Black Stallion
Sweetwater Tavern

Pours a dark color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has roasted malt and chocolate hints
The taste follows the nose with roasted malt and chocolate flavors
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A good Porter

 

 

 

 

Poured a dark black with an amber hue, a very thin light tan head that disappeared quickly, very light lacing.

Aroma of light roasted malt, coffee and chocolate.

Taste followed the nose dominated by the roasted malt, light coffee and a slight hint of sweet vanilla.

Mouth Feel was medium leaning light body, light carbonation, smooth and a little thin.

Overall an average stout, went well with a brewpub burger.

Brought to the table in a pint glass. Dark, black with a thin coating of cream colored head. Smell was quite welcoming, with hints of chocolate and coffee. Taste was in line with the aroma, and big on roasted malts.

Sweetwater Tavern is something of a special events place for us to visit, and this beer was good enough to make it a reason to come back sooner. It was substantial enough to eat with the meal, and complemented the blackened prime rib quite nicely.

On-tap at the centerville location.

Black. Deep tan head that lasts forever.

The nose is a rich robust coffee.

Medium body and very very smooth. Roasted grains and coffee are everywhere. Very good tasting brew. I just hope that they add a little more oatmeal to the next batch.

Part of the Poitras/VA 2004 vacation.

Enjoyed on tap at Sweetwater Tavern - Sterling, VA.

Pint glass presentation. Short-lived 1/2" tan head, with no lacing to speak of over the dark brown/black brew. Deep oatmeal/dark malt aroma, the brew's best attribute. Taste of dark malts, but quite thin, almost more like a black lager than a stout. Mouthfeel, as previously stated, quite thin for the style, and drinkability okay, but if you wanted an oatmeal stout, you could easily find one better.

Got a growler of this from the Sterling Virginia Sweetwater. This pours a jet black with a decent sized tan head that has fairly good retention. Lacing was left around the glass as this was consumed. Smells are mainly of roasted coffee and grains with a touch of malty sweetness. The taste is almost identical to the smell with a roasted grain and coffee flavor standing out with a bit of a bitter dark chocolate flavor to it as well. Mouthfeel is about medium with good carbonation. This is highly drinkable and a great all around stout. There is a little more coffee flavor that I would expect, but not to the point of over doing it.

Black in color with a nice brown head which lasts fairly well. A rich roasty coffee aroma and taste. Medium in body. Has a very smooth and oily type character. Made with Coffee so may not fit the style perfectly but I certainly think it is fabulous and I don't drink coffee (except when in beer :-)

Note: I have tasted at the pub and in the growler. Both very good - This review was the growler version from Merrifield, VA.