Cismontane Black’s Nocturne

Brewed by Cismontane Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Rancho Santa Margarita, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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This is up there with the best bourbon aged Imperial Stout I’ve ever had, Bourbon County. Pours a deep ebony with a thick head of tiny bubbles. Huge aroma of chocolate, bourbon and coffee beans. Perfect body, smooth and creamy like a milk shake. Flavors of dark chocolate, a bit of fresh espresso, and a subtle note of bourbon (vanilla, caramel). Finish is clean and smooth with a chocolate/plum linger. What makes this beer so fantastic is the perfect balance of flavors, the subtly notes of bourbon and the complete lack of any solventy notes, which for a 12% beer takes some serious skills. This beer stands on it’s own but if you want to pair it dark chocolate, anything with vanilla (ice cream), or a strong soft cheese (goat, Saga) would be great.

straight forward BOURBON... and molasses :) GO BUY THIS BEER! easily Cismontane’s best beer yet. So many levels of flavor here. Bourbon, then chocolate, oak and finally a lasting warm not hot booze. surprising head retention for a barreled beer. so good!!!

750ml bottle courtesy of deftim13. thanks for this gem, tim! pours a silky, dense mocha that sits black in the glass capped by a creamy, dark kahki head that leaves a tight ring of lace. aroma is outstanding with heavy notes of chocolate brownies, roasted malts, baked brown sugar, and rolled oats backed by vanilla nougat, toffee, and bourbon with a hint of spice cake and dark fruits as it warms. flavor is stunning with dense, rich, german chocolate cake, coconut icing, vanilla, and roasted malts up front backed by smooth, woody bourbon, espresso, heath bar toffee, dusty oats, black cherry cola, and a hint of cigar ash. palate is smooth, silky, and full bodied with a lingering finish of baker’s chocolate and woody bourbon. overall, a truly world class barrel aged imperial stouts.

Sampled at GABF. Pours an oily, opaque black with some beige head. Big bourbon nose, vanilla, cake icing, molasses, caramel. Flavor is awesome, sweet, malty, vanilla, caramel, cream soda, dulce de leche, cake icing. Full bodied, but smooth and super drinkable. Surprise of the festival for me. World class beer.

Bottle. Black witha very thin creamy tan head. Bourbon chocolate caramel and vanilla aroma with strong grain notes. Nice creamy palate. Tastes of chocolate, roasted grain, bourbon, light roasted coconut and oak and a dry roasty finish. Quite good.

Thanks to the kind soul who shared this at a recent Tampa Crew Tasting. Pours a nice stout brown with a tan head. Nose is roasted malts, milk chocolate, some cafe con leche, and big vanilla, wood, and booze. Flavor follows delivering on all of the promises the nose makes. Roasted malts, some chocolate, coffee, booze, bourbon, vanilla, and a little beastiness. Medium to full in body with lingering chocolate, vanilla, and whiskey in the finish. Very nice overall.

GABF. Dark brown pour, brown head. Brownie batter, bourbon, charred oak, vanilla, toffee, dark raisiny notes. Flavor is sweet and boozy, great barrel notes, vanilla, charred wood a bit of ash. NICE!

Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, second session
Black color, brown head. Sweet, chocolate scent. Sweet, chocolate taste. Chocolate aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.

Bottle, 11/29/2012. Pours black, thin dense mocha head, small curtain of lacing. Really nice aroma- rich milk chocolate brownie, strong vanilla and caramel, roast and oak, big bourbon notes. Taste is smooth chocolate with hoppy roast, vanilla, oaky bourbon. Full palate, creamy mouthfeel, very drinkable. Lot of different, well done and well integrated layers here. Pretty legit.

Black colored beer with a finger of khaki head. The nose starts off with a strong roasted malt note. A nice vanilla sweetness, some bourbon, wood, and a hint of alcohol. Lots of chocolate, too. The flavor has a nice balance of roast and sweetness. Good chocolate, vanilla, molasses, and bourbon. Roasted malt and coffee are also there. Some wood flavor and a hint of booze on the finish. Quite well done.