Black as Night
Bones Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Brewed at/by: Macaloney's Island Distillery & Twa Dogs BreweryStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.00
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A big, warm wintery imperial stout complete with rich caramel, chocolate and coffee notes underlaying sweet and woody flavours from a grand addition of Madagascar vanilla beans.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a very blackety-black body and only modest beigy foam on top. The aroma is a nice sweet biscuit, plenty of vanilla and hazelnut, reminds me of the old school macro porters that used to roam the land. Taste is a bit of licorice, molasses and biscuit, ending quite dry with lingering cocoa. Alcohol invisible, this is nice if not exceedingly complex.
Tried
on 07 May 2022
at 02:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tons of vanilla here. Too much. Roast and caramel. Chocolate. Macadamia. Black pour with good mocha head and lacing. Sweet finish that sticks with you a while. Sticky consistency. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2022
at 02:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours black with a large light brown head. Aroma brings out lots of molasses, burnt sugars, cocoa and a bit of vanilla. Flavour is full of dark brown sugars, vanilla and cocoa. There's moderate-to-high sweetness that is somewhat reined in by the burnt molasses notes. Not complex but well-structured, deep and satisfying. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2022
at 02:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark brown colour, poor head. Dominated by dark sugars, some chocolate, some vanilla; sweet, bold, not boozy.
Very good.
Dark brown colour, poor head. Dominated by dark sugars, some chocolate, some vanilla; sweet, bold, not boozy.
Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2022
at 08:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 473mL can. Dark brown with minimal beige head. Vanilla, chocolate, decent, but slightly thin, needs a little more to round it out.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2022
at 08:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16oz shared with Ryan @ Alex's. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: semi-sweet, some inky notes, vanilla. Taste: along the same lines, moderately sweet, and quite bitter. Overall: bitter and harsh for me, not a fan.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2022
at 08:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours a reddish black with full tan head. Aromas of sweetened chocolate, soft vanilla, and rich roasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional lactose notes. Big, chocolate-y and sweet though not as complex as the label description…
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2022
at 00:42