Voodoo Big Black Voodoo Daddy

Brewed by Voodoo Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Meadville, Pennsylvania USA

Black, thin tan head. Nose is heavy roast malt, lightly burnt and with some sweeter chocolate and oatmeal. Flavor is similar, more sugar to lend some sweetness but again strong roast, burnt and edging on hints of plum and manure. Fizzy body only adds to the singular roast notes, drawing them out further and more towards the coffee grinds spectrum and an off-tangerine note way down the finish. Alcohol begins emerging as it warms, lending the beer a medicinal note given its syrupy weight. Not very pleasant, polished, or nuanced, and definitely lacking complexity.

Recently tried a bomber of this stout. Colour... black with absolutely no head. Nose... chocolate, coffee and toffee. Palate... sweet! But also tart with light bodied coffee and dark chocolate as well as a long finish.

Last bottle of a case that I got in 08. Pours tar black.with a a tan head that leaves minor lacing. The nose is mild with roasted malt, molasses,and dark chocolate. First sip is terrifically malty with dark roasted coffee flavor without over powering. Finishes with a nice hoppy transition. This is definately less hot after a year but booze certainly warms you by end of this bomber. I think another year and this would be smooth as silk.

Well, as the name implies, this one pours up freakin’ jet black. Nice. A medium pour gets a head of dark brown foam, about one-finger thick. This dissipates to a decent surface covering within a couple of minutes. The lacing is in short ’strings’ and fairly sticky. There’s no denying this ones maltiness, just from the nose alone. Huge malt presence eminates from the glass. Big notes of milk chocolate, dark chocolate and dutch chocolate milk. A nice roastiness and some hints of caramels. A very slight dark-roasted coffee bitterness. Good presence of light oakiness. The nose is quite balanced, overall. It just smells delicious. Large roastiness shows up in the flavor. A nice, big, woody-oakiness is here also. Dark roasted coffee beans. Dark chocolates. Light notes of chocolate milk and hints of caramel and toffee. Hints of roasted brown sugars. Full-bodied with a low level of carbonation. It’s so smooth, it’s like water with tiny, tiny bubbles in it. Just a little more bubble content and this would have a nice creaminess going on. At 12.50%abv, this one will lay you out, if you don’t watch it. The problem is that it’s easy to forget about that. The alcohol is well-hidden, other than a slight warmth, in the back of your throat. Very tasty and drinkable.

22oz bomber courtesy of sholland119 poured into a tulip. Pours an opaque black with a big creamy tan head that leaves good rings of lacing around the glass and stays on as a big cap throughout. The aroma is dark and malty with the roasted chocolate malts dominating the nose. There is a good bit of wood character in the nose and some vanilla sweetness but the bourbon is very subtle and certainly doesn’t dominate the nose. The taste is more of the same with the dry roasted malts dominating with a bit of wood character, especially in the finish. There is plenty of dark chocolate and some vanilla and even fruity sweetness. The mouthfeel is smooth with good carbonation but it seems just a little thin for me. It’s extremely dry, almost ashy, in the finish. This is my first Voodoo beer and it’s an extremely good one. The lighter body and overly dry character take away from the overall experience, but it’s still a very solid impy stout.

Bottle from Champanes, the label lists alc. at 12.5%, pours pitch black, I could not see any dark ruby even when I held the glass up to the light, it gave a dark cream and coffee colored head, and leaves good lacing on the glass, has a creamy, variable bubbled head, leaves an oily brown film on the glass when swirled, this Impy has aromas of dark roasted malt, dry dark chocolate, smokiness, dark brown sugar and black strap molasses goodness on the nose, some burnt roast malt in the background, and some oiliness? (this is the only way I could think of to describe it), and no alcohol on the nose, there are big flavors of dark roasted malt, dark chocolate, a little burnt roasted malt (burnt roasted malt flavor does not take away from the enjoyment of this drink), dark brown sugar, dark coffee flavor in the background, and a good amount of bitterness on the palate at the finish, has a touch of astringency (?) from a combination of hop bitterness and roasted malt, mouth feel is more than medium and layers the tongue, there is a touch of oiliness on the tongue, I feel some alcohol warmth on the palate but do not taste the alcohol, hard to believe this is a 12.5% alc. beer. This is a big black Impy stout with lots of dark roasted malt flavor with chocolate and other flavors in the background, the alcohol is hidden well in this brew and was a lot better than what I expected.

bottle courtesy of flandersned, thank you! pours a thick black with a medium brown head that fades quickly. immediately noticed some nice earthy, bready tones on the nose before even noticing it was on oak, this is def a nice addition to this beer. the oak in the taste and aroma come through very clean and light. taste is bold and heavy yet with a crisp snap. has a great holiday spiciness showing up through out the drink. cinnamon and smoke, oak and nutmeg. anise and black strap molasses, coriander and chocolate. damn good stuff, awesome stout for snowtime!

Pours dark brown with a light brown head. Smells of licorice, roasted malt, spicy, peppery, resiny, some molasses. Tastes bitter and roasty with chocolate coffee, some oaky hints, smoky, spicy, fruity. Great beer!