Black Is Beautiful
Bottle Logic Brewing

 

Appearance: Black with a generous-sized foamy dark beige head that slowly faded. A very good looking Imperial Stout.

Smell: Strong chocolate malt notes, roasted malts, and mild bready notes. A pretty good nose on this one.

Taste: The taste profile follows the nose featuring prominent chocolate notes, moderate roasted malt notes, mild brown sugar notes and though not an added adjunct I get hints of a mild vanilla presence. The beer is fairly sweet but dries out somewhat a bit in the finish which features some lingering roast malts notes. The beer has a subdued alcohol presence for it's listed 11.4% ABV.

Mouth-feel: On the heavier side of medium bodied with a fairly generous level of carbonation. Nice body fitting for the beer.

Overall: A good non-bal-aged stout. This beer is totally different from the other Black is Beautiful beers I've had and so far I like all of them I've had, Bottle Logic did well with their take on the concept.

Poured from a tall-boy can into my Bruery tulip.

Inky seal brown body with a half finger of fine lion foam. Fine sandy lacing, faint, even tears. Very good retention.

Brown sugar, cocoa, licorice, and tobacco in the nose.

Very smooth rich palate entry suffused with milk-chocolate and chocolate liqueur as well as a faintly roasted malt bill with hints of brown bread and treacle. Low bitterness - some citrus notes from the hops suggest chocolate orange at times. Medium finish with a hint of loam.

Creamy, gently warming, and well carbonated.

Excellent stout, not overly sweet, but definitely better with/as dessert.