Heavy Seas Brewing Company Uncharted Waters: Blackbeard's Breakfast

Uncharted Waters: Blackbeard's Breakfast

 

Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
7.67
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 25
We partnered with local coffee producer Chesapeake Bay Roasting Co. to produce this intriguing ale. Rich porter flavors are enhanced by roast coffee notes and rounded out by bourbon barrel aging, creating a brew of bewitching character.
 

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9.3
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle shared at "ZZT nieuw leven in blazen"-tasting. Opaque black color with a dark brown colored head. Aroma is malts, dark malts, bourbon, espresso. Flavor is malts, dark malts, bourbon, heavy espresso roast and a pleasant chocolate note. Awesome. Absolutely delicious. Dear lord, a 2017 bottle. Amazing. Held up great. Delicious.

Tried on 17 Oct 2025 at 17:30


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Small bottle. Pours dark and oily. Dark chocolate molasses and vanilla. Pretty good

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:45


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

12oz bottle picked up at Total Wine.
Pours near black with a medium sized tan head, light lacing. Dark malts, chocolate, caramel, cocoa, raisins, sweet.
Good

Tried from Bottle from Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL on 24 Mar 2025 at 00:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12 ounce bottle. Opaque black color. Small creamy beige head. Roasted malt aroma hints at coffee and bourbon. Flavor mirrors aroma. Roasted malt, bourbon and dark coffee. Sticky mouthfeel. A hint of chocolate in the boozy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2021 at 04:43


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. A- Light, roasty, cocoa. A- Black color, dark liquid, light brown head. T- Slightly bitter, roasty, mild char, cocoa. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- This was pretty muted on the nose and the palate was pretty basic too. Just not quite the rich profile I wanted. Needed more barrel influence for sure.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2020 at 20:06


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Brian. Black, tan foam. Roast, vanilla, bourbon, voffee, some dark chocolate, sweet and a bit umami, some alcohol, full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2020 at 16:13


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at Growler USA. Black, low head. Pleasant oak and bourbon, full bodied sweet chewy dark roast, preserved fruit, boozy dark chocolate mousse finish.

Tried from Draft on 16 Jul 2019 at 00:08


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Tasty giant porter, not particularly complex but tasty nonetheless. Bourbon barrel's the central component; lots of booze in the profile, oaky and semisweet, with subtle chocolate and dark fruit notes accented by licorice, caramel, and a nice dose of roast (enough to qualify this porter for stouthood). Never gets as deep as you want--the bourbon really does take over as the pint warms--and the coffee's a nonfactor, but the texture's not overly syrupy and the liquor burn is toned down to a subtle warmth. Lovely chocolate-caramel nose, pretty dark black pour with a clingy brown head and modest lacing. Not bad.

Tried on 21 Oct 2018 at 00:55


7.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Prune, fudge, maybe bourbon on the nose. Black, headless. Chocolate, prune, raisin. Full, easy carbonation.

Tried on 22 Jul 2017 at 14:46


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Refrigerated 2015 brown bomber poured into a snifter. Black with medium/small light brown head. Aroma is bourbon, thick body, medium carbonation, and pretty good lacing. Taste is roasted malt, nice bourbon, and some coffee.

Tried on 06 Jan 2017 at 18:06