Boaks Monster Mash Imperial Stout

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

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.

Tasting @ argo0’s place. 12 oz bottle courtesy of kmweaver. Black with a thin beige head. Sweet nose, chocolaty and raisin, roasty with a whiff of smoke. Flavor follows the nose, complemented by a full, mildly sticky body. Good stuff!

Color is black with a small tan head. Strange aroma for a stout...corn and bubble gum. Roasted flavor, but more like roasted corn than roasted malts. Interesting.

Very good. Great balance of malt and hops. Nice and roasty, notes of chocolate and light coffee. Overall a very enjoyable IS and the 10pct abv is very well hidden.