The Butcher
Societe Brewing Co.

Enjoyed on tap at Societe
Poured into a 5oz glass

p- black with a small tan cap
n- med aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, and barley/oat sweetness
t- wow! bold, yet balanced profile of chocolate and coffee notes over a lightly roasted malt backbone; moderate sweetness; simple and delicious
mf- full-bodied; chewy; light-med carb; notable
o- an impressive imperial stout; exceeded my expectations; extremely flavorful, with a perfect mouthfeel to boot

Review date: 02.06.15

 

Pours Dark Brown with a little tan head, smells like chocolate, roasty malt, and hops. The taste is chocolate, a little coffee, roasted malts, myriad dark fruits and some bittering hops. This is a tasty beverage that has a full flavor bit is relatively easy to drink. It reminds me a little of Founders Imperial Stout and it’s been a menu mainstay at Societe and for good reason, cheers!

 

thick and heavy, attitude of the complex dark variety.

Poured from a 12 oz can purchased at Trader Joes.
Looks pretty good. Deep, dark brown. Khaki head. Decent retention. Light lacing.
Nose is understated. Char, slight chocolate notes.
Flavor is a little more pronounced. Charred caramel notes, chocolate, and some roast.
Mouthfeel is fairly chewy and a tad viscous.

Canned 10/24/23, from the fridge into a tulip on 12/9/23. very dark brown, just off black, with probably one of the darkest brown heads (1.5 fingers high) I have ever seen. Decently long duration, giving way to a thin film. No lacing. Not a lot of smell; mostly very dark roasted grains and a hint of burnt coffee. Same taste but way more intense, plus a bit of dark mollases. Nice smooth mouthfeel. Very fine mild carbonation. Some burnt grain / coffee bitterness on the back end. Not a hint at all of flavor added, just tasty stout. edit: I let this warm up to maybe 60F and I like it even more than cold.

smokey and dark, bitter, burnt coffee, molasses finish. dark brown micro foam on top. feel is a touch thin for an imperial stout but overall really fantastic stout. it’s simple and neat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours an oily black with 2 fingers of mocha foam. Killer retention with a ton of soapy lacing. Aroma of dark fruit, coffee, chocolate and toffee. Taste follows suit. Lots of coffee, chocolate, and base stout flavors. Very oily and viscous feel. I dig it for a pretty basic stout.

 

 

 

Pours black with a 1 inch thick, foamy head, which lasts. Heavy lacing to the end.

Aroma of coffee, burnt toast, chocolate.

Taste is coffee, cocoa, roast malt, black malt. Astringent.

Full bodied, light carbonation. Creamy, thick & oily. Dry, bitter finish.

If you like coffee, you'll like this.