Ellison Brewery + Spirits Big Black Stout

Big Black Stout

 

Ellison Brewery + Spirits in East Lansing, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.41
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
A chocolate imperial stout that pours like motor oil and tastes so decadent that you won't be able to stop drinking it. Chocolate up front with a balanced roast finish.
 

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, touch of vanilla and some coffee roastiness
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fine sweet to roasty to semi-bitter quality; finishes semi-dry with good sweet chocolatey notes
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, some smoothness but also some roasty assertiveness
Overall: very nicely done impy stout very worthy of returning to.

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2026 at 00:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Canned, black with beige head. Some roastiness, chocolate, vanilla, cocoa, medium sweetness. Bitterness in finish. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2020 at 21:21


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Sampled between ratebeer and brewver, so no extensive notes were taken. This is a great Imperial stout , american style. No additions , no barrel ageing, no nothing. just plain brewing skills very well shown off. Tad bitter, some sweetness, roasty, thick bodied, and rather low carbo. lovely !

Tried on 04 Sep 2019 at 10:02


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can 473 ml
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Strong sweet and roasted aroma has cocoa, coffee, fruityness and dates. Medium to full-bodied. Robust palate with similar flavour than the aroma. Alcohol is warming, coffee and cocoa in the aftertaste. Maybe a bit spiceyness too. Quite strong winter warmer.

Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2019 at 16:29


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Black. Soft roast, hint of licorice and toffee in the aroma and flavor. Sweet, full bodied, sticky. Warming alcohol. Decent.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 08:34


8

Een grote zwarte stoute

Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2019 at 20:19


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

44 cl can @ olio
Aroma is odd with some English hops, hay and licorice. Flavour has toffee, English hops and some licorice. Not exactly my thing.

Tried from Can on 10 May 2019 at 16:35


8

Fantastic! Dark choc/cocoa/coffee/caramel/molasses/toffee/nuts/toast/biscuit/dark bread; lighter licorice/raisin/plum/smoke/charcoal/herbal/pepper/pine. Fairly hop/char bitter. Creamy/silky/bready full body. Fairly sticky/chalk drying, no acrid/astringent

Tried at Zetouna Liquor Fine Wine & Cigars on 08 Dec 2018 at 12:20