I had The Great Lakes Brewing Company’s latest concoction last night, the Blackout Stout. I don’t know much about beer, but stouts are my favorite, and I truly appreciate a place that can pour a good pint of Guinness. Here is a link to people who seem to actually know what they are talking about when they review the Blackout Stout. Mine is after the jump.
It was okay, but I got bored with it. The taste was pretty subtle, no real powerful oaty or chocolatey taste like Guinness. It didn’t even taste all that alcoholic to me, for all that it is 9.0% by volume. Granted I had it from a bottle, so a draft experience would most likely provide a better example of what it should taste like. In any case, it was still a decent brew, but I’d prefer a Guinness or a Young’s over the Blackout Stout. Who knows, it might grow on me though.