Double Stout
Green Flash Brewing Co.

Double StoutDouble Stout
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From:
Green Flash Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,517
ABV:
8.8%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,054
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 9.27%
Reviews:
892
Ratings:
3,127
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 19, 2022
Added:
Mar 17, 2008
Wants:
  144
Gots:
  471
We explored 19th Century British Stout recipes, then charted a fresh course to land on a modern American version of the old-world classic. Our Double Stout encompasses the very best of both worlds. Golden naked oats, dark crystal and roasted malt offer a luscious balance of bittersweet chocolate and hints of coffee. Fair winds and following seas. Smooth sailing, all the way home.
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Rated: 4.16 by dms1767 from Nebraska

Oct 19, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

4.08/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
1 pt. 6 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.8%. Pitch black colour, big brown head. Nice aroma of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. Rich malty flavour with roasty notes, strong coffee and dark bitter chocolate, maybe a hint of liquorice too. Bitter aftertaste. The alcohol is well hidden.
Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chipwells from Georgia

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 17, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

May 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jan 12, 2020
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

4.11/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From notes 11/10/13: Pours such a clear deep brown that it appears ink black until light is passed through it. The pour produces 1.5 fingers of frothy, short-lived, mocha head that leaves only tiny webs and motes of lace. Aroma is cocoa and bittersweet chocolate (Hershey's chocolate syrup like), caramel, creamed coffee, smoke, anise and alcohol. Taste starts as a bittersweet balance of burnt roasted malts, chocolate, creamed coffee and finishes with light but easily discernible alcohol spice in a developing bitterness that becomes the dominating factor in the roasted, slightly burnt, chocolatey aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy bodied with light carbonation, alcohol warmth and spiciness, silky and chewy.
Oct 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Unknown vintage; drank 1/3/16 @ the Yarchives.

Black/brown appearance.

A rough pour yielded a HUGE tan head (careful pouring!); a curtain of frothy lace.

Fresh earth, cream & faint raspberry notes in the nose.

Creamy medium thick mouthfeel.

Bakers chocolate & cream flavors up front; raspberry notes on the finish.

A mix of RIS & sweet stout attributes with nice raspberry accents; this served me well on a cold January night.
Mar 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.59 by mholdefer from Alabama

Jan 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.32 by AllOfTheCats from Wisconsin

Dec 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by grapeshops from California

May 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Dec 16, 2017
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Reviewed by Dewsby from Kentucky

4.27/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L) Pours an oily black with a lovely tan head. Some lacing and acceptable head retention.

S) Strong notes of rich chocolate, roasted coffee, and dark toffee. There is a lovely candied dark fruit note that balances out with the more "savory" flavors as well.

T) Everything in the nose makes an appearance in the flavor profile. The coffee is especially strong on the finish, there is an incredibly bitter espresso aftertaste that dangerously treads the line between pleasant and unpleasant.

F) Very silk with medium-low carbonation. A pleasure to sip on.

O) I would recommend this to someone who hasn't had it, a great and unique representation of the style.
Jul 12, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It has a pitch black colored body that leaves a large foamy dark tan colored head leaving some nice lumpy valleys inside the head. Thick beautiful ringy lacing graces the sides of the chalice. The aroma has a smoky coffee and dark chocolate and the taste takes those smells and adds a nice flavorful charcoal. On the palate, hmmm.... kinda at a medium sort of body - with a thick creamy coating around the tongue. Though a fairly high ABV, the alcohol is well hidden. Overall, this is good for its style and its spectacular for me. I would definitely come back to this.
Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by petewheeler from Maryland

Feb 26, 2017
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Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois

4.46/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thick black body that produces a rich brown head upon the pour, fades to a thick ring and thin covering. Nose offers coffee and dark chocolate, a bit of sweet caramel malts, vanilla, smoke and barbeque. The flavor is noticeably sweeter, adding strawberry and creamy lactose to all the chocolate, roastiness, and coffee going on. It verges on Neapolitan flavors. Body is thick, rich, creamy, and overall indulgent. Fine prickles of carbonation hit the tongue through the sticky body.
This was a great stout, made all the more impressive by its availability. Rich flavors of chocolate and coffee were tempered by the sweetness, and the mysterious addition of strawberry only helped. Body was incredible. This will be revisited.
Jan 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.86 by Timtac from New Jersey

Jan 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by ManBearPat from Colorado

Jan 05, 2017
Double Stout from Green Flash Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 3127 ratings