Black Jack Stout
Ellicottville Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ellicottville Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Oatmeal Stout
Ranked #239 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,424 - Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 14.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 18, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
In the tradition of all the great stouts that have come before it, our stout is made with only the most choice English malts & hops. Black Jack is dark, rich, smooth, silky, and has a complex flavor and body, reminiscent of espresso and cocoa.
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Rated by mattyb85 from Ohio
1.77/5 rDev -53.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.77/5 rDev -53.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
It was weak, not very creamy, a little sour. Just not good. Maybe I got a bad batch?
Feb 21, 2015
Reviewed by thisXwar from New York
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
I would have to say this is my favorite stout I've had so far. It's served on nitro so unfortunately I couldn't get any to go however any time I'm back in the area I would love to stop by and have another.
Edit, 2 years after my first go around with this beer and I have to say it's still a good beer just nothing too special. It's a Guinness clone to put it simply. It's hard for me to say that as it was the beer that got me into stouts but it's true.
Nov 29, 2014Edit, 2 years after my first go around with this beer and I have to say it's still a good beer just nothing too special. It's a Guinness clone to put it simply. It's hard for me to say that as it was the beer that got me into stouts but it's true.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.4/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served on nitro tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a cola brown bordering on black color. Upon serving there is a cascade of bubbles streaming through the brew producing a one finger cream colored head that has a decent level of retention, with it fading over about three minuets to leave a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass and a persistent small film on the top of the brew.
Smell - The aroma is very light overall with just hints of lightly toasted malt and coffee as well as a bit of earthy hop.
Taste-The taste begins with a roasted malt and light cocoa flavor. The taste is rather dry upfront with a bit of sweetness of a caramel taste coming through in the middle. The caramel is short lived however and fades again more toward the end. With the advent of some slightly bitter roasted coffee and more cocoa joining the roasted malt base, a dry and very lightly bittered flavor is left to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – Being a nitro, the body of the brew is on the creamier side with a carbonation level that is well… creamy from the nitro. The thicker feel from the nitro is nice of the roasted and dry flavors of the brew, but is overall rather normal for a dry Irish stout on nitro.
Overall- Not a bad dry Irish stout, but nothing all that exceptional. It is very Guinness like in flavor only a little bit richer and more intense.
Mar 29, 2013Appearance – The beer is served a cola brown bordering on black color. Upon serving there is a cascade of bubbles streaming through the brew producing a one finger cream colored head that has a decent level of retention, with it fading over about three minuets to leave a decent level of lace on the sides of the glass and a persistent small film on the top of the brew.
Smell - The aroma is very light overall with just hints of lightly toasted malt and coffee as well as a bit of earthy hop.
Taste-The taste begins with a roasted malt and light cocoa flavor. The taste is rather dry upfront with a bit of sweetness of a caramel taste coming through in the middle. The caramel is short lived however and fades again more toward the end. With the advent of some slightly bitter roasted coffee and more cocoa joining the roasted malt base, a dry and very lightly bittered flavor is left to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – Being a nitro, the body of the brew is on the creamier side with a carbonation level that is well… creamy from the nitro. The thicker feel from the nitro is nice of the roasted and dry flavors of the brew, but is overall rather normal for a dry Irish stout on nitro.
Overall- Not a bad dry Irish stout, but nothing all that exceptional. It is very Guinness like in flavor only a little bit richer and more intense.
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