Holy Mackerel Mack in Black

Brewed by Florida Beer Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Melbourne, Florida USA

My Bottom Line:
Sustained roastiness surrounds this strong ale’s inner fruitiness, as dark chocolate and a suave mouthfeel provide many enjoyable sips.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam tops the pitch blackness.
-I would never have said there was any kind of fruit juice added to this, even though there is an obvious fruity slant to it. This fruitiness could just as easily have come from the yeast.
-The roasted malts offer good bitterness.
-The smooth bubbling makes this quite drinkable for its strength.
-Light smoke and coffee notes round out the pleasant malt profile.

Bottle.

Courtesy of northernbrews

Bottle : Big chocolate aroma with moderate pomegranate. It pours a dark brown with some orange hilights and a small tan head. The flavor starts with lots of chocolate. Lots of sugary sweetness in the middle with moderate pomegranate juice. There is some light roasted coffee in the finish. Medium bodied with light carbonation. A little too sweet for my preferences.

Pours black with some sort of purple hues. There was a head when I poured it, but I looked away for a second and it was gone. There is a lot of roast in the nose and there is the sweet tinge of pomegranate juice. The flavor is good. The juice fits in really well with the roast. Kind or oily on the palate and a dry finish.

Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a thick and creamy head. Aromas are not very full... a bit of chocolate and roasty malt, some fruit that is almost like blueberries more than pomegranate. and some cream. Pomegranate comes through very strongly in the flavor, however... kind of that bitter flavor that is almost like cranberries or something. Even though they are advertising that there is just a hint of it, it does quite a number covering the other flavors... You get hints of roasted malt and chocolate, but it’s more like they peek through around the edges than anything else. This is pretty decent for a fruit beer, but somewhat lacking for an imperial stout. Thanks Greg!

2008 bottle. Deep brown color with a tan head. Big dark pit fruit aromas plum, prune juice, tobacco with some vanilla. Smooth medium body. Good dark pit fruit flavors again of plum dark raisons black licorice spice with some drying dark malts to finish. Cloying watered down cough syrup taste to finish. Thanks Juice for this bottle.

Pours fairly flat though a few large bubbles do appear, lacing is nil. Was able to rouse up a nice small light brown head but that dropped quickly. Yup, it,s black alright. Faint nose of chocolate and roast with other faint fruity notes. Body is medium, sorta thin for an Impy. Lightly coating on the palate. Soft flavors of roast, coffee, chocolate, light fruitiness and berryish notes, hint of licorice, and somewhat sweet malts. Lightly sweet finish, dark chocolate with a little tang, hmmmm. Props to oldstylecubfan for the bottle!

Bottle 355 ml
Appearance: Black with hint of brown. Light tanned –light brown slim top. 3-.
Nose: Heavy , rich with plums , raisin, alcohol , dark malt . Softer sweet tropical fruit behind. 7+
Flavor/Palate : Metallic , dark malts with charcoal episode. Dryness of mocha at finish. Slight sourness, acidic in the centrum. Rich brew but not fully developed.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, soy sauce, vanilla, and cream. Poured black in color with a small brown head that diminished rather quickly. Opaque. Medium sweet flavor. Tastes of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, soy sauce, vanilla, cream, alcohol, and a hint of fruit. Medium body. Dry texture. Soft carbonation. Roasty, malty, lightly dry finish.