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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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours black into a snifter. Mocha head recedes to mottle surface. Chocolate, espresso and oak aromas. Effervescent, yet thick with hot chocolate and deep espresso.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Chriso. Black with lace. Big chocolate nose coffee, some citrus. Sweet chocolate flavor, berries, cafe au lait, luscious, sweet, tangy, with a bitter finish,
maniac (11822) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle courtesy of dkachur on 11/12/2010. Mostly clear dark black body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet roast, chocolate and coffee aroma. Big coffee flavor, some roast, caramel, chocolate, vanilla and faint oak. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Secret Santa 2010. Pours black with light brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, bourbon,coffee and chocolate. Similar flavors. Medium to full body with minimal carbonation. A really good brew. Thanks Andrew.
jake65 (5821) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Near black with a modest, creamy brown head. Aroma is very sweet; bourbon, espresso, and chocolate. Thick body stands out. Vanilla, chocolate, espresso, and bourbon blend together in the taste. Just a litle bit of char. Very enjoyable.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
I really wanted to like this one more than I did but despite some solid elements it did not quite work for me. Shipped to me by my wife on a trip to Portland. Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured thick, black and oily with a large foamy dark brown head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was toasty malts, vanilla, cocoa, anise and bourbon. The flavor was almost overwhelming with bourbon - incredibly boozy. There were undertones of cocoa, vanilla and roasty malts. A strong licorice presence eventually made itself known and lingered but boozy bourbon overwhelmed everything. No noticeable coffee. Thick and full bodied. Interesting yet disappointing at the same time.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Big thanks to my last years Secret Santa. Bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also, deep black, nice head. Starts very strong, heavy-malty with some vanilla notes. Finish well balanced, shows some woody notes, still warming malty. Really a beer to enjoy!
Jow (8309) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
on tap at stags head. this beast was perfect for watching snowy pats bears game. Pours a squid ink black and tastes of all that is wonderful in the world including chocolate, vanilla, coffee, bourbon, caramel, dark fruits, and bourbon. slight bitter hops. really great
Drake (22934) reviewed Black Xantus from Humboldt Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber courtesy of Irish Boy and shared with some of the Richmond, VA crew. Pours pitch black with a thin brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of roasted malts, nutty notes, sweet malts, caramel and vanilla. The taste is roasted malts, bitter hops, caramel, vanilla, coffee, bourbon and faint fruity notes in the finish. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Ebony with massive deep brown head. Massive chocolate aroma. Hershey chocolate taste. A little too bitter/biting at the end. This is a great beer!