Patricide
Nightmare Brewing Company

 

16oz can from Tavour. Near black pour, beige head fades away. Sweet chocolate, boozy aroma, roasty coffee-ish. Taste moves the roasty malts front and center, mild bitterness, then sweet chocolate and a nice jolt of alcohol warmth. Very smooth, lingering heat, mild dryness

 

 

Poured into a Stone Gargoyle flute. Pours a dark mahogany brown, opaque in the glass with a fizzy dark khaki head that dissipates to sparse patches and a thin ring of bubbles around the glass. Aroma of dark toasted malt, coconut, bakers chocolate and light vanilla. Flavor follows, with dark toasted malt, bakers chocolate, coconut and a hint of vanilla; rather hot and boozy. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. A nice dark malt base with great chocolate notes as I'd expect from Nightmare and a good level of coconut; it dominates the aroma, but is at a balanced level in the taste. The lactose and vanilla are mild. Still quite hot, but as expected from a 15% stout. These guys know their stouts and I'm always on the lookout for them. This did not show up in Seattle, but I found a can in SO CAL.

 

 

 

 

A - Pours an oily pitch black with a fizzy tan head. The head fades into a very thin ring. Light amount of clingy lacing.

S - Aroma is espresso, dark chocolate and roasted malts.

T - The taste is dark chocolate, molasses, espresso , vanilla, light coconut and a good amount of roasted malts in the finish.

M - Full body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with an oily dry finish.

O - This is a big boy. The alcohol is well masked, but definitely a slow sipper.

 

 

Delicious 16oz can poured into a Surly Darkness snifter.

A: Dark, opaque and oily pour yields a very dark mocha head that fizzles away.

S: Coconut and fudgy impressions of cocoa nibs and maple syrup...vanilla...roasty malt and notes of coffee as well as lactose.

T: Follows the nose, not cloying, and leans quite bitter and dry as it warms to room temperature. Dark chocolate cocoa nibs, sweet impressions of coconut, milk chocolate, vanilla and maple syrup; lactose lends some creamy sweetness that blends with the other sweeter adjuncts well.

MF: Thicker body but not huge; alcohol is well hidden; dry and bitter at times with that impression of 80+% dark chocolate and roasty malt/espresso.

O: A good stout that lacks that overwhelming sweet quality that most modern pastry stouts carry with them.

 

A - Dark brown pour that's almost black with burnt toffee colored lacing.

S - Some burnt cocoa notes, coconut, moderate roast.

T - Dark toasted coconut, dark chocolate roast, some vanilla, and very boozy starting midway through and carrying to the end. Nice lingering chocolate and vanilla char with some booziness, light roasted bitterness.

M - Thick and velvety with very little warming on the way down which is surprising for a beer with this ABV. A little bit of coagulation in the mouth from the lactose.

O - Recommended and nicely done.

Poured out about as dark as what I imagine the brewers soul to look like at Nightmare Brewing, good amount of head for something with such a high ABV as well. The smell of the beer is a bit roasty, some sweetness in there too, nothing really pops too much on the nose for me unfortunately. The taste has lots of boozy rich chocolate and vanilla, the coconut is a bit dialed back but lends a touch of sweetness along with the lactose in there. The feel is sticky, rich and full bodied. Overall I enjoyed this beer, much like a lot of the things I've tried from Nightmare. Always excited to see what comes out next!

Brownish black with a brown head. Smell has a strong roast presence with coconut, sugary vanilla and dark chocolate atop it. Taste exposes what smell hinted at, the roasted malt, earth, char, and ash go to war with the sweet flavors, they never blend, giving the palate a messy two layers that clash. Feel is thick, heavy, robust, and dark to the max. Too bad because this one had potential

Canned 06/08/20, it pours as black as ink with a 2 finger thick brown foamy head that faded in average time, leaving minimal spotty lacing, as expected. Smells like minerals, soy sauce, brown sugar, espresso beans, cocoa powder, vanilla, dark chocolate and sheet metal. Not too sweet and no sign of the alcohol. The chocolate and malts dominate the nose.

Taste is also very malty and a little sweeter, with the additions of chocolate milk, bakers chocolate (which I assume is the Ecuadorian cacao listed on the can), dark fruit, pumpernickel bread, burnt coffee grinds, charred or smoky wood, more chocolate like chocolate covered almonds, and then the flavors that were in the nose: minerals, soy sauce, brown sugar, espresso beans, cocoa powder, vanilla, dark chocolate and sheet metal. It's very complex and malty, hides the ABV masterfully (although I felt the buzz quick) and has a nice level of bitterness but no alcohol burn. It's a thick, gooey feel that represents the imperial stout class well. Great artwork again.