Black Magick - Buffalo Trace
(has 2 batches)
Voodoo Brewing Co. in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.01
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Adam. Pours black with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong roast, dark chocolate, wood, bourbon. Slick body, licorice, roast, milk chocolate, wood, boozy finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2017
at 21:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2017 bottle drunk 6/10/17.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity, though some deep burgundy edges and a medium-sized, tan head showing moderate retention.
Huge amount of baker’s chocolate meets stiff bourbon and alcohol and the youth of this beer is immediately perceived. I do like, however, that even young, it’s not a fudge-bomb; this one seems to be well-attenuated based on the nose, but it’s pretty aggressively barreled with strong spice, liquor and sharp vanilla filling the nose. In that light, the strong dark chocolate character only serves to exacerbate this intense, alcoholic/boozy character. With warming/breathing, some more light-hearted bourbon, toasted oak and caramel emerge, but it still remains rather sharp and estery/fusel-y on the end.
Monstrous in the mouth, with a slick-to-velvety texture and low but engaging carbonation. Right away bourbon and alcohol strip the beer of any comfort and bitter roast, dark chocolate and dry vanilla all add up to an overwhelmingly dry, acidic, alcoholic intensity climaxing on the finish. Prunes, caramel and some moderate "chewiness" of texture are the highlights here, with great attenuation even while young, but this thing needs both a lot less time in the barrel and a lot more time in the bottle.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity, though some deep burgundy edges and a medium-sized, tan head showing moderate retention.
Huge amount of baker’s chocolate meets stiff bourbon and alcohol and the youth of this beer is immediately perceived. I do like, however, that even young, it’s not a fudge-bomb; this one seems to be well-attenuated based on the nose, but it’s pretty aggressively barreled with strong spice, liquor and sharp vanilla filling the nose. In that light, the strong dark chocolate character only serves to exacerbate this intense, alcoholic/boozy character. With warming/breathing, some more light-hearted bourbon, toasted oak and caramel emerge, but it still remains rather sharp and estery/fusel-y on the end.
Monstrous in the mouth, with a slick-to-velvety texture and low but engaging carbonation. Right away bourbon and alcohol strip the beer of any comfort and bitter roast, dark chocolate and dry vanilla all add up to an overwhelmingly dry, acidic, alcoholic intensity climaxing on the finish. Prunes, caramel and some moderate "chewiness" of texture are the highlights here, with great attenuation even while young, but this thing needs both a lot less time in the barrel and a lot more time in the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 12:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends, Stefansgade 35, Copenhagen, Denmark 2200. [ As Voodoo Black Magick (Buffalo Trace) ].Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, wood, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, alcohol, dark malt, vanilla - bourbon - alcohol. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20170511] 9-3-9-4-18
Tried
on 24 Jul 2017
at 02:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017 - Yellow Session
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, oak, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, vanilla, oak, roasted, coffee and chocolate finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, oak, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, vanilla, oak, roasted, coffee and chocolate finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2017
at 17:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
(On tap @ Mikkeller and Friends, Copenhagen, May 11/17) Pours black with a tan head. Notes of sweet dark chocolate, dark toffee, fudge, creamy vanilla, pretty rich bourbon, coconut, some wood, moderate roast, some coffee, a touch of dark fruit, rich, round, some liqueur, rather sweet overall but balanced roast and wood, long aftertaste. Medium-full bodied, a bit syrupy, very soft carbonation. Super, this is a big stout with a big barrel character that is nicely rounded out, full, and intense. Extremely similar to the Old Forester version, could barely discern them side by side, but this one felt slightly more rounded and well-balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2017
at 17:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draught at MBCC, first session. Jet black body, naked at the surface, spotty lacing. Rich aroma of chocolate and cocoa. Vanilla chocolate flavours joined by cocoa and dried fruit. Lingering, smoothly roasted malty ending. Full bodied. Enjoying. (Copenhagen 12.05.2017).
Tried
on 04 Jun 2017
at 13:27
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From tap at Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Black color with no head. Malty aroma, roasted, chocolate, cocoa, light coffee, vanilla, dark dried fruits, wood, alcohol. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Full silky oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2017
at 10:30