Black Hawk Stout
Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Dry Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.38
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Black Hawk Stout retains the big traditional flavors of an Irish-style stout and yet offers a refreshing dry crispness that is rare in many dark beers. "Bottle Conditioned" Black Hawk Stout is replete with a rich, roasted malt flavor that makes this not-so-heavy stout, creamy and ever so smooth. It has a subtlety that surprises and converts even the most reticent stout drinker.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Roasty malts predominate, somewhat thin mouthfeel, poured dark with a minor league head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:50
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Ok for a stout, much better out there. Weak aroma. Nice dark color with a tan head. Taste was weak for a stout and the hops were very noticeably. Overall, recommend trying once.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
bottle from daknole, thanks!!
nice black pour, smokey, roast malt, witha touch of chocolate and coffee in the nose. Flavour is bitter, and roasty, with lots of nice coffee aftertatse. The body is a tad thin, but overall a nice beer.
nice black pour, smokey, roast malt, witha touch of chocolate and coffee in the nose. Flavour is bitter, and roasty, with lots of nice coffee aftertatse. The body is a tad thin, but overall a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2025
at 09:31
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared@SBT - black pour with beige head. Roated sweet malty, some notes of cocoa and caramel, medium oily body, sweet malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2018
at 10:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear brown smooth light brown head. roasted malty aroma, licorice. flavor is roasted malts, molasses, nice balance. lots of flavor for the abv.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2018
at 10:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown, small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty. Dry, roasted. Bitter and dark malt. Dry and roasted. Bitter and roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2018
at 10:06
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From Aug 2007
I got this one in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!
This pours from 12oz bottle a near pitch black with a small head of foam. A few minutes in and all that's left is a few small islands in the middle and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal.
The smell is full of sweet malt to my nose.
The taste has a lot of caramel malt up front that starts off very sweet but that's offset quickly by some hop bitterness that cuts the level of sweetness pretty well. I also get some good chocolate notes along with some roasted malt and an earthy flavour also shows up. It finishes slightly bitter but at the very end, it comes off on the watery side. It has a good mouthfeel to it for the style and the carbonation is fairly brisk. Pretty good stout in my book.
I got this one in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!
This pours from 12oz bottle a near pitch black with a small head of foam. A few minutes in and all that's left is a few small islands in the middle and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal.
The smell is full of sweet malt to my nose.
The taste has a lot of caramel malt up front that starts off very sweet but that's offset quickly by some hop bitterness that cuts the level of sweetness pretty well. I also get some good chocolate notes along with some roasted malt and an earthy flavour also shows up. It finishes slightly bitter but at the very end, it comes off on the watery side. It has a good mouthfeel to it for the style and the carbonation is fairly brisk. Pretty good stout in my book.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2017
at 12:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From old tasting notes. Opaque black brown color topped by a creamy tan head. Rich roasted chocolate malt nose. Dryish, bitter roasted malt flavor has hints of espresso. Big hoppy finish and a long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2017
at 15:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours clear black, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is roasty, perhaps a hint of rubber and ashtray. Flavor is very light sweet, roasty, light bitter. Light body. Eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2015
at 17:57