Southern Tier Mokah

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Lakewood, New York USA

22oz. Bomber. Inky black color with a very thin layer of off-white bubbles. Strong nose dominated by cocoa powder with some roasted coffee bean notes at the edges. Flavor is good, but fairly one dimensional. The semi-sweet chocolate just dominates the flavor and gives the beer a pervasive sweetness. If you can get past the sugary tones there are some decent java flavors that come through and lend a slight roasted character to the aftertaste. Hops are virtually unnoticeable and the alcohol is camouflaged nicely. Mouthfeel is relatively thin like all of the other Southern Tier stouts I have tried. Seems like the standard Southern Tier yeast may be too highly attenuating for these types of beers. Carbonation is relatively soft and the beer has an oily texture. Pretty good, but too sweet to enjoy the entire bomber solo.

22 ounce bottle in snifter. Dark dark brown with lasting tan ring. Chocolate syrup bitter coffee mild alcohol aroma. Bitter chocolate dark roasted coffee some syrupy dark fruit medium bitter roasted lingering finish with mild alcohol burn. Medium full body. Decent enough. There are so many strong stouts out there, and so many are better than this, and then all the excessive flavor additions.... Makes me want a Sierra Nevada Stout...or two.

Black colored brew. Lovely aroma of Belgian chocolate bonbons or those mocca pieces on cakes. Flavor is a bit roasted coffee mixed perfectly with belgian chocolate. A bit thin. Very well balanced. Nice brew!

Bottle 65cl. @ DØE Tasting, Fox & Hounds, Holstebro.
Clear dark dark red brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, chocolate, coffee, dusty, vanilla, cognac. Flavor is moderate heavy and moderate to heavy bitter with a long long long duration, (chocolade skumbananer). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090929]

Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a sweetish malty chocolate and cocoa aroma. Sweetish malty milk chocolate and cocoa flavor. Has a sweetish malty milk chocolate finish.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dirty brown foamy head with good retention and some great lacing. Aroma of nice black chocolate malt with nice creamy espresso notes. Taste is a nice mix between some very well balanced black chocolate and some creamy espresso with a nice dose of lactic sugar. Body is full with nice carbonation and a great creamy texture. Very well done with all the ingredient well balanced out and doesn’t taste too artificial.

Very dark with a tan head. Sweet chocolate aroma with malts and molasses. Flavor was over the top sweet chocolate. Too much for me- way too much. Some molasses and light roasted notes, but the sugary, chocolate sweetness kills it. I found it hard to drink this sticky, syrupy brew. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad beer, it’s just not something I enjoy.

Pours dark brown with a decent foamy tan head and a fragrant chocolate aroma. Yes, it tastes like a liquid chocolate bar with heavy carbonation and a lot of alcohol. It’s seriously delicious, but if you’re not a chocolate lover, you will probably not like this one very much. I like it.