The Beer Formerly Known As Blackout
Evil Twin Brewing
- From:
- Evil Twin Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 14.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2017
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.97/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This appears flat with no head but a decent film in a Kilkenny pint glass. It is nearly black with dark brown highlights and conjures thick syrup.
The aroma is strong with fusil alcohol. Deep roasted malt is almost burnt, with chocolate syrup, molasses, and toffee. Quite sweet.
Sweetness prevails in the flavor against a background of roasted malt that gains bitterness from entry through the middle and finish. Charcoal lends a smoky flavor while molasses and burnt malt live long into the finish. Roast malts accumulate in the finish that never ends.
The body is full, almost dense with a hard, smooth texture. It is a touch syrupy and the alcohol is a primary player barely controlled. Carbonation is soft and almost flat.
Sweetness seems to be far out of balance until the finish. This is clearly a Porter in the sense that one knows Porter when ones tastes it.
Jul 24, 2017The aroma is strong with fusil alcohol. Deep roasted malt is almost burnt, with chocolate syrup, molasses, and toffee. Quite sweet.
Sweetness prevails in the flavor against a background of roasted malt that gains bitterness from entry through the middle and finish. Charcoal lends a smoky flavor while molasses and burnt malt live long into the finish. Roast malts accumulate in the finish that never ends.
The body is full, almost dense with a hard, smooth texture. It is a touch syrupy and the alcohol is a primary player barely controlled. Carbonation is soft and almost flat.
Sweetness seems to be far out of balance until the finish. This is clearly a Porter in the sense that one knows Porter when ones tastes it.
Reviewed by AngusOg from North Carolina
3.92/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
I actually really enjoyed the taste of this one. My biggest complaint is (my bottle at least) has very little carbonation,almost completely flat. Booooo!
Feb 19, 2015
Reviewed by SomethingClever from Ohio
3.54/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.54/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle poured into brandy snifter
A: deep black color almost no head
S: figs, dates, alcohol, some roast
T: boozy licorice, figs, burnt dates
M: this beer is cloying and not in a good way
O: probably the worst ET porter/stout I've had it's boozy beyond belief and deeply cloying thank god it is retired
Nov 24, 2014A: deep black color almost no head
S: figs, dates, alcohol, some roast
T: boozy licorice, figs, burnt dates
M: this beer is cloying and not in a good way
O: probably the worst ET porter/stout I've had it's boozy beyond belief and deeply cloying thank god it is retired
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