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Klockow Brewing Company
- From:
- Klockow Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 10.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 15, 2025
- Added:
- May 31, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by LunchMoney from Minnesota
3.92/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Very dark, beautiful beer.
Smell is a little light. I pick up a little malt and a slight Smokey adjunct along with chocolate.
Flavor - I don’t love the “smoked” aspect, but that reflects my taste more than the beer itself. If you like smoked beers, this could be great for you. For me, it’s a distraction from the typical stout flavors. I pick up the bitter dark chocolate, which is nice. Certainly more of a dry Irish style stout than a sweet milk stout.
Feel is good. Maybe a little thin.
Overall, it’s fine. It’s probably a great one for you if a smoked Irish stout sounds like your cup of tea.
Aug 15, 2025Smell is a little light. I pick up a little malt and a slight Smokey adjunct along with chocolate.
Flavor - I don’t love the “smoked” aspect, but that reflects my taste more than the beer itself. If you like smoked beers, this could be great for you. For me, it’s a distraction from the typical stout flavors. I pick up the bitter dark chocolate, which is nice. Certainly more of a dry Irish style stout than a sweet milk stout.
Feel is good. Maybe a little thin.
Overall, it’s fine. It’s probably a great one for you if a smoked Irish stout sounds like your cup of tea.
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.7/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at Wussow's coffee shop in Duluth, MN.
7.7%ABV Fantastic! More like a deep porter. Pours black with a dark tan 1.5" head, low carbo, okay retention, some sticky lacing. It has a medium bodied mouthfeel and is close to Murphy's Irish Stout in toastiness and has similar smoke flavors that remind me of a Schlenkerla Rauchbier. Not too much char. Just roasted toasted smoky chocolate goodness. Incredibly easy drinking and very tasty. One of the best American stouts I've ever had.
Nov 21, 20217.7%ABV Fantastic! More like a deep porter. Pours black with a dark tan 1.5" head, low carbo, okay retention, some sticky lacing. It has a medium bodied mouthfeel and is close to Murphy's Irish Stout in toastiness and has similar smoke flavors that remind me of a Schlenkerla Rauchbier. Not too much char. Just roasted toasted smoky chocolate goodness. Incredibly easy drinking and very tasty. One of the best American stouts I've ever had.
Rated by Roscoj
5/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This beer is underrated, best stout I've had. Abv is 7.7 not 6
Sep 28, 2019
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.88/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours pitch black. 3 finger brown head. Quite foamy, and the retention is pretty good. Some lacing on the glass as the head dissipates.
The nose has a nice smoked undertone. Chocolate is the main star of the show. Slightly sweet, but not too sweet.
Taste - The chocolate is up front. Somewhat of a sweet chocolate. The smoke kicks in hard on the backside, and it mixes up with the chocolate. The flavors work well together.
The body is a bit lighter than I was expecting. Decent, otherwise.
Tasty beer, and the flavors really work together.
Jul 29, 2019The nose has a nice smoked undertone. Chocolate is the main star of the show. Slightly sweet, but not too sweet.
Taste - The chocolate is up front. Somewhat of a sweet chocolate. The smoke kicks in hard on the backside, and it mixes up with the chocolate. The flavors work well together.
The body is a bit lighter than I was expecting. Decent, otherwise.
Tasty beer, and the flavors really work together.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.9/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: deep dark brown with bright brown highlights under a 2" medium tan cap with good retention.
S: chocolate and smoke with some dark dried fruit. The smoke blows off as the glass sits and more chocolate comes forward.
T: Dark bitter chocolate leads to a dry, mildly astringent finish. The smoke provides an accent but shows up pleasantly in the aftertaste.
F: Creamy, full body, medium low soft carbonation.
O: This is a big full flavored pleasant drinking beer but it is hard to drink more than one at a time.
Jun 09, 2019S: chocolate and smoke with some dark dried fruit. The smoke blows off as the glass sits and more chocolate comes forward.
T: Dark bitter chocolate leads to a dry, mildly astringent finish. The smoke provides an accent but shows up pleasantly in the aftertaste.
F: Creamy, full body, medium low soft carbonation.
O: This is a big full flavored pleasant drinking beer but it is hard to drink more than one at a time.
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