenehm verbrannt-röstmalziger Notw. Zum Hauptteil kommen schwarze Schookolade, Espresso, dunkle Trockenfrüchte hinzu, die alkoholische Note hält sich wärmend, auch noch im Nachgeschmack lange auf der Zunge. Zum Nachgeschmack hin taucht auch noch eine deutlich herbe Komponente auf, die sich wunderbar in das Gesamtbild einpasst. Der Nachgeschmack selber ist alkoholisch-röstmalzig mit ganz leichter, aber angenehmer Süße. Sehr lang anhaltend, toffe-verbrannter Kaffee, brauner Zucker. herrlich. → Ganz tolles Bier! Vielen Dank an kappldav. Mir persönlich wären aber ein paar % weniger lieber gewesen, die dem Bier etwas von seiner alkoholischen Schärfe genommen hätten, die gerade nach einem halben Glas noch deutlicher hervortritt, als am Anfang, und schon fast etwas zu stören vermag. Dafür gibt’s für dieses fast perfekte Bier aber Punktabzug!
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_angst_ (8410) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bomber courtesy of Kaj (non-RB). Pours very dark brown, almost black, with a frothy goldenish brown head that slowly dissipates while leaving a small trace on the glass. Smell is sweet, malty and tiny fruity with roasted malts, sweetened dark roast coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla fudge, bourbon, charred wood, moist soil, green peppers, alcohol, sweet liquorice candy and caramel. Taste is sweet, malty and tiny fruity with roasted malts, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, green pepper, black pepper corns, bourbon, charred wood vanilla fudge, hay, oatmeal cookies, caramel and alcohol. Mouthfeel is round, velvety, smooth and near full bodied. finish is tiny sweet and bitter with roasted malts, dark roast coffee, bourbon, bitter chocolate, charred wood, vanilla fudge and moist soil. Nice coffee stout!
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
650 ml bottle. Pours black with almost no head. Aromas of sweet chocolate, sour black coffee, heavily roasted malts, and some spice. Rich flavors of chicory, dark fruit/figs, vanilla, sweet chocolate and light coffee. Excellent.