Boaks Monster Mash Imperial Stout

Bottle… March 08 Tampa Bay Tasting… Pitch black ale with a small, creamy, taupe head. The aroma is bursting with roasted cereal grains and cocoa. Full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel and gentle carbonation. Bitter and boozy with mild sweetness. Bittersweet finish. Bottle courtesy of mgumby10. Thanks, Mike!

12oz bottle sampled courtesy of egajdzis. Poured a deep brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of earthiness, roast, coffee, and chcocolate. Tastes of earhiness, chocolate, and lighter coffee.

At the BBB63 comes to Tampa gathering, thanks to mgumby10 for the offering, how many mgumby’s are there?:

Pitch black with a small creamy head and good lacework. The aroma has notes of prune, walnut, chocolate, charred and grainy malts, and a hint of hop spice. The taste is twangy and toasty with a chocolate background. Grassy, herbal, coffee and slightly smoky as well. Some veggie (DMS) notes as it warms. The mouth feel is lively but a tad chalky as well, alcohol mostly hidden. Solid brew when cool, not so great once warm.

Poured a clear very deep brown color with a minimal sized tan head and brown legs.The beer smelled like licorice and bologna. the flavor is fairly sweet and roasty. Notes of bitter dark chocolate and licorice. There were some piny hops in the middle and finish. The beer dries out rather quickly leaving a moderate bitterness. Some warmth with a medium body. The beer seemed gritty. The mouthfeel started out sticky and sweet but ended dry.

(Bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a small tan head. Interesting aroma of hatch green chilies, freshly fried corn tortillas, light roastiness, cocoa, bubble gum, some pesticide, overly ripen citrus, and light tobacco. Flavor of roasted malt, vegetable (most green pepper), caramel, nuts, and dry cocoa. Mouthfeel and flavor is a bit on the thin side for an Imperial Stout.