What Our Panel Thought
Aroma: “Some dark fruits of plums, grapes, and prunes. Malt notes come through with chocolate, toast, a bit of roast. A little caramel and vanilla, too.”
Flavor: “The flavor of this beer dances between roast character with some malt sweetness and fruit sweetness. The roast is a bit of coffee, leather, and chocolate. Fruits are plum and prune with some sweet grapes coming through, grappa-like. Stout character gets a bit lost in the mix.”
Overall: “The complexity of this beer is its strong suit—an interesting blend of sweetness and maltiness in a very unique context—but I am not sure the grapes added to this stout. It’s begging for a silkier body, and the grapes seem to thin it out (almost to dark barleywine territory). The flavors work—this beer has legs.”
What the Brewers Say
“This Black Tuesday varietal is blended and fermented with must from 75% destemmed and 25% whole cluster Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre grapes from Sans Liege. After nearly a year in oak, this release vanquishes the boundaries between wine and beer.”
