Boaks Monster Mash Imperial Stout

Boaks
Brewed at High Point Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey USA

Liquid Sunshine V. 12-oz. Dark ebony with rubied highlights. Headless. Laceless. Nice big roasty chocolate nose. Creamy medium body. Some resiny bitterness shows up on the mid-palate and the finish to balance out the sweetness.

From the bottle pours a deep, dark, mahogany hued body that shows virtually black at arm’s length. A small, quickly fleeting head of light brown foam leaves virtually no lace. A swirl of the glass reveals what appears to be a relatively weak body. Aromas include dark chocolate syrup, scorched caramel, roasty coffee, and mild, earthy hops. Flavors follow suit, quite chocolaty and heavy on dark caramel, with plenty of coffee and barley roast. As the appearance suggests, the palate is a little thin for a RIS. Good beer overall, but below average for the style.

Draft sampled. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma was roasty with light chocolate and coffee. Flavor of roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, and has a touch of molasses with a silky mouthfeel and a dry roasty finish.

Tap at GL. Pour is midnight black with small dark brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, sweet chocolate, and slight coffee. Flavor is much of the same. No alcohol is present at all which made this one so drinkable and great. Got much better as it warmed.

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours black with tan head and silky lace. Nose is roasty choc malt, brown sugar, figgy fruit, molasses. Tastes dark malty, with cacoao, blackstrap molasses, chocolate syrup, and a rich, dark choc/molasses flavor that stays somewhat dry and the palate actually gets a bit heavier late, which I don’t know that I’ve ever experienced before.

Bottle shared by a generous local, thanks dude. Poured a dark brown color with a deep beige head that faded to a ring. Aroma of vanilla, roasted malt, light chocolate, and a soft chalkiness. Smooth, moderately sweet entry with some moderate chocolate paired with a light roastiness that transitioned into a soft vanilla finish that lingered a little. Low carbonation and moderate mouthfeel. Overall, a decent imperial stout that was easy to drink, but it lacked the complexity and nuance that makes other beers stand out.

nice fruity aroma hardly makes one think beer. appearance is raisin wine like with light brown head that comes on short and does not stay around. flavor is strong of alcohol a bit raisin like with other flavors masked by the flavor of...rubbing alcohol and accompanying burn. gets fruity when rested or when diluted.

This ale pours with a dark brown color. It appears black in the glass, with a thin, quickly diminishing tan foam. Nose is heavy roast, dark bakers chocolate, cream, oatmeal and vanilla. Flavor is a touch muted, roasty, dry and bitter. Notes of dark chocolate and roast. Silky. Has some depth to it. Better than expected.