Redhook Double Black Stout - Redhook Ale Brewery

Backer2004

North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Received this from a distributor so why not try it? Had little expectatins, outside of the rveiews here and the first taster seemed too bitter for an imperial stout. However, after warming up the coffee and chocolate really come to fruition. Nothing like a Speedway Stout, but worth trying for sure.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2009 02:01:22 | More by Backer2004

Jason

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

22oz brown bomber with a freshness date. Blueline series label.

Stout black color, decent tan lacing. Fresh brewed ice coffee, roasted grain, burnt bread, mild molasses and a hint of dark fruit and alcohol in the aroma. Deep smoothness and a little creamy, big roasted flavor open up with each sip. Coffee is layered throughout with hints of dark chocolate and with a hint of alcohol it is almost reminiscent of a tiramisu flavor. Modest hopping, hint of dried dark fruit and charred wood. Finishes roasty with coffee tone, lands semi-dry.

Almost a cup a joe, well done Redhook ... would love to have this brew once in a while when I am hankering for a coffee beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 02:32:13 | More by Jason

MA08

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-31-2013 18:02:04 | More by MA08

Rekrule

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-27-2013 15:37:46 | More by Rekrule

Ryan_Shannon388

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-28-2013 21:55:28 | More by Ryan_Shannon388

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-27-2013 09:39:35 | More by Kelp

twelveinches

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

04-01-2013 05:42:26 | More by twelveinches

muchloveforhops3

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

03-29-2013 18:51:50 | More by muchloveforhops3

Murrhey

Montana

3.83/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bomber to pint glass in high elevation Libby, Mont. Reviewed live. Bottled on Oct. 8, 2012.

A- One-finger mocha head with rapidly eroding retention. Coal-black color with a nice mocha ring around the top.

S- Coffee, chocolate and roast malts. Warm and toasty.

T- Coffee, fruity and roasty. Quite a nice flavor.

M- Light bodied and finishes fairly wet.

O- Quite a good beer. A new thing in my opinion about Red Hook.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 03:08:40 | More by Murrhey

powdersoldier

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.9%

02-02-2013 17:34:23 | More by powdersoldier

hreb

Washington

3.93/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22oz bomber from RedHook's Blueline series claims to have been bottled on Oct 8, 2012. Served cold in a pint glass. Beer pours a rich dark brown, nearly black, and forms a thin head momentarily. Beer sits quite opaque in the glass. Aroma is similarly rich and smells of mocha. Sweet, not like candy, but definitely a treat.

Flavor-wise this beer is all about the coffee. Brewed coffee blends with coffee notes in the heavily roasted malts. But there's no mistaking this for a flavored beer, it's clearly a porter. Peak Organic Espresso Amber Ale comes to mind, though in porter form. The beer is balanced by a bitterness which seems to come from hops more than beans. Overall, this porter is a nice cup of coffee but as a beer it may get old. Still I give it high marks for great flavor and composition. Unfortunately I don't recall how it compares to the older non-Blueline (and non-Caffé Vita) db (Double Black) Red Hook.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 03:14:39 | More by hreb

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-21-2012 04:40:35 | More by grahamboudreaux

CoryR

Oregon

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-14-2012 20:27:21 | More by CoryR

henrysunset

Washington

4.23/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a recreation of their Double Black beer, but with a new coffee source - Café Vita. This beer is part of their blueline series, available on tap or in 22oz bottles.

Beautifully dark brew, which I enjoyed at the taproom a couple weeks ago, and again at home from a 22oz bottle. Smell is rich and roasty, lightly smoky, and sweet.

Flavor is a great balance of the coffee bitterness, the brewed sweetness and a nutty, chocolatey quality that comes out in the end. Flavor rounds off to a pleasant finish, almost like a rye bread.

I like this style in general (ex: Pipeline Porter), but this is the best example I've tried. I think it is slightly better in the bottle than on draft.

Serving type: bottle
@ Redhook Ale Brewery, 14300 NE 145th St, Woodinville

12-06-2012 03:57:34 | More by henrysunset

jmccraney

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

11-23-2012 23:12:15 | More by jmccraney

beerpadawan

California

4/5  rDev +3.9%

08-26-2012 23:58:51 | More by beerpadawan

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

08-22-2012 17:11:23 | More by mychalg9

IPAlot

New York

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

07-08-2012 15:56:40 | More by IPAlot

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

05-30-2012 00:31:42 | More by TonyTalon

Stockfan42

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +23.4%

05-24-2012 03:04:48 | More by Stockfan42

jfmamj

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-21-2012 18:25:20 | More by jfmamj

avisong

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -35.1%

04-24-2012 00:01:32 | More by avisong

Scoobert

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-31-2012 02:26:41 | More by Scoobert

BigPlay1824

New York

4.18/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2008 bottle into a tulip glass

A: pours a deep deep black with a finger of coffee mocha brown colored head that is very frothy and lingers just a little while before leaving a nice amount of lacing on the glass 4
S: very nice malts, pure mocha and coffee with just the slightest milk chocolate at the end 4
T: begins with a nice mocha taste which slides into chocolate notes, the end is where the money is made, it finnishes just slightly sweet and then, after a few seconds, an incredible coffee taste slides back in which is very nice and lingers on the palate for a long time. 4.
M: smooth, very gentle carbonation, creamy and just slightly thin 3.5
O: a nice drinking imperial stout, alcohol has leveled out with time and the coffee notes have really pushed forwards which really makes it alot better, quite happy I let this one get some legs on it 4

Serving type: bottle
@ Redhook Ale Brewery, 14300 NE 145th St, Woodinville

03-21-2012 01:33:50 | More by BigPlay1824

Omer4176

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

03-11-2012 15:47:35 | More by Omer4176