Heavyweight B.O.R.I.S.

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: SEP 17, 2006 On tap Blind Tiger NYC 10/04 and bottle from Willblake which I took to Noogfest. Opaque black pour that pushes a small but creamy tan head to the top. Complex aroma with roast malt, coffee and chocolate. The flavor follows with just a touch of butterscotch but it all is put together nicely in a thick full bodied brew. The bottle was not quite as intense as the tap version, but very tasty.

I found some old notes from DLD06 and this was on there,it was a dark black thick IPS and very sweet and malty ABV was not present but after tastng beers all day i may have missed some flavors that day,hints of smoke and wood with a fruity type finish,i wish i could get more to try by its self but got lucky to even try this gem.CHEERS!

Date: 12/01/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

very rich akt srims, fuck yea
-------- /> Date: 04/29/2006
Source: tasting

black, whispy brown head, rich malt aroma with nots of oak and vanilla, very creamy body, rich sweet malt flavor, lots of chocolate, nice bourbon notes, low bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Pours a thick black color with maybe a quarter inch of tan foam. Minimal head retention, no lacing to speak of. Bold and full aroma of coffee, chocolate, and dried plum. Big and malty flavor, full of dark roasted coffee, bitter chocolate, sweeter chocolate, molasses, and tart raisin (you know how usually they are sweet, but every once in a while you get a tart one? – that’s the flavor). Nice roasted grain in the finish – though mellow rather than harsh, with some oily tobacco (reminded me of the sticky end of a cigar butt – really, it did) and just a touch alcoholic in the aftertaste. Thick and smooth at the same time, moderate carbonation.

Pour is black with a thin brown head...smell is wonderfully roasty and chocolatey with some of the expected hints of coffee...flavor was sharp and much less roasty and much more fruity...like an older English impy...lots of prune and cherry...finish was strangely metallic...

From a 750mL Bottle. Deep black, shiny pour with a thin layer of well roasted head. Delicious aromas of dark chocolate, prunes, and other berries come together nicely, accented by a hint of spice and an interesting floral character. Full bodied, slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Wow, this palate is amazing. Some sour cherries start out the flavor parade, giving this brew an intensely deep tart fruit character without being at all excessive. This tart fruitiness then gives way to more flavors of molasses and dark prunes, followed by yet another layer of rich, velvety chocolate. The chocolate then drys up the palate a bit, ending in a final smack of well roasted kona coffee. Each sip is left to be slowly savored, revealing each delicate layer carefully, and each flavor phase different enough to repeatedly relish them for the first time. Simply amazing!

Dark blackish pour, with aromas of roasty dark malt, tart cherry and berry notes, plus some oaky and scotchy notes. Some roasty malt, brown sugar, molasses, tart fruit, and fine maduro cigar notes in the flavor. Very complex and well balanced.

Shared by Cornboy at the final heavyweight open house. black body, tan head. cherry brandy and sherry aroma. flavor is roasted malty sherry. sweet oak and bourbon finish. A-Mazing, thanks Cornboy!

Last HWOH- thanks to Cornboy for sharing his bottle with us. I think he shared another bottle about 6 months prior that was stellar! This one had maybe passed its peak a bit, but was still awesome. This is still one of my favorite impy stouts ever! Pours a deep dark black, has a slihgtly viscous body and a thin lasting dark beige head. Aroma is intensly roasted malts, some chocolate, a dry acrid burnt malt character and moderately sweet caramel malts- a bit of fruity esters and a hint of tobacco. Flavor is dry roasted bitterness, some balanced sweet malts, toffee, a bit of brown sugar, and molasses and a bit more tobacco in the end. Nice clean smooth bitterness in the end. Body has become a bit past its prime- I remember it to be much fuller, but it is still pretty nice. Oxidation overall has been kept to a minimum with only a very slight hint of soy as it warmed in my glass. Very nice overall.

Thanks to footbalm for sharing this one at DLD06. Aroma of raisins, chewy caramel, other dried fruits and tons of roasty chocolate. Black in color with some brown showing through the edges. Roasted chocolate flavors with a bacon like smokiness. Medium body, fairly crisp...not as cloying as some other Imperial Stouts.

750-DLD06-thanks to who brought this beer to the tastings-its been on my most wanted list for about 3 years. 98% black with a small tan/kacki swirling head. big oxidized note of chared and black patent malt here. Char, dusty ester, black currants, and aged dark malt dominate the flavors. some notes of licorice on the finish. alcohol is well hidden due to age. body is medium and balanced. Pretty nice. i wonder how old the bottle was?