Obsidian Imperial Porter - Rum Barrel

Bottle from the LCBO. Pours a very dark brown with a one finger dark beige head. Smells of chocolate and caramel with a noticeable alcohol undertone. Sweet toasted malt start with some bitterness at the end. Quite slick mouth and soft carbonation but heavy on the alcohol at the end.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color porter with a large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with some sweet notes and some subtle rum barrel notes. Taste is a mix between some dry roasted malt notes with some light rum barrel notes with slightly sweet finish. Body is bit lighter then I was expecting with some good carbonation. Dryer then I was expecting with not as much rum notes as I was originally expecting.

Well-done. Pours solid black with good mocha head and good lacing. Aroma has dark chocolate, rum, roasted malt with a bit of burnt taste. Rum barrel does good to balance this out. Average carbonation. Bitter finish that sticks on palate. Good stuff. Tap at Barhop.

Always a sucker for a new pitch-black imperial porter I grabbed a bottle of this stuff. Has a nice red foil wrapping on the cap. Probably colder than it’s supposed to be, but nonetheless I poured it: coffee-black body with a modest bright brown head. Sweet coffee and barley aroma, some chocolate, very appealing. Flavour is strong imperial porter style like chewing on coffee beans or dark chocolate. Some sweetness but there isn’t much complexity in this brew as I had hoped. Still it’s a solid brew, very drinkable.