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Kratos
Mortalis Brewing Co.
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- From:
- Mortalis Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #750 - ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,179 - Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 2.56%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 29, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
This Imperial Stout showcases in house roasted peanuts, Dominican reserve cacao nibs, and our marshmallow treatment. The jet-black roast base is met with flavors of milk chocolate, creamy marshmallow, ballpark peanuts, and Reese's Puff cereal.
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan
4.27/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A - Pours motor oil black with a one finger tan head. Good amount of soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is heavy peanuts, milk chocolate, cinnamon and marshmallow.
T - The taste is milk chocolate, marshmallow, vanilla, peanuts, black coffee and some light roasted malts.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft crisp finish.
O - Really well done. Not overly sweet. Drinks pretty easy for being 10%.
Nov 15, 2023S - Aroma is heavy peanuts, milk chocolate, cinnamon and marshmallow.
T - The taste is milk chocolate, marshmallow, vanilla, peanuts, black coffee and some light roasted malts.
M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a soft crisp finish.
O - Really well done. Not overly sweet. Drinks pretty easy for being 10%.
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
4.19/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.19/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This reminds me a *lot* of Yellow Belly from Buxton Brewery, even though it's been years since I last had it. Peanuts are the dominant character, especially in the aromas. Otherwise it's just a (expensive) chocolate stout.
84/100
Mar 28, 202384/100
Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts
4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Drank from a 1 pint .9 fl. oz. / 500 ml bottle purchased at Craft Beer Cellar, Belmont, MA
Served in a tulip
The beer poured an oily and viscous near pitch black with barely any head. A few wisps of tan colored froth topped the liquid. Tiny dots of lacing cascaded down the glass after each sip.
The aroma was terrific. Peanut butter and milk chocolate notes were most apparent. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups came to mind. Vanilla was noticeable as well. Perhaps this was the marshmallow. Sweet overall but not excessively so. Chocolate syrup appeared as the beer warmed. Some brown sugar notes were also detectable.
The flavor profile was impressive but slightly less so than the the nose. Chocolate syrup came through strong on the front end. Peanut butter was noticeable as well. Vanilla (marshmallow?) appeared in the center. Chocolate fudge and subtle roasted malt notes trailed on the back end. The finish contained a nice mix of semisweet chocolate and more rich maltiness.
Excellent oily and viscous mouthfeel. Fuller bodied for the style. Syrupy and slick on the palate. The liquid contained a fine, subdued effervescence that fluffed up really nicely.
Kratos is an enjoyable beer by Mortalis but not one of their better offerings to date. As much as I love this style, I definitely tend to favor this brewery’s fruited sours over their pastry stouts.
Mar 24, 2023Served in a tulip
The beer poured an oily and viscous near pitch black with barely any head. A few wisps of tan colored froth topped the liquid. Tiny dots of lacing cascaded down the glass after each sip.
The aroma was terrific. Peanut butter and milk chocolate notes were most apparent. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups came to mind. Vanilla was noticeable as well. Perhaps this was the marshmallow. Sweet overall but not excessively so. Chocolate syrup appeared as the beer warmed. Some brown sugar notes were also detectable.
The flavor profile was impressive but slightly less so than the the nose. Chocolate syrup came through strong on the front end. Peanut butter was noticeable as well. Vanilla (marshmallow?) appeared in the center. Chocolate fudge and subtle roasted malt notes trailed on the back end. The finish contained a nice mix of semisweet chocolate and more rich maltiness.
Excellent oily and viscous mouthfeel. Fuller bodied for the style. Syrupy and slick on the palate. The liquid contained a fine, subdued effervescence that fluffed up really nicely.
Kratos is an enjoyable beer by Mortalis but not one of their better offerings to date. As much as I love this style, I definitely tend to favor this brewery’s fruited sours over their pastry stouts.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a fairly dark black color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells chocolate covered peanuts, chocolate milk, creamy marshmallow, fudge, and vanilla.
This is definitely sweet, but there's a solid dark chocolatey base behind the sweet marshmallow that helps things out here. The peanuts are done well - there's definitely a candied aspect to them, but there's also a nice roastiness. The chocolatey character here is really nice, as well.
This is creamy, medium bodied, and rich, with no real booze to it.
This is definitely somewhere in the top tier for their non BA stuff. It's excellent.
Feb 18, 2021This smells chocolate covered peanuts, chocolate milk, creamy marshmallow, fudge, and vanilla.
This is definitely sweet, but there's a solid dark chocolatey base behind the sweet marshmallow that helps things out here. The peanuts are done well - there's definitely a candied aspect to them, but there's also a nice roastiness. The chocolatey character here is really nice, as well.
This is creamy, medium bodied, and rich, with no real booze to it.
This is definitely somewhere in the top tier for their non BA stuff. It's excellent.
Kratos from Mortalis Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
10 ratings
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