Black Metal Imperial Stout - Jester King Craft Brewery

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Lots of bells and whistles. A tad of smoke, more would have been appreciated. Really coffee, big in coffee, a point of astringency. Syrupy sweetener, lots of sugar, and salt. These impeded drinkability.. Huge head, big and foamy.Thanks for sharing Pino.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 03:07:42 | More by northyorksammy

womencantsail

California

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Mark for sending this my way.

A: The pour is thick and black with a nice big brown head.

S: There is a surprising fruitiness to the nose. Lots of dark fruits like plums and raisins along with some dark sugar and licorice. Plenty of roastiness, chocolate, and even a hint of smoke.

T: Nice sweetness from the fruits with the same raisin note that was on the aroma. Milk chocolate, burnt sugar, and molasses give some additional sweetness. A nice roastiness, slight char, and another hint of smoke.

M: Medium to full in body with a smooth, medium carbonation.

O: I've heard lots of good things about this and I'm happy to report they were true. Solid beer from this new-ish brewery.

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2011 03:33:54 | More by womencantsail

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.73/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Big thanks to starrdogg for opening up a bottle of this. Served in a Bruery tulip.

Pours black with a good light tan head with pretty good retention and a slight bit of lacing. The nose is quite roasty and a bit smokey off the bat. After the initial whiff, there's some mild chocolate as well, though it keeps coming back to the smokiness. The flavor exhibits the same qualities with a dry roastedness coming through most prominently, followed by some smoke. Nothing too complex, but the components integrate quite well. Body is medium with moderate carbonation. It's a bit too bitter in the finish. Drinks well and is certainly a good beer. Thanks again, Matt.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2011 03:45:54 | More by Thorpe429

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.88/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Special thanks to kp for this one!

Appearance: Pours out a black body with a tall, surging, deep mocha-toned head. The head flattens producing near nil lace, though it never quite dissipates.

Smell: An array of well roasted malts smelling of bittersweet chocolate, espresso, burnt nut shells, and wafting alcohol ahead of chopped fruit packed in syrup.

Taste: Simple syrup sweetness mixed up with shaved baker's chocolate and lowly astringent, though pointedly roasted barley for an alcohol-laced frappuccino quality overall. A bit of that unforgiving black patent malt in there as well. Hint of hand-picked berries, a little rum raisin. A snippet of black licorice rope. Drying, quite warming on the back half with plenty of roast that yields hints of burnt smokiness.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Somewhat chewy mouthfeel.

Overall: A fairly good, slow-sipping stout that's nicely warming on this cold, dreary, drizzly day in a seemingly endless series of cold, dreary, drizzly days in Georgia. Now, off to go house-hunting!

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2012 20:10:47 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours an obsidian color with a very modest head that fritters away, leaving a ringlet; leggy, with spots of lace

Smell: Chocolate, coffee and a hint of smoke, with a dollop of dark fruit

Taste: Chocolate and coffee from the outset, with a developing smoky aspect that builds in the middle; some dark fruit elements develop, after the swallow, but the beer clearly is dominated by the chocolate and coffee flavors

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, with moderate to high carbonation; somewhat creamy

Overall: I seem to recall liking this better when I tasted it before, perhaps because the hops were more active; still, it is much better than the Farmhouse version I tasted last night

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2012 22:58:30 | More by brentk56

UCLABrewN84

California

4.2/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Exiled for sending me this one!

Pours a motor oil black with a 1 inch dark khaki head that fades to a thin cap. Small spots of lacing drip back into the remaining beer. There are some thick clumps of sediment that sink to the bottom of the glass. Smells of dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, and slight coffee. Taste is of coffee beans, bittersweet chocolate, and dark malts. There is a nice roasty bitterness that lingers on the palate after each sip. Very nice. The beer has a good level of carbonation for a RIS making for a smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good RIS and my first from Jester King. I would definitely get another one of these if I had the chance.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2011 04:01:17 | More by UCLABrewN84

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.8/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a Stone Levitation tulip glass.

Thrilled to see this come in the MJRBC shipment last month. Shoulda been listening to some darkness while drinking it, but whaddya gonna do? It pours a sleek obsidian, as black as the collective heart of Slayer, topped by a finger of dark-ish sandstone foam. The nose comprises roasted malts, molasses, brown sugar, light oak smoke, and toffee. The taste holds notes of oak, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, brown sugar, and a decidedly light sprig of menthol. The back end of the taste is kinda acrid, just a touch too bitter for its own good. Luckily, it doesn't detract too much from the overall experience. The body is a solid medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a a fluid feel. Overall, a pretty solid stout, but it falls short of true greatness. Perhaps a bit more metal next time?

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2011 03:52:58 | More by TMoney2591

drabmuh

Maryland

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by Starrdog, thanks Matt. Beer is dark brown / black with a tan head of small bubbles, moderate to low carbonation, looks fine.

Aroma is not quite what I expected, some roast, some coffee but some smoke. More smoke than I thought.

I think I liked it better than the rest of the people drinking it but once I put the though of RIS out of my head and started thinking smoke beer, it was really good. The lead off is a little thin, the midpalate was quite smoky and the finish was medium bodied with a little ashy / coffee finish. Not my favorite RIS / smoked beer but a decent one for sure.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2011 04:37:19 | More by drabmuh

Mora2000

Texas

3.93/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

On tap - well actually out of a pitcher - at the brewery's grand opening celebration.

The beer pours a black color with a dark brown head. This is a great looking beer.

The aroma is heavy on the roasted malt with some chocolate mxied in. Not too complex, but everything mixes well together.

The flavor is more of the same. The chocolate really stands out and the roasted malt compliments it very well. A nice, chocolate-forward imperial stout. The alcohol is well hidden and the beer is very - dangerously - easy to drink.

The mouthfeel is on the thinnish side of medium and is really my only complaint. I wish it was thicker and more viscous. Medium carbonation.

A very nice imperial stout.

Serving type: on-tap

01-30-2011 23:57:34 | More by Mora2000

metter98

New York

4.22/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is jet black in color and poured with a finger high tan head that slowly dissipated into lacy patterns of bubbles covering the surface and a thin ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: There are moderate aromas of dark roasted malts in the nose along with some hints of raisins.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, except that the malts seem burnt and exhibit some notes of smoky flavors. There are hints of malty sweetness in the initial taste; these are followed by flavors of chocolate, coffee and raisins. There is a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels full-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. The finish has warming from the alcohol.
D: The beer is rather drinkable considering its strength because most of the alcohol is masked from the taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2011 03:34:12 | More by metter98

MasterSki

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle purchased at West Lakeview Liquors for the superb price of $9.99. Served in a Darkness snifter.

A - Thin dark mocha foam settles to a thin ring, leaving a few tiny spots of lace. A very, very, dark, solid brown that verges on black.

S - Very English in aroma - fruity yeast, slightly buttery, plenty of toasted malts, dark fruits, milk chocolate, and a hint of smoke. Reminds me of a Crunchie chocolate bar.

T - Slightly more charry than the aroma. Dark chocolate, roasted malts, and significantly less fruity. Gets sweeter as it warms up. I remember the first time I had this there was an unpleasant bitterness in the finish, but it seems to have dissipated. Alcohol is well-hidden, as I thought this was closer to 9%.

M - Smooth, chewy, medium-full body. Lower carbonation, viscous, with minimal detectable alcohol.

D - Someone told me (can't remember who) that this was aging poorly so I cracked this bottle ASAP. I actually found it to be better than it was on release, but what do I know? Not something of which I could drink a whole 750ml, but was a nice beer to share with a few friends. I'd buy more of this, even if it cost a few bucks more.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2011 01:06:28 | More by MasterSki

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.21/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Massive thanks to Bulbman for sending this one to me so I could finally try it. The beer poured out as a very dark black color with a nice thick looking brown head on top. The beer has a pretty good retention but not much lacing. The smell of the beer is nicely roasted with a rich chocolate boozy aroma. The taste of the beer has some coffee elements to it along with more chocolate and a nice subtle bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is pretty thick and oily, gently carbonated and very smooth. Overall it was great. Really enjoyed this beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 06:17:35 | More by Knapp85

emerge077

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Dan for the impromptu post-fest trade... hails brother.
Review from written notes. Served at 57-61º recommended temperature.

Black orb with a compact layer of tan mocha foam on the top, it settles to an appropriately haunting wisp of spectral swirl on the glassy obsidian surface. Delicate spotty lace clings inside the glass.

Dry roasty blackened husks, charred malts, aroma of desolation.

Intensely roasty, dry and bitter charred and blackened malts. Unsweetened bakers chocolate, cocoa, espresso, earthy lingering char in the dry aftertaste. Intensely earthy and roasty. Not sweet in the least, but as it warms the yeast lends some dark fruit and plum notes, which is a welcome contrast to the bleak charred malt husk of this blackened RIS. Medium bodied, and sippable despite the double digit abv, which is felt fairly quickly.

This is a nice RIS, maybe not entirely trve kvlt but getting there...

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2011 03:05:39 | More by emerge077

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.53/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured jet back withg ood carbonation and a nice tannish head

S: Espresso, bitter cocoa, roasted malts, booze stings the nostrils but not overly powerful

T: Roasted malts, liquid smoke, light cocoa, faded milk chocolate, some espresso with a very, very faint licorice stick tossed in for good measure

M: Big body

O: A pretty good representation of the style

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2011 16:43:13 | More by barleywinefiend

mdfb79

New York

3.7/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Metal...it comes from hell. Another goddamn beer shared by Lunch because he knew I really wanted to try it; thanks a lot Paul, appreciate it!

a - Pours a pitch black color with one inch of tan head and light carbonation evident. Looks pretty nice for a big RIS.

s - Smells of roasted malts, chocolate, smokey malts, toasted malts, light dark fruits, and light alcohol. Roasted malts dominate the nose, and the smoke comes through a bit as well.

t - Tastes of roasted malts again, as well as smokey malts, dark fruits, and alcohol. Roasted malts dominate again, and the alcohol and smokiness are more prominent in the taste than the nose.

m - Medium to full bodied stout and low carbonation. Pretty thick, pretty nice mouthfeel.

o - Overall a nice stout, though I was hoping for a bit more. Not a ton going on other than the roasted and smokey malts, but enjoyable none the less. Would have it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2011 20:29:16 | More by mdfb79

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

64 oz growler into an oversized tulip glass. This one was courtesy of jhimstedt in a recent exchange. Thanks for the trade Jared!

This pours blacker than an oil slick into the glass and is topped with thick creamy finger of milk chocolate colored head. Just a magnificently robust look on this, which retain with a tight ½ finger of froth that absolutely slathers the sides of the glass with spotty lace and brown dirty looking oils that slowly slide down. The aroma smells of burnt leather, smoke, and roasted coffee, which all surrounds a sweet and juicy core of chocolate, toffee, and citric fruit. Leafy hops and spicy alcohol esters trail off and linger in the nostrils.

The taste starts with a thick sweet base of chocolate malts (and some tangier caramel notes as well) which gives this a big creamy sweetness that then gives way to some dark burnt malts. Hops pull up the back as well, with a bitterness that works great with the roasted character that is present and also adds some pithy citric fruit flavors (that get progressively darker feeling the more this warms up) that mixes in and nicely compliments the sweetness of the malts. Burnt finish on this with a LOT of dry lingering spicy alcohol notes. The mouthfeel is full bodied, with a thick and creamy feel that's a bit sharp up front but then gets much more chewy and viscous feeling as this works itself around in the mouth. That big ABV gives this a satisfying beefy power to the feel yet alcohol warmth is very minimal and keeps this hugely drinkable for the size. Color me impressed.

This was a darn impressive debut from Jester King, which really swung for the fences (and mostly cleared it) with this monstrous Russian Imperial Stout. While I was looking for a bit more flavor complexity out of this overall, there's no doubt that this beer has the needed attitude to hang with some of the big boys out there. I will seek more of this one out. It's pretty damn good.

Serving type: growler

01-31-2011 18:04:14 | More by Kegatron

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.9/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another beer review written after the first one mysteriously disappeared. Pours black, brown head. Aroma was of heavily roasted malts, a little bit of chocolate malt.

Taste, same thing, a hefty dose of thick roasted malt, a smidge of smoke. Bitterness and hopping seems strong. Ample carbonation. Kind of an English yeast presence. Chewy and the alcohol doesn't seem all that high on the tongue, so its relatively drinkable. Pretty straightforward big stout: big malt, some chocolate, minimal coffee, high bitterness, good alcohol absorption.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 23:26:39 | More by Beerandraiderfan

glid02

Georgia

4.33/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle shared by Grant – much obliged!

Pours black with a one-finger tan head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving decent lacing.

Smells of robust roasted malts with good amounts of dark chocolate aromas. Also present are slight amounts of smoke and lighter hints of tobacco.

Tastes similar to how it smells but slightly richer. Smooth roasted malt flavors kick things off and are joined quickly solid amounts of dark chocolate. Midway through the sip the flavor profile dries up a bit with hints of smoke. Near the end of the sip the smoke fades a bit, allowing slight earthy hops and tobacco flavors to carry through to a moderately bitter ending.

Mouthfeel is good. It’s got a nice thickness with smooth carbonation.

Drinkability is very good. I finished my glass quickly and could easily have a few more.

Overall this is one of the better pure American Double Stouts I’ve had in a while. All the flavors are well integrated and it goes down smoothly. Worth a shot.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2011 02:51:59 | More by glid02

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.53/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks very much to my mate Aaron for bringing this back to Sydney from Texas on a recent trip. Big kudos.

Pours a gorgeously dark and sensuous black with a huge, but fine and believable head of mocha frothy brown. In fact, the head is a little too coarse-bubbled, and the body is surprisingly light; in actuality it's almost as though this beer tricked me into believing it was exceptional. It's still good enough, but it has missed a little something.

Nose is deep and roasted, but... oh, and I really wanted to love this beer—it's also a little flat and stilted, with a carbonic acidity rearing its head and providing a jolt of carbonated nothingness. There's a hint of banana to it, which suggests a touch of sugar in the brew, and overall, it stays light where it should be dark, complex and heavy.

Taste is decent, but very dull and generic. It has a strong roasted component, with a touch of dry earthiness, and very little sweetness. I almost like the dusty aridity of it; that sense that it's truly a stout and don't you dare deny it. But it doesn't have the purpose and drive to make me believe that. It's just dry and dark because it doesn't have the depth and complexity of its betters.

Feel is a little thin—it matches with the rest of the palate, but otherwise it's a bit dim.

Don't get me wrong. It's a good beer. But I'm starting to wonder if it's just a Good Beer From Texas. I wanted to believe that the insular nature of Texas meant that they were just keeping all the best American craft secrets to themselves. In fact, it seems like they're just providing decent but not phenomenal brews.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2012 07:15:27 | More by lacqueredmouse

DoubleJ

California

3.8/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Jester King makes it to California with much anticipation. Only two varieties are available right now, and Black Metal was the one I grabbed. Coming from the 750 ml format, on to the beer:

Black as ink, topped off by a reasonable, nearly brown colored head with solid lacing and retentions, and showing off some legs. The nose is a hit and miss at first. The fruity aroma featuring a lot of cofee beans, dark cocoa, and licorice are yummy notes, however its major flaw is a distracting band-aid note. That aroma does die off for the most part, but as it warms a modest nail polish remover aroma seems to take its place.

Love and hate at the same time. Why the hate? Well, that damn band aid aroma is here in the flavor. Thankfully, it does die off faster, and for good in the taste of the beer. Dark cocoa syrup makes the canvas for the beer. It has a spiced sensation, like chiles, though chiles weren't used in the beer. It's roasty alright. Its body is nearly full, the alcohol content in general is hidden, and essentially a sipping type of beer.

While Black Metal has a lot of potential, that phenolic flaw does suggest that not every bottle is going to taste as it's intended. But what a joy it must be to drink a bottle during the course of a night, one without that flaw!

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2012 03:56:04 | More by DoubleJ

HopHead84

California

4.45/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

5/6/2011

Bottle thanks to GregVST. Poured into a Darkness snifter while playing At the Heart of Winter on the speakers and two separate Immortal videos on my computer monitors.

A: Foreboding black with a huge dark brown head that seems to linger sempiternally. Retention is excellent and there's an impressive amount of lacing.

S: Big cocoa and dark chocolate notes meld with a frostbitten black strap molasses presence and traces of espresso. Roasted malt is grim, and it accompanies licorice and darkened anise. No evident alcohol. There's a decided coldness that coincides with earth and frost. Evil is pervasive here. There's a touch of smoke, most likely smoke from the burning kingdoms of my enemies.

T: Dark chocolate and roasted malt are at the forefront of this attack. Coffee is evident. Dry and aggressive, with a moderate grim earthy bitterness, forever descending in a palace of moon. Blackstrap molasses is pronounced, with notes of dying hopes and dreams. The sun no longer rises...grey mist swirl across the meadows.

M: Full in body with moderate carbonation. Mouthfeel is chewy, dry, dark, thick, and sticky. The mouthfeel is frostbitten perfection.

Overall: Pure evil. This is a high quality Russian Imperial Stout. With sword in hand, I now stand on my enemy's land...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_-Ud7kw_A

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2011 05:12:43 | More by HopHead84

kojevergas

California

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

1 pint 9.1 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a conical Guinness pint glass in low altitude Los Angeles, California. I chose not to serve it in a snifter per the label intentionally. Reviewed live. Not paired with food. Served refrigerator cold and allowed to warm as time went on (after all, how quickly can you quaff a 10.4% imperial stout?)

A: Pours a three finger beautiful tan colour head of great cream and thickness, and magnificent retention for the high ABV. Colour is a solid black.

Sm: Chocolate, caramel, oats, roast (not as potent as I'd like, but at least it's present), and dark malts. A moderately strong aroma.

T: Rich chocolate, with some unexpected peat notes (perhaps best described as tones actually). Lots of caramel, with a dark malty base. I'd prefer roasted barley as the foundation, but instead it's a sort of mild note on the climax and towards the finish. No alcohol or yeast comes through. The chocolate could be richer. Some nice cream is present on the climax. It could really use more roasted barley; if it were prominent the beer would be a lot better. The oats come through on the finish. It's complex enough, but not as much as other beers in style. I don't get the hop bitterness per the label hardly at all. Balanced decently but not impressive. Built pretty well, but not in a unique or special way - especially compared to other beers in the style.

Mf: Smooth and wet, with some cream but not enough. Surprisingly, it's too thin for the flavours. Should be more coarse and dry (again, a problem easily remedied by the addition of more roasted barley). Not too heavy on the palate.Decently handled overall, but certainly not without its flaws.

Dr: It hides its ABV quite well, and is very drinkable as a result. It's good, but not great. I'd happily try it on draught or nitro-draught, and it might age well. It's disappointing that they're retiring this one, but the sour version sounds more appealing anyway. I like it and it's enjoyable, but it's not fantastic.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 04:49:47 | More by kojevergas

stakem

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Big, BIG thanks to Kegatron for the random act of generosity and sharing this growler with me. I had this brew on my wants list but removed it as I was trying to start to cut back on the amount of trading i've been doing. So thank you a ton Heath for sharing this with me!

Poured into a snifter, this brew appears black in color with a fluffy cap of dark brown head that slowly forms up and even more slowly recedes leaving spotty patches of lace work on the glass. When held to the light, you can barely see through the outer most edges that shows some clarity and lighter brown and ruby hues.

The aroma of this brew is dark and roasty with a burnt smell that comes across with a light amount of nuttiness mingled with coffee. Also included is a bold statement of the fruity alcohol, there is not much hiding the fact that this brew is nearly 11%. Rounding out the back of the aroma is a bit of citrus and fruity hops that grows in intensity as this brew warms.

The taste is bitter with a burnt, roasted malt quality that flirts with almost being smoked but not quite. It is a combined bitterness that seems imparted equally by the level of roast of the malt and also the incorporation of hops. The alcohol is right in-line with what one would expect for an offering of nearly 11%. It is quite fruity tasting at times but it takes a back seat to the roasted quality of the malt. It leaves a lingering taste of lightly musty grain combined with solvent alcohol.

Overall this is a very enjoyable brew. It is medium to full bodied with a moderate to light level of carbonation. For nearly 11% abv it is quite drinkable and very well rounded. I haven't had many offerings of stout brews coming out of Texas but what I have had are very enjoyable and have this distinct nuttiness that is quite unique. I don't know if this is a bi-product of the region or just a coincidence but I found it quite enjoyable.

Serving type: growler

02-01-2011 02:30:04 | More by stakem

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.15/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Big thanks goes out to lnashsig for sending me a few bottles of this in a recent trade! Shared this one with beeruser and funkydelic during one of our weekly tastings! Served from bottle into a Mikkeller flute. Poured pitch black with a half finger tan head that subsided to a minimal amount slowly. Maintained nice lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, dark chocolate, caramel, coffee, and wood. The flavor was of sweet malt, roasted malt, dark chocolate, caramel, slight coffee, and subtle alcohol. It had a heavy feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good brew. The flavor on this one was quite complex to say the least. If the alcohol note had not been present at all this one it could have been other-worldly good. The aroma on this one was quite excellent as well and full of complexities. A definite must try before you die or kill your liver.

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2011 19:18:08 | More by thagr81us

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.05/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by Lunch. Thanks Paul!

The appearance is a deep, dark brown with a finger of head that leaves decent lacing on the glass. The aroma is pretty straightforward, bringing roasted malt with hints of coffee and smoke. The beer is enjoyable, albeit simple. Nothing terribly complex happening here, just a tasty RIS. The alcohol content is disguised pretty well. The feel is medium bodied with a smooth finish. Overall, a solid beer, and one I would certainly have again.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2011 16:02:07 | More by Huhzubendah