Black is a limited release barrel-aged stout, aged in both bourbon and rum barrels for up to three years. This beer is the mother of all stouts, saturating the senses with rich notes of dark chocolate, mocha, black fruits and winter dessert.

Coming in at 13.3%, Black Oil is incredibly dense, deep and complex. It transforms in the glass as it warms to offer layers of nuanced flavour movements. This beer is like concentrating a whole keg into one glass.

The beauty of such an intense beer is the balance between the malty sweetness and roastiness. Holding all these flavors together is an underlying savory character typical of deliciously big stouts.

This is one of our favourite beers of the year. Barrel aged stouts are among the pinnacle of craft beer styles; it’s the most ambitious and rare types of beer, yet the most complex, intense and delicious.