Black OPS
Brooklyn Brewery

One of my favorite from Brooklyn.

 

 

 

Solid black appearance with a very thin but lasting head.
Light carbonation with an above average body. Slight oily slick feel that coats the mouth.
Aroma is bourbon, scotch,malt, coffee, roasted malt.
Taste is malt,coffee,roasted malt, bourbon and wood.

Packs a punch and goes down so smooth. Really like this!

Poured into a wide mouth grip shaped glass: color is black, head is tan and presents a thin top and dissipates to a ring and spotty top.

Smell is light bourbon, vanilla, toast, chocolate, espresso, roasted malt.

Taste is more emphatic: bourbon, oak, toast, vanilla, chocolate, espresso, roasted malt, dark fruit, light booziness for this strength.

Mouthfeel is low/moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low bitterness but notable boozy feel but still seems smooth.

Overall a smooth feel at nearly 12% with nice cacao and oaked flavor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

L - black with one finger tan head. Some slight ruby highlights. No lacing.
S- bourbon/alcohol/roast.
T - nice stout kick to it and roasty. Mild vanilla tinge. Pretty nice.
F - smooth, medium to full mouthfeel. Medium dry finish.
O - a good sipping beer that packs a punch.

Tastes of chocolate and bourbon. Nice balance of the two. Overall this is a good bourbon stout nothing amazing but very good.

Undated can into pint glass. Pours a very dark brown with almost no head. No lacing. Initial impression is cocoa, booze, molasses, and a nice roastiness. Gets more complex as it warms. Mouthfeel is thick and smooth. Finish fades to a chocolate sweetness. Overall, an excellent RIS.

 

 

 

Bomber copped from Total Wine and More in West Orange.
Pours a jet—black ebony hue with extremely dense frothing.
Outstanding depiction of the style.
Strongly recommended.

This is a very easy imperial stout to drink. It is rich but not overpowering. It goes down very easily.

Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Dark brown color with a brief effervescent beige head and good lacing. Strong bourbon smell and taste. Also dark chocolate and licorice and a subtle sweetness that makes you do more than just want to sip this beer. Indeed the beer is a bit clandestine.

 

Pours black with an immediate cherry-like bourbonish aroma. A bit sweet almost. Easy to sip through and just go on a journey! Booze is well hidden, all round well balanced

 

2020 vintage.

A: opaque; very dark brown in color; 1 finger finely pored medium brown head that receded to a wispy cap with a moderate collar; very little lacing;

S: oak, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, raisins, deeply roasted grain;

T: from start to finish, it's oak and vanilla with deeply roasted grain in the background; alcohol comes through a bit; moderate bitterness at the end; aftertaste is black coffee;

M: full bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish; alcohol is warming, but not hot;

O: a really nice sipper; rich; complex;

Black in color with a fingernail of brown on top. The aroma is of Four Roses Bourbon. I'm tasting sweet 4 Roses Bourbon and then a bitter roasted barley finish. The mouth is smooth and somewhat boozy.

 

 

750 ml corked bottle, at a tasting with Garrett Oliver. ABV is 11.3%. Black colour, brown head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, coffee, hints of fusel alcohols. Lovely smooth flavour, vanilla, chocolate and bourbon. Very enjoyable.

 

2020 Bottle:
L - Deep black with a light tan head that dissipates somewhat slowly, leaving behind a light tan cap and some lacing
S - Dark chocolate, rich bourbon, and hints of champagne - smell is faint
T - Dark chocolate up front along with rich bourbon, but oak and champagne yeast notes dominate the finish along with hints of vanilla
F - Medium leaning on full bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Has somewhat of a lighter feel for such a large BBA stout
O - More complex than the standard Black Chocolate Stout with a better, overall flavor profile. The bitterness of the chocolate is toned down from the Black Chocolate Stout such that it no longer tastes like an 80% cacao bar (though not a bad thing), along with softened flavors from the barrel aging and re-fermentation. This version truly tastes like a different beer

 

 

 

 

Great lacing on this. I can tell from its movement on the glass that this is a very well made beer. Effervescent aroma if that makes sense. Dark chocolate, dark berries, barrel and alcohol. Taste beats aroma IMO. Smooth barrel taste around dark chocolate. Fell gets a little creamier as it warms up; finishes semi dry - dry. Overall, an interesting stout worthy of a try.