Dark Wave
Varietal Beer Company in Sunnyside, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
7.17
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mcberko (47051) reviewed Dark Wave from Varietal Beer Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Chuck's Greenwood, pours Blafk with a small tan head. Aroma brings out medium roast, a touch of wood, and dry black liquorice. Flavour is liquoricey, with lots of star anise, liquorice root, and medium roast. Hmm, the spiciness is quite odd here. Okay, but not my thing.
jake65 (5824) reviewed Dark Wave from Varietal Beer Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from the brewery, Feb 2022. Nearly black in color with a nice brown head. Soft aroma of cocoa and roast, a little on the sweet side. Tastes rich with coffee and dark chocolate with heavy, borderline burnt, roast. Very good.
Troopie (5640) reviewed Dark Wave from Varietal Beer Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Black with lasting white head. Malty aroma. Malt forward taste with back of the tongue coffee and roast. Malty finish
Bitterbill (4335) reviewed Dark Wave from Varietal Beer Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Canned November 24th 2020.
Pours almost pitch black, see a bit of reddish hues, good head of tannish foam, plenty of clinging lace.
The nose is full of roasted malt, dark chocolate, light coffee, some sweetness that is lactose like, some smoke.
The roasted malt is really aggressive and I dig that. Dark chocolate bitterness ensues but I also get some sweet notes that are either coming from lactose or milk chocolate. Some bitterness can be attributed to the coffee. Some smoke, unless it's my imagination.
Good medium fullish mouthfeel.
This is excellent bordering on exceptional.