Feed Your Soul
Trillium Brewing Company in Canton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Weathered Souls Brewing CompanyStout - Smoked Special Out of Production
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Score
7.40
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In August of 2020, we released our take on Black is Beautiful Imperial Stout with our friends at White Lion Brewing as part of an international movement to directly address police brutality and the legal injustices that American people of color face every day. This project saw participation from over 1,200 breweries in 22 countries, raising much-needed awareness for inequity and funds for organizations that are putting in the work towards equality and inclusion.
The founder of Black is Beautiful is Marcus Baskerville, Owner and Head Brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing. We got to know Marcus through this project and quickly became fond of his lineup of beers, in particular the impressive array of Imperial and Barrel-Aged Stouts that the brewery releases on a regular basis. When the opportunity arose to collaborate on a beer together, we noted our shared appreciation for BBQ and fused the storied traditions of pit smoking and stout brewing.
Featuring barley smoked on our Primitive Pit smoker over New England maple and oak, Feed Your Soul pours a deep, opaque black. The aroma displays a complexity achieved from the use of a variety of specialty malts. Rich baker's chocolate, caramelized brown sugar, sticky molasses, and freshly-ground coffee lead the way up front. An underlying complementary smoke profile drifts throughout each sip, never stealing the show, but rather adding nuance throughout the glass. Medium-bodied, with mild alcohol warmth capping off the finish, Feed Your Soul is a versatile beer, just as capable of pairing with BBQ on a summer's afternoon as it is slow-sipping on a winter evening.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
HOPS: Co2 Hop Extract
MALT: Munich, American 2-Row Barley, Rolled Oats, Chocolate Malt, Simpson DRC, Pale Chocolate Malt, Smoked Malt, Black Patent, C-60, C-80, C-120, Melanoidin
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Piloncillo Cane Sugar
ABV: 12.2%
The founder of Black is Beautiful is Marcus Baskerville, Owner and Head Brewer at Weathered Souls Brewing. We got to know Marcus through this project and quickly became fond of his lineup of beers, in particular the impressive array of Imperial and Barrel-Aged Stouts that the brewery releases on a regular basis. When the opportunity arose to collaborate on a beer together, we noted our shared appreciation for BBQ and fused the storied traditions of pit smoking and stout brewing.
Featuring barley smoked on our Primitive Pit smoker over New England maple and oak, Feed Your Soul pours a deep, opaque black. The aroma displays a complexity achieved from the use of a variety of specialty malts. Rich baker's chocolate, caramelized brown sugar, sticky molasses, and freshly-ground coffee lead the way up front. An underlying complementary smoke profile drifts throughout each sip, never stealing the show, but rather adding nuance throughout the glass. Medium-bodied, with mild alcohol warmth capping off the finish, Feed Your Soul is a versatile beer, just as capable of pairing with BBQ on a summer's afternoon as it is slow-sipping on a winter evening.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
HOPS: Co2 Hop Extract
MALT: Munich, American 2-Row Barley, Rolled Oats, Chocolate Malt, Simpson DRC, Pale Chocolate Malt, Smoked Malt, Black Patent, C-60, C-80, C-120, Melanoidin
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Piloncillo Cane Sugar
ABV: 12.2%
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared with others. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has smoked dark grains and roast with a touch of dark chocolate underlying. Flavor has smoke and dark grains with some roast and chocolate underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 21:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the reduced numbers 'old skool Covid style' tasting, at the 'Mere thanks to Dave, 08/04/22. Black with a tan cap that soon dissipates edgewards. Nose is dark malts, spice, charr, fruit slice, cacao nibs, toffee. Taste comprises fruit cake, spice, earthy, umami, dark malts, cocoa powder. Full bodied, fine carbonation, viscous feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2022
at 15:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Colin's place. Thanks to Wingman for this one. A thick dark jet black coloured pour with a lasting dark tan froth. Aroma is meaty roast, liquorice. Burnt sugars, light Ash.. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky brown sugars, cinnamon, meaty roast, bitter dark chocolate tart tangy fruit. Palate is medium sweet, tangy, moderate carbonation, very rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2022
at 15:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep ebony into a tulip. Mocha head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Hot bourbon and sweet vanilla and milk chocolate aromas. Soft and thick with pit fruit, licorice, molasses and vanilla upfront turning to hot espresso and chocolate orange slices in the slick, lasting finish.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2022
at 23:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Fenway location, 8/26/21.
Inky black, untested clarity with a small, dark tan head that shows low-to-moderate retention.
Tar, salt, soy-like oxidation (light) and deep, well-integrated roasted barley notes provide a complex but very dense nose that still probably hasn't had time to breath and unfold fully even by the end of the glass. Malts don't seem too sweet, with light caramel and chocolate providing balance to the acidic/roasted notes and the light oxidation character also keeping it on the drier side. Alcohol well in-check and it's clean.
In the mouth it's very tar and salt heavy with bitter molasses and unprocessed cacao-like acidity. Plentiful sweetness does balance, however, adding milk chocolate/fudge and light caramel. Some dark fruit nuance deepens complexity with strong roast on the finish alongside light warming and moderate oxidation. Texture is soft, almost gritty at times, with low, engaging carbonation. Nice beer and I applaud Trillium's consistent release of non-pastry Imperial Stouts. Really have to take your time with this one.
Inky black, untested clarity with a small, dark tan head that shows low-to-moderate retention.
Tar, salt, soy-like oxidation (light) and deep, well-integrated roasted barley notes provide a complex but very dense nose that still probably hasn't had time to breath and unfold fully even by the end of the glass. Malts don't seem too sweet, with light caramel and chocolate providing balance to the acidic/roasted notes and the light oxidation character also keeping it on the drier side. Alcohol well in-check and it's clean.
In the mouth it's very tar and salt heavy with bitter molasses and unprocessed cacao-like acidity. Plentiful sweetness does balance, however, adding milk chocolate/fudge and light caramel. Some dark fruit nuance deepens complexity with strong roast on the finish alongside light warming and moderate oxidation. Texture is soft, almost gritty at times, with low, engaging carbonation. Nice beer and I applaud Trillium's consistent release of non-pastry Imperial Stouts. Really have to take your time with this one.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2021
at 15:04