Midnight Sun 2010 Pop Ten: Barfly

Formerly brewed at Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Anchorage, Alaska USA

Serve in Snifter

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22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is thick dark and roasted malt. Dark roasted malty and chocolate. Thick malty, liqourice and dark roasted malty. Chocolate and hardroasted malty flavoured. Thick malty and roasted dry finish.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Masterski. Pours an incredibly pitch black with a small brown head. Sweet and salty heavy roast aroma. Very solid body, carbonation is low, thick and syrupy, sweet roast, quite some raisins and other dark fruits. There’s and underlying yeastiness. Warming alcohol finish. No real smokiness though. 180911

UPDATED: JUN 9, 2012 A: Deep black body. Medium brown head forms and slowly receded. Just a few traces of lacing. S: Strong notes of milk chocolate and smokey malts. Hints of red wine, port, dark fruits and oak. T: Similar to the nose but a bit more muddled and muted. A bit of chocolate, the smoke moves a bit toward the background, and the port/red wine like notes mellow out. M: Medium bodied. Smooth texture on the tongue and a pleasant but soft fading finish. O: While pleasant and enjoyable, I was underwhelmed as I found the flavor profile a bit sloppy and unfinished. Perhaps too much was going on here to get an integrated presentation.

From a bottle back in January. 50th rating for this brew. Black color with viscous brown head. Smoked meat, chocolate malt, campfire wood char aromas. Thick chewy mouthfeel. Awesome chocolate fudge, tobacco, smoked meat, dark coffee, dry wood, deep roast malt flavors--just another great stout from these guys// fanfuckingtastic

Thanks to Mike. Aroma: smoke, plum, char, roasted malts Taste: Smoke, dark stone fruits, alcohol, chocolate, and roasted malts Great beer that had the smoke in check the whole time.

22 oz. bottle opened at AZ Wine during 2011 RBWG - Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, dark esters, and smoke. Flavor is light chocolate, dark esters, smoke, and light oak. Finish is roasted malt and smoke. Medium to full body. A good beer.

yes! a smoked imperial stout! .. . Pours a deep brown black, medium foam, good lacing .. . aroma of roast, light bbq, and burnt wood .. . similar tastes, just less smoke and more tar .. . wow, i really enjoyed this, a well made brew, but next time guys, add more smoke .. . Oh, so they have Internet on computers now!

bottle 3/4/11 at rbwg. black pour with a small light brown head. aroma and flavors of soy, chocolate, wood, peppery spice, soft elegant wood, molasses and roast. there is a bit of a tannic bite on the finish and some mellow smokiness in the aftertaste. it is medium/full bodied but spice cuts it up pretty well. 8/5/8/4/16

Bottle shared by beernbourbon. Thanks Vince! Pours black with a light tan head. Aroma is smokey, oak, dark chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor is much the same, but with not a lot of smoke coming through. Pretty good beer.

Bottle shared by Beernbourbon at phaleslus bachelor party. Notes of choclately molasses, syrup, a touch of vanilla. Light meaty smoke character. Light barrel character. A tad too sweet for my liking. Good not great.