Hell's Black Intelligencer
3 Floyds Brewing Co.

Hell's Black IntelligencerHell's Black Intelligencer
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From:
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
6%
Score:
97
Avg:
4.4 | pDev: 11.14%
Reviews:
66
Ratings:
205
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 22, 2016
Added:
Oct 25, 2010
Wants:
  223
Gots:
  1
An oatmeal stout brewed with Intelligentsia coffee. "Richard yet lives, Hell's Black Intelligencer" - Queen Margaret, Richard III

28 IBU
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Ratings by Betmore:
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Reviewed by Betmore from Ohio

4.79/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
*poured from a growler into a pint glass*

Hell's Black Intelligencer poured jet black with a one finger tan head that dissipated within a minute or two. There was fair to moderate lacing.

The aroma of this beer is pure roasted coffee with just a hint of chocolate. If I didn't know better, I'd swear I had a glass of cool coffee. And while this beer is lumped into the Oatmeal Stout catagory, I can't help but grade it as a sub catagory of Coffee Stout. Is it basically one dimensional? Yes. But that dimension is AMAZING. I want this stuff for breakfast.

The taste? Well, it goes right along with the aroma. It tastes like really good coffee, but better. Thats really the only way I know to describe it. If you like coffee, you'll love this beer. I want this stuff in my thermos at work.

Mouthfeel is just about right for this style, in my opinion. The carbonation doesn't linger. Its got the body of creamy hot chocolate but with the taste of A+ coffee. I want this stuff for dessert after dinner.

Drinkability? I could sip this stuff all day. The ABV isn't out of control like a lot of the other stouts. It was a pleasure to experience.
Nov 18, 2010
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Hell's Black Intelligencer from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 205 ratings