Marble Halva Stout
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Jet black body with loads of leakage to mahogany on the edges and a dark tan head, the nose is filled with dark chocolate and cocoa notes, probably courtesy of the cacao.

The honey is featured on the taste, and it’s more than a little boozy, but the mouthfeel is rich enough to stand up to this 12% ABV bomb.

 

 

Canned 1/7/19; drank 5/11/19 @ the Yarchives.

Black appearance.

A violent pour yielded a big, noisy tan head; minimal lace.

Cream, almond & mild fresh earth notes in the nose.

Thick, creamy mouthfeel.

Fresh earth, cream & almond flavors; mild booze heat emerged as this warmed.

Robust but not overly enjoyable. Good, not great.

 

 

 

look: like an imp stout should...very dark, nearly opaque brown. No highlights to speak of even when held too light. Modest mocha head on the pour that almost entirely recedes. Some messy, creamy lacing.
smell: All the flavors advertised and they meld quite well into a unique rich nose.
taste: Not quite as nice as the nose. Quite sweet, definitely a dessert stout, which i dig, alcohol very well hidden.

 

 

A: Pours an opaque yet still clear thick viscous jet black in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and faint dark cola brown + dark chestnut brown + ruby red colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense creamy foamy tan head that slowly reduces to a large patch of slightly mottled very thin film covering a little more than 75% of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of roasted + charred + caramel + chocolate malts with slightly stronger than moderate amounts of lactose sweetness. Moderate aromas of fudge/sweet milk chocolate, almond, honey, and tahini. Hints of earthy hops.

T: Upfront there are moderate to strong flavors of roasted + charred + caramel + chocolate malts with slightly stronger than moderate amounts of lactose sweetness. That is followed by moderate flavors of fudge/sweet milk chocolate, almond, honey, and tahini. Finally there are hints of earthy hops. Light amounts of roasty bitterness which fades away leaving lingering chocolate + lactose sweetness.

M: Just shy of full bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly creamy. Light amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.

O: Drinks pretty easily considering this is a big sweet stout and the alcohol is relatively well hidden. Definitely a dessert beer and definitely a slow sipper for me. Enjoyable with a nice combonation of chocolate + almond + honey + tahini. Definitely one that I would have again.

 

 

Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a one pint can on February 26, 2019. Imperial milk stout brewed with tahini, honey, almond, cacao and chocolate. Sweet and a little nutty.

 

On draft at Octopi. Dark black body, one finger offwhite head, fair retention and no lacing. Smell is fudgy, light vanilla, chocolate, a bit of mocha and nuttiness. It smells good, like a chocolate vanilla pudding, sort of, but on the palate, it is a bit of a sweet mess. Milk chocolate fudge, sugar, vanilla, mocha. It's sweet, and was hard to finish a small pour of this. Medium fuller bodied, lighter carbonation, sweet all the way through. Fits the dessert beer mold, certainly.