Black Creek
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

Black CreekBlack Creek
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From:
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
 
Mississippi, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 10.65%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
112
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 29, 2017
Added:
Dec 06, 2013
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  15
Black Creek is a Southern-style imperial stout producing aromas of dark chocolate and coffee, with a complexity of roasted barley and caramel flavors on the palate.
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Ratings by atlbravsrno1:
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Rated by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Jul 04, 2015
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.16/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Rating from notes on a bottle taken in Spring 2015:

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
May 29, 2017
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Reviewed by basaywhat from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle. Pours deep black with ruby highlights and a small firm tan head. Aroma of the roasted malt is most dominant, with a bit of toffee. Flavor is rich and malty.
May 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.83 by beerrat from Virginia

Dec 11, 2016
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

3.81/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a black color and a thick consistency. There was a two inch, creamy / fizzy, tan-colored head that lasted an average amount of time. Not much lacing.

S: A pretty good aroma of coffee, malt, and some chocolate as well.

T: Tasted of a good amount of coffee, a bit of dark malt, a hint of chocolate (not quite enough), and some caramel in the finish. The flavor here is a solid one, but it isn't quite as potent as it should be. The coffee takes center stage, but could have been more pronounced. Nonetheless, it's a decent taste.

F: A well-carbonated beer with a smooth finish. Medium- to full-bodied.

O: Black Creek is a likable enough stout, but it has its flaws. Worth a look, though.
Jul 01, 2016
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi

3.79/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: As black as the name, large volume cap, little lacing.

Aroma: Dark roasted malt, some toffee, little hops.

Taste: Pretty good, like what Guiness used to be. Roasted malt with little hop influence, richly flavored in the dark chocolate sense without actually tasting like chocolate. There is a sense of sweetness mid palate that is overtaken by roasty malt which lasts through to the finish with a lingering roast malt bitterness.

Texture: Not as heavy as one might expect but certainly no lightweight.

Overall: Likeable without being memorable. It has the heft of flavor one expects from an Imperial Stout and should please fans of that style. Good candidate for the buy local ticket.
May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by donspublic from Texas

Apr 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Mar 20, 2016
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Reviewed by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

3.86/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle, 2014 vintage. Pours black with towering foamy head, required slow patient pour. Aroma is sweet chocolate, fruity cherries. Taste is sweet chocolate and coffee, the fruitcake fruitiness is in the taste as well. Thin bubbly mouthfeel and very dry finish. Ok stout, a little different, disappointed in the feel.
Jan 16, 2016
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Reviewed by delta490 from Virginia

3.71/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep brown with a slight reddish tint. The head pours out massive; too much so, actually. It's light tan and loosely foamy. It has good retention and leaves a nice sheet of soapy lacing that slides back into the glass. The aroma is light roastiness with a little boozy sweetness. The taste is good, nothing mind blowing. It has sweetness initially but it's quickly replaced with deep roasted malt. The body is thin and a little tingly.

2014 edition
Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by 22Blue from Kansas

Nov 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.21 by mush from Illinois

Oct 10, 2015
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.66/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
2013 vintage.

Aroma is lightly boozy and roasty, with a touch of sherry. Moderate nutty malt notes surface.

Flavor is chocolatey and roasty, with a nutty, toasted malt backbone and rounded with moderate sherry oxidation. There's a touch of a buttery finish.
Oct 03, 2015
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Reviewed by pagriley from Illinois

3.64/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce into snifter

L - pours somewhat translucent with a very effervesent vigorous foam - over-carbed
S - Hints of chocolate, coffee and dark malt
T - Soft and chocolatey
F - Medium light bodied, a touch prickly, but ok

Overall a decent beer - nothing special, but good.
Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by Boone757 from Virginia

Aug 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a black color. 1/4 inch head of a tan color. Decent retention and slight lacing. Smells of sweet malt, roasted malt, slight alcohol, hint of yeast, and a slight hop. Fits the style of an American Double / Imperial Stout. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of roasted malt, sweet malt, slight alcohol, slight wood, slight yeast, and hops. Overall, weak appearance, good aroma, body, and great blend,
Jul 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by user785335 from Florida

Jul 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by MJ64 from Mississippi

Jul 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by JuanAlberto from Texas

Jun 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by Cmoore8241 from South Carolina

Jun 15, 2015
Black Creek from Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 112 ratings