Haines Black Fang Imperial Stout

Brewed by Haines Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Haines, Alaska USA

Serve in Snifter

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Growler at brewpub, November 2003 batch. Good nose, Big coffee/chocolate/abv. Reddish black color. Ring of beige on glass. Roasted malt flavors, same as nose. Creamy, medium bodied. Dry bitter finish. Good Impy, Body seemed to improve as it warmed IMO

Draft at brewery: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is coffee and chocolate. Taste is rich chocolate and strong fresh coffee bean.

Draft at GABBF. Black, small brown head. Aroma of coffee grounds. Taste is similar.

Deep brown pour with a foamy tan head. Roasted caramel malt, coffee and chocolate in the aroma. Sweet roasted nutty flavor. Touch of hops on the finish.

growler schlepped back from AK by nbutler. shared on 6/6/10. dark orange tinted typical porter brown with a short lived head. it smells like graham crackers, raspberries, floral alcohol, cinnamon, roast and toasted nuts.... weird. the flavor is equally odd, yeast, cinnamon, chocolate, roast, nuts and caramel. thin but quaffable. 6/3/6/3/13/3.1

Shared from a growler by nbutler. Pours a caramel brown with a tan head. Aroma is caramel chocolate nuts. Flavor is caramel light hops nuts toast slick mouthfeel.

Growler from nbutler11, nice! Nearly black, very small head. Sherry wine, molasses, chocolate, roasted malt and dark fruit. Flavor is subtle with dark fruits, molasses, roasted malt. This is a nice beer and not in your face crazy.

Had this on tap this past weekend at the Great Alaskan Beer and Barley Wine Festival in Anchorage, AK. Colour... black with no head at all. Nose... roasty malt and chocolate. Palate... frothy, dark chocolate, roasted malt, toffee and cafe au lait on the finish. Not esp. complex but quite a nice quaffer for an imperial stout!

Draft@ The 2009 Great Alaska Beer and Barleywine fest. Black with a slight head. Sweet black licorice and chocolate aromas. Medium body and smooth. Good flavors of rich roasty malts with sweet cocoa and black licorice.

Hearty and strong, but smoothe and drinkable. After a few, you’ll be calling it Back Flang. Huge mouthfeel, tasty woody notes. Everything from this brewery is awesome - it may be reason enough alone to make a trip to Haines.

Filled a growler on my way back to the lower 48 (as a carry-on). Wonderful mouthfeel and nose. Excellent dark chocolate flavor was not overpowering. My favorite bewery in Alaska.