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Black House Nitro
Modern Times Beer
- From:
- Modern Times Beer
- California, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 7.98%
- Reviews:
- 40
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 13, 2015
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 20
It’s so great that you like coffee. I just love that about you. Speaking of which, you’re holding an oatmeal coffee stout positively redolent with coffee aroma and flavor. It kind of tastes like a chocolate-covered espresso bean, only drier and more like beer. Nifty fact: we’re one of the only breweries in the world to roast our own coffee, which allows us to be extremely persnickety about which beans we buy and how we roast them. Taste the OCD!
Malt Varietals: Two Row , Kiln Coffee Malt, Oats, Pale Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Roasted Barley, Biscuit, Crystal 60
Coffee Varietals: 75% Ethiopian, 25% Sumatran
Malt Varietals: Two Row , Kiln Coffee Malt, Oats, Pale Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Roasted Barley, Biscuit, Crystal 60
Coffee Varietals: 75% Ethiopian, 25% Sumatran
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Ratings by kborning:
Rated by kborning from California
3.96/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jan 14, 2017
3.96/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Jan 14, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
3.67/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Look - fantastic looking blackish brown with a big lasting tan head and lacing
Smell - Slight coffee raoted malt scent
Taste - coffeed raosted malt taste but as it wams up a nice chocolate
Feel - nitro gives it a great smooth creaminess with the medium body
Overall - ok
Oct 14, 2021Smell - Slight coffee raoted malt scent
Taste - coffeed raosted malt taste but as it wams up a nice chocolate
Feel - nitro gives it a great smooth creaminess with the medium body
Overall - ok
Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a black color with a small tan head that lasts quite a while. Aroma is coffee, vanilla and roasted malts. Tastes of black coffee, caramel and vanilla. Smooth and creamy.
Feb 11, 2021Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.75/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Nitro Black House has a thick, creamy head of foam, a very dark brown appearance, and some glass lacing. The aroma is of cream, coffee, dark bread crust, and cocoa. The flavor is similar, with trace coconut notes and sweetness. This stout presents no bitterness, essentially. Mouthfeel is medium, and Nitro Black House finishes midway sweet-dry.
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Jan 18, 2020RJT
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
3.69/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reminds me mostly of an espresso...
...of which I do enjoy...I haven't seen such blackness in liquid form in a very long time, but there it was, blacker than the inside of a cow. The nitro wasn't as potent I would have liked, but it still poured that classic creamy head everyone would expect, though it was short lived - surprisingly so. The scent was coffee, and strong at that, and overpowering. So much so, I really couldn't pull out any of the other aromas they claimed on their can. Mouthfeel was only slightly creamy with a mostly watery effect. I did enjoy the espresso flavoring and was able to pull out some chocolaty notes and even some cinnamon as well. A solid enough brew, one I would suggest to anyone with a soft spot to espressos in their heart.
Nov 10, 2019...of which I do enjoy...I haven't seen such blackness in liquid form in a very long time, but there it was, blacker than the inside of a cow. The nitro wasn't as potent I would have liked, but it still poured that classic creamy head everyone would expect, though it was short lived - surprisingly so. The scent was coffee, and strong at that, and overpowering. So much so, I really couldn't pull out any of the other aromas they claimed on their can. Mouthfeel was only slightly creamy with a mostly watery effect. I did enjoy the espresso flavoring and was able to pull out some chocolaty notes and even some cinnamon as well. A solid enough brew, one I would suggest to anyone with a soft spot to espressos in their heart.
Rated by Bruno74200 from France
4.17/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Nice coconut and coffee taste
Sep 16, 2019Reviewed by Beer_Right_Back from Arizona
3.5/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is a standard stout in pretty much all regards, but it has nothing wrong with it either. It's clean, has strong notes of both coffee and chocolate(maybe dark?), and stands as a good hallmark for other beers in the category.
May 01, 2019Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.85/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
August 10th, 2015 - I'm still waiting for nitro to have its time in the trendy spotlight, but until then I'll have to get by with the occasional nitro release around the breweries in my area. Thankfully, there are some very good ones, like the Nitro version of Modern Times' Black House. It looks even prettier than a Guinness, with a pale, ghostly head cleanly divided from the beer. The aroma has a low and plain coffee profile, with a slight cream component, and salted snacking almonds. And as befits a nitro beer, it has a very, very smooth light palate that works very well with the flavor. And that is a soft, velvety mixture of chocolate milk and hazelnut, which echoes well into the aftertaste. This is, I think, what an upgraded Guinness would taste like.
Apr 30, 2019Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pint can - Canned on 12/16/2018:
Pours black with a tan head. Lacing sticks.
The smell is of deep-roasted coffee, caramel, chocolate, hint of coconut oil.
The taste is of espresso beans, chocolate. I like that the cocoa comes across as chocolate rather than cocoa powder. Coconut oil is subtle but comes through in a pleasant way in the aftertaste. Sweet caramel with balancing roast in the finish.
Smooth.
A unique brew. Good coffee character with a hint of coconut. Interesting and Enjoyable!
Mar 16, 2019Pours black with a tan head. Lacing sticks.
The smell is of deep-roasted coffee, caramel, chocolate, hint of coconut oil.
The taste is of espresso beans, chocolate. I like that the cocoa comes across as chocolate rather than cocoa powder. Coconut oil is subtle but comes through in a pleasant way in the aftertaste. Sweet caramel with balancing roast in the finish.
Smooth.
A unique brew. Good coffee character with a hint of coconut. Interesting and Enjoyable!
Black House Nitro from Modern Times Beer
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
136 ratings
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