Black Magick
Voodoo Brewing Co.
- From:
- Voodoo Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #884 - ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,603 - Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 12.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 204
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 12, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2006
- Wants:
- 393
- Gots:
- 71
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
This is an Imperial Stout that is of great strength and complexity. We then gently age that beer in Elaigh Craig 13 1/2 year old Bourbon Barrels for 6 months to 1 yr. and then primed and bottled to bottle condition for continued aging and celler life. Black Magick should be able to be aged up to about 5 years, to heighten the complexity and smooth nature of this beer.
First Black Magick brewed in Feb 2007. Released 2009. = 15% ABV
Second Black Magick brewed in 2009 and released 2011. = 15.5% ABV
First Black Magick brewed in Feb 2007. Released 2009. = 15% ABV
Second Black Magick brewed in 2009 and released 2011. = 15.5% ABV
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.71/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.71/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12 oz. bottle to a snifter. 2011 bottle. Reviewed from notes.
Appearance - No head. Black, but not inky. Sticky and leggy. Looks like loads of sugar in this guy.
Smell - Chocolate malts. Smokey and oaky, but not a ton of bourbon.
Taste - Molasses and chocolate. Bourbon notes, but not a lot of barrel to it. Oaky in the finish. Becomes dry and astringent.
Mouthfeel - Not boozy at all, which is amazing. Low carbonation. Oaky, dry, and tannic.
Overall - Had this after a BCBS 08, which meant this was always going to lose. Nowhere near as refined in flavor, but also nowhere near as boozy. I'd love more barrel in this, but the base stout is loaded with molasses.
Aug 29, 2012Appearance - No head. Black, but not inky. Sticky and leggy. Looks like loads of sugar in this guy.
Smell - Chocolate malts. Smokey and oaky, but not a ton of bourbon.
Taste - Molasses and chocolate. Bourbon notes, but not a lot of barrel to it. Oaky in the finish. Becomes dry and astringent.
Mouthfeel - Not boozy at all, which is amazing. Low carbonation. Oaky, dry, and tannic.
Overall - Had this after a BCBS 08, which meant this was always going to lose. Nowhere near as refined in flavor, but also nowhere near as boozy. I'd love more barrel in this, but the base stout is loaded with molasses.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.29/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
12oz undated bottle circa 2014.
Pours oily black with zero head or retention. Bourbon, vanilla, oak, chocolate in the nose. Full bodied with a slick, tacky mouthfeel. Bakers chocolate, Bourbon, char on the palate. Finishes boozy with lingering chocolate and char.
Apr 12, 2024Pours oily black with zero head or retention. Bourbon, vanilla, oak, chocolate in the nose. Full bodied with a slick, tacky mouthfeel. Bakers chocolate, Bourbon, char on the palate. Finishes boozy with lingering chocolate and char.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.01/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Super black, thin brown head. Aroma was bourbon for sure, but really hot like they dumped some actual bourbon into the beer itself.
Taste actually wasn't hot, good amount of chocolate malt yielding toffee like flavors and barrel goodness. Pretty impressive mouthfeel to hide this amount of heat. Dare I even call this underrated.
Dec 16, 2015Taste actually wasn't hot, good amount of chocolate malt yielding toffee like flavors and barrel goodness. Pretty impressive mouthfeel to hide this amount of heat. Dare I even call this underrated.
Rated by Wowcoolman from California
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Still drinking well, showing some Sherry (oxidized) notes.
Jun 07, 2015
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