Black Lava Baklava
Lavery Brewing Company

Black Lava Baklava – from Lavery Brewing. Four-pack of 12 fl oz cans picked up from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. On room temperature shelf at store, purchased 01/08/23, $ 15/4 pack (Including tax), $ 0.312/fl oz. Reviewed 13/08/23 (Review 3146). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Undated can. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 57.9 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 61.3 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep Brown (SRM 30), barely translucent.
Body – Black (SRM 40), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear lite, ruby where the light penetrates at the edges.
Head: Average (Maximum 2.5 cm, aggressive center pour), brown, high density and fizzy, quickly contracting to a 0.3 – 0.4 cm fawn crown and no cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 4.25 – Very weak roasted malt, bourbon, and brown sugar. No yeast, no hops. No ethanol (11.5 % ABV according to the label).
Flavor – 4.5 – Begins slightly sweet with hints of walnuts and cinnamon (My favorite spice!). Very smooth and non-aggressive bourbon barrels. No yeast, no hops. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Moderate gastric warming but otherwise very smooth.
Palate – 4.5 – Full; creamy; soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4.25 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated container) An incredibly good stout from a small sort-of-local brewery! What did it cost them of Buffalo Trace barrels? Well worth the expense! Next payday, the rest of my dealer’s supply will be moving into my beer reefer #1