What do you know? Its black. Its super black. Black as night.

Did I mention that its BLACK?

There’s no foolin’, Dark Horse (Marshall, Michigan) named this beer properly. Reserve Special Black Bier Ale.

Its interesting in that they don’t actually consider it a stout. It could probably pass as one, though. Its dark, it has a pretty weighty mouthfeel. There’s a real roasty flavor to this beer, and a bitter chocolate malt flavor that hits you in the palate and doesn’t let up.

That said, after sipping on it for a while, you can tell that it doesn’t quite fit into the typical stout mold, and surely you know that everyone here at BeerandComics is okay with that.

Maybe its that it lacks the maltiness that usually comes with a stout, or that what sweetness there is from the malt is almost totally obscured by the dark, roasty flavors.

Maybe they just didn’t want to call it a stout. Who knows?

Either way, its really good for a cold day, and hey, 65º and rainy is cold for July, okay?

7/10