Brooklyn Black OPS - Brooklyn Brewery

CHADMC3

Connecticut

4.4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours an oil slick black body beneath the dense mocha colored head that slowly dissolves to leave a thin, yet sticky lacing behind.

Boozy aromas of chocolate, bourbon, and vanilla woodnotes leap from the glass.

The flavor is rich in dark chocolate, woody bourbon, with hints of roasted character and a touch of dark or sweet fruit, which I would guess comes from the champagne yeast as it warms. As the beer warms the dark fruit, bordering on sour, is a unique and delicious combination with the bourbon and woodnotes, leaving the hints of roasted malt behind and is unlike anything I have had previously.

The body is on the fuller side of medium with generous carbonation for the style and a rich flavorful finish, dense with character.

This beer is quite complex and needs to be appreciated over a couple of hours to enjoy the various nuances of the flavor and aroma. I am blown away as it is never too woody, nor does it let any one particular trait dominate the beer. Fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 02:27:20 | More by CHADMC3

ChrisMetcalfe

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +14.2%

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Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +20.2%

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Envelopes

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

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tbone1384

Wyoming

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

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barrelofbastard

California

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

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carlosega

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

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Gregvg

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-16-2013 18:27:29 | More by Gregvg

magsvmi

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-16-2013 01:52:28 | More by magsvmi

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -27.9%

05-15-2013 22:53:36 | More by ajtorres311

Zimm

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

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Davit

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-15-2013 03:34:56 | More by Davit

sway0925

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +20.2%

05-14-2013 23:29:23 | More by sway0925

shagens

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-14-2013 18:50:20 | More by shagens

ADTaber

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-14-2013 00:01:31 | More by ADTaber

NSK79

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 00:04:33 | More by NSK79

IPeteA91

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-12-2013 22:07:55 | More by IPeteA91

JaySchneider

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-12-2013 03:07:21 | More by JaySchneider

lic217

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -3.8%

05-11-2013 04:27:05 | More by lic217

civicm87

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-08-2013 23:36:51 | More by civicm87

deadliest

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%

05-07-2013 23:59:10 | More by deadliest

aLenwell

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -9.9%

05-07-2013 23:23:11 | More by aLenwell

bigedct

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +2.2%

05-07-2013 23:18:38 | More by bigedct

freshtojeff

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -27.9%

05-07-2013 23:17:01 | More by freshtojeff

Hoptologist

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -15.9%

05-07-2013 15:15:34 | More by Hoptologist