Jet Black Heart
BrewDog

Jet Black HeartJet Black Heart
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From:
BrewDog
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #393
ABV:
7%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,035
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 8.4%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
276
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 20, 2023
Added:
Mar 05, 2016
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  53
Flaked oats and wheat add to the velvet mouthfeel, with the carbonation adding a honeycomb texture. Magnum and Sorachi Ace bring a berry and citrus fruitiness that amplifies the chocolate character of this inky leviathan.

Our smooth talking, naturally flavored milk stout will savage your senses in an uncharted abyss. Loaded to the gunnels with oatmeal and primed for a smoother ride. This is a black-hearted beast. Decadent notes of cacao, malty roastiness with hints of pit fruits await.
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Ratings by metter98:
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a quarter finger high dense and creamy light tan head that has excellent retention properties and concisely left a short head covering the surface.
S: Light aromas of chocolate and roasted malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of chocolate malts with a light amount of bitterness and finishes with hints of roasted malts.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied, creamy, and very airy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This stout is perfectly sessionable and goes down very easily while still delivering a good amount of flavors in the taste.

Serving type: nitro-can
Jul 15, 2018
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can from the Advent pack labeled as 7% abv
Dark copper brown in color with a tightly bubbled tan head that persists. Rich earthy roasty creamed coffee and vanilla nose. Flavor follows nicely with a hint of dark dried fruit. Nice brew.
Dec 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dovers from Wisconsin

Jul 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.04 by Sellen from Connecticut

Apr 01, 2023
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Reviewed by Christianriveraaa

4.28/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L: dark black pour with some light ahining through - poured from draft at Brewdog brewery in Las Vegas. Huge milky head which stays for a while until back into liquid form.
S: Getting lactose, milk, chocolate, molasses, slight dark fruits too.
T: milk chocolate, coffee, slight malts with molasses. So easy to drink.
F: Easy to drink, can’t tell it’s 7% at all. Wow. Medium to full bodied.
O: I had to try something at the brewery and I’m a huge stout guy so I definitely enjoyed a perfectly well made milk stout. Would recommend for sure.
Mar 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.04 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Oct 15, 2022
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Deep copper with a 1" thick, foamy tan head, which lasts. Heavy glass clinging lacing.

Aroma of strong coffee, cocoa, roast malt.

Taste follows nose: Coffee, cocoa, roast malt.

Full body, thick & creamy, light carbonation. Oily, astringent finish.

Outstanding. A very good stout.
Jul 16, 2022
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Marilyn's of Morgantown, 3/18/22.

Cocoa on the nose and very smooth.

The flavor and feel go hand in hand. Smooth, silky cocoa, slight smoke, and just the right smooth of sweetness to round it out.

Can we go visit the brewery? Please?
Mar 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Spencer96 from Ohio

Feb 16, 2022
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.26/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Almost cask like pour at Brewdog Doghouse Edinburgh. Black with a two finger beige head. Sweet, milky aroma, chocolate, roast. Taste is a balance of chocolate and roasty malts, faint coffee, sweet lactose, light bitterness and a bit of a dry finish.
Feb 15, 2022
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Rated by UGB33 from Georgia

4.94/5  rDev +25.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Super smooth and just a superior sweet, dark beer. I do not like IPA's or sours and this is the complete opposite of those.
Jan 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Oct 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.19 by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio

Jul 22, 2021
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Rated by SmoothOverEverything from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Start a little bit more sour than a typical style. It is extremely smooth throughout and has a tasty coffee finish. Lots of vanilla in there too..
Jul 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by JM5671 from Ohio

Apr 09, 2021
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.74/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330 ml bottle, at Malone’s Irish Bar, Aberdeen. Oatmeal milk stout, 4.7% ABV. Black colour, small beige head. Nice roasty aroma, notes of coffee and chocolate. The flavour is also roasty, with distinct notes of chocolate, vanilla and lactose, but not too sweet. Decent beer.
Apr 05, 2021
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Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio

3.76/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From the 16 oz can in a snifter. This solid little stout pours a rich
blackish brown with a nice fat head of khaki foam with excellent lacing.
Nose of dark coffee, dark cocoa, faint vanilla, and light char. Flavors
surpass the nose with dark cocoa, dark coffee, light vanilla, char, roast,
and a touch of cream. Decent mouth feel; medium full body, smooth
from the nitro, coating, and finishing lightly dry but a touch on the thin side.

Overall, a solid brew, but liked it better when it was not on nitro back when.

Cheers
Apr 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.92 by ScottyB515 from Ohio

Dec 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by DvdP from Netherlands

Nov 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

Aug 28, 2020
Jet Black Heart from BrewDog
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 276 ratings