22 oz. Bottle
Pours close to black, with a light burnt caramel head.
The nose on this beer is amazing. Burnt caramel. Vanilla. Toffee. Fresh baked cake and sugar cookies. A little bit of coffee as well. Frappacino-ish hints. It's almost inexplicable how good this beer smell. Tied, if not a close second with Lagunitas Sucks for the best smelling beer I've ever had.
Strong vanilla in the taste, really strong, lingers in the aftertaste as well with a bit of roasted bitterness - most likely from a slight coffee flavor or the roasted malts - though it's a little strong for this one. I'm really getting some strong creme brulee flavors in this one - the warm vanilla and burnt sugar in this one are really impressive and pretty spot on. Definitely a dessert beer, and definitely a sipper, especially at 9.6 % ABV. A little more carbonation than I would have like as well. This beer is also a lot lighter bodied than I thought it would be, especially for a milk stout, though this in no way detracts from the overall experience of this beer.
My only two complaints about this beer (bitterness at the end/too strong carbonation), though, are really minor when you look at the big picture.
Overall, a fantastic beer. One of the best uses of vanilla beans in beer that I've ever had. Southern Tier is doing some pretty awesome things with the Blackwater series - I really hope I get a chance to try Warlock and Mokah soon, because if Creme Brulee and Choklat are any indication of the quality of the two I haven't had, they'll be really good, flavorful beers.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Pours close to black, with a light burnt caramel head.
The nose on this beer is amazing. Burnt caramel. Vanilla. Toffee. Fresh baked cake and sugar cookies. A little bit of coffee as well. Frappacino-ish hints. It's almost inexplicable how good this beer smell. Tied, if not a close second with Lagunitas Sucks for the best smelling beer I've ever had.
Strong vanilla in the taste, really strong, lingers in the aftertaste as well with a bit of roasted bitterness - most likely from a slight coffee flavor or the roasted malts - though it's a little strong for this one. I'm really getting some strong creme brulee flavors in this one - the warm vanilla and burnt sugar in this one are really impressive and pretty spot on. Definitely a dessert beer, and definitely a sipper, especially at 9.6 % ABV. A little more carbonation than I would have like as well. This beer is also a lot lighter bodied than I thought it would be, especially for a milk stout, though this in no way detracts from the overall experience of this beer.
My only two complaints about this beer (bitterness at the end/too strong carbonation), though, are really minor when you look at the big picture.
Overall, a fantastic beer. One of the best uses of vanilla beans in beer that I've ever had. Southern Tier is doing some pretty awesome things with the Blackwater series - I really hope I get a chance to try Warlock and Mokah soon, because if Creme Brulee and Choklat are any indication of the quality of the two I haven't had, they'll be really good, flavorful beers.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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