Black Liquids Vol. 9
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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This series celebrates the deliciousness of a bold, chewy stout that’s more than a little bit extra. Black Liquids are rich and chocolatey, with a toasty malt backbone and a generous dose of dessert-esque adjuncts. It’s essentially the beer version of saying “yes” to whipped cream on that hot chocolate.
Volume 9: The latest volume in the Black Liquids series brings together the classic yet sophisticated combination of chocolate and oranges. The base beer received a generous dose of toasted cocoa nibs and was further conditioned on a big ol’ heap of orange peels — extracting the essence of the orange without the acidity in the name of keeping everything silky smooth. Does Black Liquids Vol. 9 bring forward fond memories of munching on a Terry's Chocolate Orange? Definitely. Did we melt several Terry’s Chocolate Oranges together in a pot in order to conduct a side-by-side taste comparison? Maybe later.
Volume 9: The latest volume in the Black Liquids series brings together the classic yet sophisticated combination of chocolate and oranges. The base beer received a generous dose of toasted cocoa nibs and was further conditioned on a big ol’ heap of orange peels — extracting the essence of the orange without the acidity in the name of keeping everything silky smooth. Does Black Liquids Vol. 9 bring forward fond memories of munching on a Terry's Chocolate Orange? Definitely. Did we melt several Terry’s Chocolate Oranges together in a pot in order to conduct a side-by-side taste comparison? Maybe later.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Muted Horn, Berlin. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee and hops. Nice bitter chocolate finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2022
at 15:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Can) clear, bright, very dark brown colour with a tall brown head; aroma of oranges, chocolate; creamy palate; balanced flavour with a light, slightly tangy finish
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2022
at 22:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a nice large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of sweet chocolate notes with some orangey flavors is clearly noticeable. Taste is a mix of sweet chocolate notes with some orangey liqueur notes and some light roasted malt notes with a semi-sweet finish. Body is full with nice carbonation and no noticeable alcohol notes. Interesting stout but orange flavors do not become overwhelming at one point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2022
at 18:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473 ml can. Pours black with moderate retentive dark tan head. Aromas of orange peel, dark chocolate, and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same; chocolate is dry and semi sweet and roasted malts are dark and oily. Really nice.Got the orange just right
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2022
at 00:17