Dark Of The Forest
Boneshire Brew Works

 

Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can picked up at the brewery about 5 weeks ago. No date stamp on the can. Also my can says 10% not the 9.2 listed on BA.
Im pouring into my trusty snifter and the beer pours a rich black coffee color and no light passes through my glass.
A dense yet fluffy khaki colored head is 3.5 cm and slightly overtops the glass rim, but doesnt spill over the side.
this foam fades slowly to a sturdy surface covering that remains through the sampling. I also get dense lattice when I swirl the glass or take a sip.
Aroma of this beer is dark roasted malt with some coffee grounds mixing with a bit of dark cocoa powder and some slightly grassy hop character in the background. The ABV is fairly well hidden on the nose.
First sip reveals a medium body and fine tingly carbonation. Texture is soft and slightly creamy.
Flavor is roasted malts and coffee grounds as the dominant flavors. I get a little bit of dark cocoa too and hints of brown sugar for a little bit of balance. No ABV hints and hops are absent in flavor profile.
A decent enough coffee imperial stout, glad to have tried this one

Pours a dark mahogany bordering black with a caramel colored head that hangs around.

Big coffee and chocolate notes in the nose backed by caramel and toffee.

Big coffee/chocolate malt bomb with a sticky caramel/toffee mouthfeel.

Pounder cans shared with friends, poured into snifters appears black in color with a khaki head.

Nose is coffee forward with chocolate and a sweet hint of something along the lines of vanilla.

It tastes quite roasty with coffee, chocolate and an earthen appeal.

This is medium in body with modest carbonation. It becomes a boozy sipper as it warms but I like that. I would certainly buy this again, a fantastic local brew.