Black Squirrel Bourbon Stout - Lake Bluff Brewing Company

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.38/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at the brewery in LB.

Pours pitch black, some foam. Rings around. Deep malty nose. Taste is a rich chocolately malt with a whiskey back. Light carbonation. Aftertaste is a little boozy. Good flavor, a little hard in the finish. A tough drink. Flavorful but real boozy tasting.

Serving type: on-tap

12-28-2012 22:17:14 | More by KTCamm

NorthsideFred

Illinois

2.85/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Stopped in on a Saturday afternoon.  Cool vibe but very small.  The bar has seating for 6 and there were tables with seating for maybe another 24 people. 

 Not crowded, tried striking up a conversation with the bartender but he wasn't very talkative - at all.  

10 oz pour in a snifter for $6.50.  

A:  Almost black, very little head or lacing. 

S:  Not much going on here, quite muted.  

T: Very Meek.  Faint vanilla and chocolate, just a hint of bourbon.  Bland.  

M: Medium bodied. Very little carbonation.  

O: Very disappointing.  This has been on my radar for about a year. Finally got to try it. Not bad, but not great.

Serving type: on-tap

12-31-2011 20:53:15 | More by NorthsideFred