Game Of Thrones: Take The Black Stout
Brewery Ommegang

Bottle poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery snifter

A: Pours basically black with a frothy tan head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.

S: Roasted malt, earthy char, espresso, a touch of dark chocolate, dark fruit, molasses, burnt sugar, super faint hints of licorice, and a touch of toffee sweetness.

T: Roasty, espresso, bittersweet dark chocolate, a little char, earthy, molasses, a bit of dark fruit, a little spice, super faint licorice, burnt sugar, and a touch of toffee sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.

O: Nothing technically wrong with this one, but the adjuncts are near completely MIA. That could have something to do with them falling off with age, but still, you have to really look hard to find any licorice flavor. Drinkable, but disappointing.
*A buddy gave me this bottle, but I'm not quite sure how old it is.

Dark pour. Bright light shows through as dark, dark, ruby. My brew has stationary speckles floating in it. Served cold in a frozen mug as per the label (40F/5C). Smells un assuming with faint dark chocolate, tobacco, musty oat.
The taste doesn't offer anything special. Bitter dark but no high notes of anything that presents itself. I really expected more. Best I can figure is it could be similar to a tame Guinness... but not in a good way.

750ml bottle as part of gift box. Inky black pour, lasting creamy beige head. Roasty aroma, dark chocolate, licorice. Roast malts up front in the taste, bitter, licorice flavors coming in behind, some chocolate. Dry at the finish

Poured from a bottle - dark as night with khaki head leaving minimal lacing.Nose is oddly bland with hints of roasty malt and faint licorice. Taste follows more or less ,weirdly bland again. Finish is on the dry side with not much else going on. Unusually boring for a stout .

 

 

A: pours dark, black body with reddish brown hues with a tan head with nice retention and lacing
S: roasted chocolate notes with hints of sweet licorice
T: ok, sweet roasted notes with some licorice notes in the aftertaste
M: light bodied; a little thin
O: ok beer overall; not much too it, but interesting with the licorice finish

 

05/31/20 bottle @ home

Didn't love this one. I drank my share of it, and I did enjoy the last sip more than the first, so that's saying something. But it was probably my least favorite of the GoT beers from Ommegang that I've tried (and I've tried a lot). The flavors just didn't come together cohesively for me - the spices and malts and hops flavors weren't playing as a team. I did appreciate the smoothness and medium body of the beer, and it had a perfectly nice look to it. But the rest was underwhelming - I wouldn't seek this one out again (although it's retired anyway!)

Take the Black stout was part of my gift set of three from Ommegang. The stout is highly carbonated and tangy. Licorice root and bark is present in the profile. Star anise is another flavor in this stout.

The beer finishes dry and root bitterness lingers throughout the entirety of the experience.

An average beer, and I would seek out the Fire & Blood if you are looking for a GoT beer.

@firesidewithphil

 

 

-jet black bottle pour with a creamy, tan foam cap and a light licorice aroma. The flavor is mild with licorice and a bit of leather noted. It is slightly sweet and toasted malt is most prominent. The finish is smooth. This is a lighter bodied stout.

Decanted from an 25.9 oz (750 ml) corked and caged bottle into a custom, Game of Thrones flute glass; no production information.
A: Pours the darkest brown to black with mahogany highlights, a three to four finger, light brown head, gorgeous retention, and solid, persistent, truly Belgian lacing.
S: Aromas of dark roast coffee beans, dark, unsweetened chocolate, dark berry fruit, licorice, black pepper, and toffee with multiple spicy notes.
T: Dry. Flavor derive from the nose and start more like a foreign extra with roasty coffee >> chocolate flavor. Spices seem to be cloves, maybe cardamom, but, of course, front and center licorice/star anise that meshes very seamlessly with the peppery bitterness and leaves a spice laden tingling on the palate and back of the tongue.
M: Full bodied which is enhanced by assertive effervescence.
O: Complex and increasingly interesting as it warms. Definitely in the foreign/extra stout range, but with spices. Sad that this will not be available going forward. A rock solid, domestic version of the style.

Got this in a gift set and first one I tried. Very bitter but flavorful. Brewed not too far from me.

 

 

 

Bland except for heavy black licorice. Malt backbone has faded over the 1-2 years I have held this beer. A little bit of medium caramel sneaks through. Light bodied for the style. Disappointing.

 

 

Aged 5 years, poured into stout glass. THICK and creamy head over a pitch-black beauty of a beer. Aroma is a bit musty after years of aging. Upfront hint of licorice, wonderful dark-roasted grain throughout, and a bit of bitter dark chocolate at the end. Excellent mouthfeel. Quite enjoyable. Kind of wish I had another stored away.

Tar pit black with a thick, creamy, light tan head. Very faint smell of roasted and charred grain; milk and bitter chocolate. Some dull, stale baker's chocolate flavors; cocoa; some fruity esters, strawberry; bitter. Heavy body; dense and velvety; despite the residual sugars, an overall dry quality to the finish.

An approachable if somewhat scrambled stout. The aroma was very hard to pick up, but one does find some decent possibilities with what one does pick up. The taste seemed more like a dry stout in spirit with a somewhat odd (though not disagreeable) estery quality. Then again, being about five years old, some things like the smell may have diminished and the flavors may have shifted, so perhaps back in the day, this beer may have gotten a slightly better rating. Regardless, the beer is still quite drinkable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like this one. The Stout is deep, dark and complex. Just like beer fans. I found the taste to be well balanced. The mouthfeel was quite good. The smell is woody, dark, with some nice coffee and yeast notes. You will notice a thick tan head with good carbonation. Back to taste. For me, the flavors pack a good punch. The hops come first and then I got pine, citrus, and roasted coffee.

 

 

This pours aggressive with a huge brown head that dissipates in a few minutes. The nose is thick and complex with notes of roasted malt, coffee, mixed nuts, and cream.

The taste shows some fairly intense flavors featuring hops at the forefront. Pine, citrus, and medicinal qualities feature in the front, before being shoved aside by the familiar roasted and coffee. Texture is light for a stout but the body and aftertaste help counteract this.

This is rich and flavorful, with more balance than I would expect. Not delicious, but complex and interesting.