The Black King
The North Brewery
- From:
- The North Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 5.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2017
- Added:
- Sep 24, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Formerly The English King
Coffee and Eggnog spices
Coffee and Eggnog spices
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vermontham from Vermont
4.58/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.58/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Overall, this is one of the better coffee stouts I have had in a while. You could totally put this in your mug at work and fool almost everyone if it weren't for the dense, frothy head. Really an impressive brew here.
Jan 31, 2016
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Received in a trade, shared with JLindros.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a dark black hue with a one finger mocha head that fades to leave light wisps and creamy halo.
S - Aromas of nutty roast, coffee beans, nice light nutmeg, super faint cinnamon, very light chocolate. Rather roast malt and coffee forward.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, very nice chocolate brownie flavor with really nice coffee notes too. The spices are rather subtle and compliment the base beer and coffee. Nice light nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon. Good fudge.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy, smooth. Alcohol hidden well.
O - Overall this beer was rather tasty, the spice notes really played into the coffee and chocolate. Quite solid.
Serving type: bottle
Nov 05, 2015A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a dark black hue with a one finger mocha head that fades to leave light wisps and creamy halo.
S - Aromas of nutty roast, coffee beans, nice light nutmeg, super faint cinnamon, very light chocolate. Rather roast malt and coffee forward.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, very nice chocolate brownie flavor with really nice coffee notes too. The spices are rather subtle and compliment the base beer and coffee. Nice light nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon. Good fudge.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, creamy, smooth. Alcohol hidden well.
O - Overall this beer was rather tasty, the spice notes really played into the coffee and chocolate. Quite solid.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to rudzud.
Nice darker fluffy creamy 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, very little lacing, light legs, super dark pitch black.
Nose is quite nutty, fair eggy, hint spices like nutmeg cinnamon perhaps, mild earthy roasty coffee, light shaved dark choc, toasty roasty coffee. Stout dark malts, biscuit cookie.
Taste brings thick lush Darth chocolate, cocoa, caramel notes, mild biscuity cookie dough, mixed with mild spice, some roasty coffee, little bitter roasty, creamy oats and fluffy nougat notes, big roasty earthy coffee. Some nutty flavours like toasted candy pecans. Lingering mild sticky finish, lingering toasted pecans nutty, dark choc and roasted coffee.
Mouth is thick lush fudgey, decent carb, no real booze.
Overall pretty nice, enjoyable stout no real booze and great characters.
Nov 05, 2015Nice darker fluffy creamy 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, very little lacing, light legs, super dark pitch black.
Nose is quite nutty, fair eggy, hint spices like nutmeg cinnamon perhaps, mild earthy roasty coffee, light shaved dark choc, toasty roasty coffee. Stout dark malts, biscuit cookie.
Taste brings thick lush Darth chocolate, cocoa, caramel notes, mild biscuity cookie dough, mixed with mild spice, some roasty coffee, little bitter roasty, creamy oats and fluffy nougat notes, big roasty earthy coffee. Some nutty flavours like toasted candy pecans. Lingering mild sticky finish, lingering toasted pecans nutty, dark choc and roasted coffee.
Mouth is thick lush fudgey, decent carb, no real booze.
Overall pretty nice, enjoyable stout no real booze and great characters.
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