Stay Puft - Blackberry Jam
Barreled Souls Brewing Company

 

 

Pours black with a deep plum hue. Overly large dark mocha head with strong retention for its airiness. Uneven dissipation leaves wavy lacing.

Marshmallow, chocolate, leather and berry jam in the nose. The berry is slightly unaligned with the other qualities.

The flavors meld better in the taste. The berry comes across as high-quality fruit, rather than artificial or raw sugar, and it plays nicely against the marshmallow. That said, the flavors are all much thinner than expected from the series. The beer is borderline dry, and also has flashes of a medicinal aftertaste. I fear I may have sat on this too long. The bottling date is 05/05/2022.

Creamy, chewy feel with tight, restrained carbonation.

This is one where expectations are ruining the experience. This is clearly a well-crafted beer with quality ingredients. Based on others from the brewery, however, I was expecting it to be a slap across the face instead of refined.

Look: Dark brown stout with a reddish brown head, one finger thick fades to a solid ring

Aroma: Blackberry jam hits you big and strong with milk chocolate playing a strong supportive role.

Taste: Immediately I like this, but I like somewhat sweet things. The berry jam is there but doesn’t overpower it. I can’t shake that this tastes like a gourmet dark chocolate bar with blackberry. Not much in the way of roasted grain, which I would have expected. Low bitterness on the finish.

Feel: thick and light syrup. Low carbonation

Overall: I like it. It’s a good dessert stout. Definitely won’t appeal to everyone, but I would drink again. It is easy drinking.

Im sampling a cellar temp 500 ml bottle poured into a snifter. Beer was bottled 5/05/2022 and I picked it up at the brewery in October earlier this year. Bottle was refrigerated at the brewery and in my cellar since.
The beer pours a rich black coffee color with a dense fluffy head of almost 3 cm foaming up. Almost over tops the glass, but clings on the edge. The foam gradually fades to a sturdy surface covering that sticks around through the tasting.
I also get dense coating lattice when I swirl the glass or take a sip.
Aroma is hot cocoa chocolate powder and some light sweetness. This mixes with mild blackberry notes, but smells sweet, not tart like some blackberries can be. No hop character and not boozy on the nose.
First sip reveals a medium body with very creamy and smooth texture. Features fine and tingly carbonation that is fairly gentle overall. Feels nice and easy drinking for a larger ABV beer.
Flavor is milk chocolate, some roasted malt, general sweet notes and a bit of blackberry in the background. Chocolate notes dominate and I kinda wish the blackberry was a little bolder, but the general sweetness could be some of the jam impacts. No hop character and the ABV is well hidden.
Pretty easy drinking imperial stout, i think Id prefer the base stay puft over this one. Not because this is bad, but the blackberry doesnt carry as much as I had hoped. The base beer doesnt build up my expectation for the blackberry.