Coven (Ghost 969)
Adroit Theory Brewing Company

From a 16oz can, gifted from my beer-loving daughter Caitlin.... Canned 03/02/2021....

This suckah is an oily, dark, black hole of a beer. Has a nice, rich, creamy beige head, which sits at about 1/4" and lingers. The foam sticks well to the glass and stays there. Smell is of dark choco, espresso and roasty malts. Body is nicely medium to medium-plus, with a silky smooth feel.

Taste has lightly sweet malts, with caramel, dark choco and more espresso. Has a bit of cocoa and some roasty, charred notes. After all that malty semi-sweetness, it finishes with a surprisingly floral hop hit. Quite nice, overall! Prosit!!

4.19/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

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16 ounce can poured into a tulip.
Canned 3/2/21

Decent RIS. Big rich and roasty flavor with some caramel sweetness and a bitter roasty and hoppy finish. The medium-full body is soft and viscous. Alcohol flavor is a bit sharp.

 

Canned on 03-02-21.

A - Dark brown pour that's borderline black with thick creamy, caramel colored lacing and head resting on top.

S - Chocolate malt, toasted cocoa, and light charcoal.

T - Sweet dark chocolate, toasted cocoa, some underlying char, and a nice lingering chocolate roastiness with light chocolate bitterness and some alcohol presence.

M - Big, viscous, silky soft body that's sticky on the lips with some pricklies and dryness on the back of the tongue.

O - There's a little bit of harshness here but overall it's a nice Stout.

 

 

 

Pouring from can # 0263/5000 from March 2021-- this fills the glass with a nightmare black liquid, with a light froth of foam. Oddly, there is little aroma to me; everything is in taste. I taste a lightly roasted molasses and chocolate. There is a brief dance with caramel that turns into more chocolate. For a Russian Imperial Stout, this masks its' alcohol, reserving everything for the flavor department. A well-done, easy to down RIS.

16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown with a few faint swirls of fine bubbles. Aroma of roast malts with a hint of chocolate. Taste is more of the bitter, roasty malts, mild sweetness, cocoa. Simple, straight forward, hits the spot.

A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a short beige head that left some specks of bubbles down the sides of the glass, a narrow collar around the edge, and some delicate lacing on the surface.
S: Moderate aromas of dark chocolate and coffee are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, except that it also has notes of roasted malts in the finish and a moderate amount of bitterness contributed by the hops.
M: It feels nearly full-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There is dryness in the mouthfeel - particularly the finish.
O: This Russian Imperial Stout isn't nearly as roasty and dry compared to other beers in the style. It also does a rather good job at hiding nearly all of the alcohol from the taste.

Serving type: can

 

Can dated March 2021 (and NUMBERED - number 3428/5500 so I guess it's a limited release of 5500 cans) into pint glass. Apparently a reincarnation of an earlier Coven (Ghost 861). Anyway, this one pours a very dark brown (SRM 36-39) with a slight ruby cast to it. Essentially no head, but thin lacing on the glass. Initial impression is dominated by roasted or even burnt malts, with dark chocolate, coffee, and a bit of dark fruits. Becomes more complex as it warms, with a slight sweetness moderating the burnt/bitter characteristics. Mouthfeel is thick and sticky. No attempt to hide the alcohol - it's right in your face from the beginning. Finish is fairly bitter and boozy. Overall, this is a great RIS - just straight-up brewed to style, unapologetic, and tasty as hell!