Moon Under Water Brewery The Shaft

The Shaft

 

Moon Under Water Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.60
ABV: 10.5% IBU: - Ticks: 8
The Shaft Russian Imperial Espresso Stout made with freshly pulled @oughtredcoffee espresso, cocoa nibs, hazelnut extract and Mexican vanilla. 10.5% ABV. It's tastes exactly like a shaft. But beer.
 

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

Bottle shared at BBT 05/2023. Surprisingly only med-med-full body, rather high carbonation. Med-high sweetness, medium bitterness. Only a hint of warmth, which is fascinating considering the ABV - it is hidden really well. Maltiness does not feel rich enough. There is moderate candyish caramel, med-light chocolate, med-light coffee, only light hazelnut, hints of vanilla. Good, quite easy drinking, at least relatively so. But I expect something more from pastry imperial stouts.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 18:44


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Shared bottle at BBT May 2023. Dark brown with minimal beige head. Aroma of coffee, hazelnuts, chocolate, roasted malt.Taste is chocolate, roasted malts, roasted malt, hazelnuts. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 18:39


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma: coffee, lactose, cinnamon. Taste: milky coffee, nougat, hazelnut praline, bit empty in body. Full bodied, moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness. A dessert could have been excellent with slightly fuller body.

Tried on 16 May 2023 at 18:32


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

Dark brown but not much head. Big vanilla, hazelnut, and rich chocolate. Rich body. Big coffee up front, tempered by a lot of sugars, vanilla, hazelnuts. Decadent dessert stout. Damn nice.

Tried on 20 Dec 2019 at 22:53


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

650 ml bottle. Pours black with moderate tan head. Aromas of chocolate, vanilla, and creamy soft roasted malts. Flavors follow same with lots of nice syrupy chocolate. Beer? I don't know. Really nice - yes!

Tried from Bottle on 14 Dec 2019 at 02:14


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Parallel 49, pours black with a small tan / light brown head. Aroma absolutely explodes with rich dark chocolate - like they melted a slightly sweetened dark chocolate bar in here - damn. Flavour does not disappoint, tasting like liquid dark chocolate, with gentle sweetness. Little roast or anything else to detract from the dark chocolate. I can't really detect any of the other adjuncts. I love this.

Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2019 at 01:10


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Parallel 49, Vancouver
Black colour. One of the most cocoa forward Imperial Stout I ever had, not sweet, but with some cream flavour too, it tastes like a Vienna coffee.
Very good.

Tried on 02 Dec 2019 at 09:30


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster shared with Alex during Imperial and Strong event. Appearance: very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: awesome witb lots of cacao and vanilla, a bit earthy. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: good one.

Tried on 02 Dec 2019 at 02:27