Tweet

 

22oz Bomber

Received this in a recent trade with Brentk56, thanks a lot Brent! Black Mocha Stout pours, well, black. There is a dark cherry highlights when directly backlit. The pour brought forth a one finger tan head that quickly receded to a thin cap. The head leaves some respectable lacing as I drink.

The aroma is unique and draws me right in. Solid roasty malt presence mingles effortlessly with a dash of cream and what reminds me of chocolate covered blueberries. All the aromas seem to play well together.

The flavor follows exactly what the aroma suggested. A soft roasted maltiness lasts throughout and combines with the creaminess and chocolate covered blueberries to make all the flavors balance each other nicely.

Medium bodied with a creaminess that creates the feel of something slightly thicker. There seems to be a slight chalkiness that I actually enjoy.

This is a highly drinkable stout. Big flavor and weighing in at 5.6% keeps this going down without a problem.

Another good brew from Highland. I wish their beers were available in my area because the few I've tried have been good at the worst and great at the best.

Reviewed: 3/16/08

Served In: Pint Glass

*Uploading my old reviews, this one has a review date of: 1-31-08. If I can acquire the beer again I will re-review it*

Thanks to ncvbc for the trade.

Pours a nice dark color with an inch of mocha colored foam.

Aromas of nuts, chocolate, caramel, cocoa, and some earthy hops. There's also a good presence of chocolate and roasted malts. I'm also picking up hints of vanilla wafers, brown sugar, and hints of roasted barley and some kahlua. Indeed it smells like a starbucks mocha frappuccino. Great chocolate profile in this stout.

The taste has more roasted barley and roasted malt flavor with a dry, semi-bitter, chocolate aftertaste. There is more roasted barley in the initial taste as well as the finish than the aroma leads to believe. Good but a bit disappointing considering how good it smells.

Feels just a tad over carbonated and finishes a little thin.

Pretty solid stout, I just thought that it would have more chocolate in the taste.

Served In: Pint Glass

A - Pour produces a quarter inch of toasted marshmellow colored foam. It's a bit fizzy and doesn't sticka round for long, leaving a clump in the middle and a ring around the glass. Body is pitch black (not sure what beer Gator was drinking) and completely opaque.

S - Deep coffee and mocha chocolate all combined into one. Nice roasty dark malts. Touch of lactose.

T - Taste is much the same. Starts off with some rugged roastiness. Sort of a woody flavor with a touch of leather. Coffee comes in, but is light enough as to not dominate the flavor. Light bittersweet baker's chocolate. This is a bit of coffee bitterness that finishes this off and lasts through to the aftertaste.

M - Medium bodied with a smooth feel. Carbonation is a touch fizzy, but doesn't get in the way of enjoyment.

Overall - Pretty good stout here. Don't expect a big java stout coffee flavor here, as this is more towards the stout part than the coffee.

Served In: Tulip

Pours a dark amber with little to no head. No lacing. nice clear brew. Smell is light, some chocolate, and malts. Taste is good up front, sweet chocolate, malts and a hint of hops. Very dry finish, unsure about that.

Served In: Pint Glass