Beast Moans
(has 10 batches)
Woodland Empire Ale Craft in Boise, Idaho, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Smoked Special Out of Production|
Score
7.39
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Cherrywood smoked imperial stout
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to the Boise crew. Pours a jet black color with a large light brown creamy head. A roasty dark fruit nose. The flavor is ash, dark fruit, heavy dark roast, metallic a bit, as it mellows the cherry wood really comes in. Funny that in cherry wood beers that power of suggestion always has me tasting cherry...Hmm. Anyway, this is a lovely beer. Maybe a bit dry compared to many impys which is fine with me. Smoky. This would be amazing with some good BBQ. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2016
at 02:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On Tap at the Boise Brewery. Classic black stout. The coconut is a big player and the sweet modest roast and chocolate flavors really make this taste like a candy bar. The aromas even more so. A touch of hazelnut or almond extract would put this right in to "Almond Joy" territory. Nice variant.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2015
at 16:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Very dark brown pour with a large, creamy brown head. Thick sticky lacing. The smoke is light in the aroma, roasted malt and a faint sweetness. Flavor is lightly sweet, roast, smoke, and bittersweet. Lingering smoke finish… a little bittersweet baker’s chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 12:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Woodland Empire, WE bottle share. Another stellar batch based on the Beast Moans brew. Oak aging adds lots of wood notes as well as the brandy character on top of this already luscious beer. Rich, complex, flavorful, a delight for the senses.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2015
at 11:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
22oz bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate coffee vanilla barrel notes cherries. Taste is more of the roast malts some chocolate sweetness vanilla barrel notes and cherries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 21:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Wax-dipped bomber bought at the Boise Co-Op. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, bread, wood, earth, light ash, licorice. Pours opaque black with a thick tan head with great retention; leaves some nice lacing. Taste is bittersweet, roasty, licorice, light smoke, raisins. Good tasting beer. I just wish the smoke was stronger.
Tried
on 31 May 2015
at 00:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by BuckeyeBoy. Served in a snifter, a deep reddish brown with a rusty head. Chocolate, sweet syrupy cherry aroma. Chocolatey, smokey, a bit of fruity cherries. Great stuff, one of my favorites of the night and in marked contrast to their Astrodamus which was one of my least favorites.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 02:40