Holy Mackerel Mack in Black

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

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.

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!

2 bouteilles de 12 oz partagées lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez moi. Arôme: Légère odeur de café et de chocolat. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’une mince col beige mousseus et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café avec une pointe de lactose. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #2337)

12oz Bottle - Trade - Dankole
Aroma – A very deep resignation of dark malts with a light fruitiness to the nose also.
Appearance – Dark Black in Color, Thin head and clear.
Flavor – A very good Dark black ale with a good malt and hops build the addition of the fruit was excellent. This was a well brewed beer and added to the night .
Palate – Great Mouthfeel, Nice texture with a Good dry finish.
Overall – A fun beer to drink these can and will catch you off guard if you are not ready. The high alcohol can be tricky this was a great beer.

Nice fruit in the aroma with a underlying stoutiness. Ripe, rich fruit up front in the flavor but falls into a muddy, peanuty grossness with a watery, milky finish. Blech. I like the fruit though.

Pours a black color with hardly any head at all. Aroma is of black patent malts, a bit of roastiness, and some fruit. Flavor is a weak watery roasted flavor with that hint of pomegranite in there. This is a perfect example of ho not very good beers get good ratings because they are a stout.

This is an interesting one. Pour is nice; black with thin beige head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, lactic acid, tobacco-but milder than expected. Flavor is interesting, very sweet at first, maybe too much so. Then is has the flavor of a lacto-stout; sour and milky. Finish is chocolate, sweet, and cocoa. It is definitely a different flavored stout. I do like it, but it’s a bit too sweet and sour for me.