Black Metal Farmhouse Imperial Stout - Jester King Craft Brewery

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273 Ratings

rAvg: 3.96
pDev: 13.38%
Reviews: 56
Hads: 217

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Brewed by:
Jester King Craft Brewery

Texas, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 9.30% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (50), on-tap (5), cask (1).

Notes:
English Imperial Stout meets the Franco-Belgian Farmhouse tradition in this dry, drinkable beer; Pitch black in color with notes of chocolate, roasted and black malts coupled with earthy, peppery and floral farmhouse esters.

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Reviews by WanderingFool:

WanderingFool

Massachusetts

4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Black Metal pours black into the glass with a medium sized, fizzy, dark brown head on top. The foam disappears quickly leaving only a few spots of lace on the glass.

The aroma is rich with notes of chocolate, coffee and roast malt. Alcohol notes are present throughout.

Each sip of this medium to full bodied beer is slick, a little oily, smooth with mild carbonation. The rich flavor is a nice blend of chocolate, coffee, an earthy nuttiness and a little dark fruit. I'm not getting any farmhouse tartness like I thought I would. It finishes with a mild grassy bitterness. Once gone the chocolate and roast malt linger.

This is a very tasty beer that's easy to drink. You can smell the alcohol, but not taste it. I wasn't sure what to expect for a 'Farmhouse' stout. I didn't get any typical farmhouse flavors.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 22:29:25 | More by WanderingFool

More User Reviews:

vande

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-26-2013 00:28:53 | More by vande

zillo043068

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-25-2013 00:17:28 | More by zillo043068

ADZA

Australia

4.09/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Pours the blackest dark as night hue with a chocolate laced three finger head and lacing everywhere,the smell is dark chocolate,roasted malts,booze and Irish coffee,the mouthfeel is full bodied with moderate carbonation and has tastes of dark chocolate,toasty roasty malts,Irish coffee,a touch of funky tartness and finished choc dryness and overall very nice for a night like tonight and would buy again cheers.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 12:38:32 | More by ADZA

e30todamax

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-22-2013 22:20:35 | More by e30todamax

Immortale25

Florida

3.68/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a Saint Somewhere wine-style glass.

A-Pours as black as a thousand midnights with a 3/4 inch brown head that retains a long while before gradually descending to a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a full sheet of surface foam. Resilient lacing slides slowly down the glass.

S- Very glassy aroma with some strong underlying chocolate tones and just a bit of funk.

T- A bright tangy flavor comes on at first before a heavy dark roasted malt presence washes over bringing notes of milk chocolate, caramel and vanilla. The flavors clash though and bring about an awkward profile.

M- My biggest problem with "dark saisons" is the chalky and endlessly dry mouthfeel. The high carbonation just does not go well with the highly viscous nature of a stout, porter, black ale, what-have-you. I definitely prefer my farmhouse ales to have a light body.

O- While I admire them for their risk-taking approach to brewing and their labels' sick artwork, the folks at Jester King just have not done it for me yet. An example of when a brewery is just a bit too extreme.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 23:58:54 | More by Immortale25

dcloeren

Texas

4/5 rDev +1%

05-21-2013 21:57:43 | More by dcloeren

ilikebeer03

Texas

4/5 rDev +1%

05-20-2013 23:03:24 | More by ilikebeer03

JamLand

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-19-2013 17:07:00 | More by JamLand

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.25/5 rDev -17.9%

05-19-2013 12:56:50 | More by Photekut

cosmonick

Indiana

3.5/5 rDev -11.6%

05-19-2013 00:56:41 | More by cosmonick

jl28r1

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-18-2013 16:13:35 | More by jl28r1

HevvyMetalHippie

Massachusetts

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-12-2013 02:59:59 | More by HevvyMetalHippie

JoninVT

New Hampshire

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-10-2013 23:57:24 | More by JoninVT

RandyKemka

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-10-2013 18:20:17 | More by RandyKemka

Compton25

Texas

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-10-2013 17:52:19 | More by Compton25

Claytonbrewsby

Virginia

3.8/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is an interesting one... Especially the farmhouse/stout combination. I was expecting this brew to be heavy as hell since it is called metal and all. But upo pouring it, it did come out very brown, almost black with a tan head. It has a mild spicy smell about it. The mild spicy smell does follow in taste, slightly. It definitely has farmhouse characteristics with a light stouty taste behind it. It's hard to describe, it's worth a drink so give it a try!

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 21:57:52 | More by Claytonbrewsby