Great Lakes Blackout Stout - Great Lakes Brewing Company

zeledonia

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A snap of colder weather has me reaching for that stout that's been sitting in the back of my fridge all summer. Best by 5 May 2012 (but it's an imperial stout?). Enjoyed 9 August 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours black, though there are some rays of brown emanating from it. Two-finger light latte head, fades fairly quickly, but some good lacing.

Smell is lovely. Big on the chocolate, backed by coffee - so much of those two, that it's hard to believe they aren't added. A thick layer of sweetness allows everything else to ride a juicy wave of it along.

Taste is rich and dark. Again, it's full of chocolate, but there are lots of other things dancing around behind that. My main complaint is something that I liked about the smell: the sweetness. It's so strong that it tastes artificial (in much the same way that Southern Tier's big stouts do).

Mouthfeel is thick and chewy, just as it should be. Medium-low carbonation.

A good stout, but overly sweet for my tastes, with an odd chemical sweetness that feels fake to me. I get a similar impression from it as I do from adulterated stouts like Southern Tier's Mokah and Jahva.

Serving type: bottle

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