Black is Beautiful
Swiftwater Brewing Company
- From:
- Swiftwater Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 31, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Our take on the Weathered Souls collaboration, Black is Beautiful, with proceeds benefiting New Georgia Project. We teamed up with Atlanta Harvest to drop a boatload of blueberries into this roasty stout.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
No head forms, rather only a thin, golden brown veil flashes over this jet black beer with no highlights. Spotty lace forms while swirling, as does a fine viscous film. The beer is thick and syrupy in a PBGC Imperial snifter.
The aroma opens with strong roasted chocolate, quickly followed by black coffee. Faint licorice is also present.
The flavor is especially bitter for a Stout. There is a ton of espresso. Bakers chocolate is clearly evident. The finish is long and bitter from what appears to be a burnt malt. A touch of lactose may be present as well.
A full body and slick texture with modest, creamy carbonation. Alcohol starts high, as expected, then fades with warmth, which is counterintuitive.
This is a nice beer, though I think it deserves to have been better than my experience. It is too muddy and bitter. Similar to the All Together beers, I had hoped for something special, only to find a good, but rather ordinary beer.
Jan 31, 2021The aroma opens with strong roasted chocolate, quickly followed by black coffee. Faint licorice is also present.
The flavor is especially bitter for a Stout. There is a ton of espresso. Bakers chocolate is clearly evident. The finish is long and bitter from what appears to be a burnt malt. A touch of lactose may be present as well.
A full body and slick texture with modest, creamy carbonation. Alcohol starts high, as expected, then fades with warmth, which is counterintuitive.
This is a nice beer, though I think it deserves to have been better than my experience. It is too muddy and bitter. Similar to the All Together beers, I had hoped for something special, only to find a good, but rather ordinary beer.
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