Black Fire
OddPitch Brewing

16oz can picked up from the source in Missoula, MT
Poured into a Sunriver Brewing Belgian-style tulip

P deep mahogany/black w/ a tiny khaki cap; quick recession
N soft-med nose of primarily sweet nuttiness and bourbon; pleasant
T general nuttiness, coconut, bourbon, hints of dark fruit, and earthiness; maybe a touch of leather; cocoa in the background; punctuated by barrel char; very nice; sweet and sharp bourbon notes linger
Mf light-med bodied; soft carb (a bit on the flat side)
O drinks really well for 11%; a pretty solid barrel aged imperial stout; the mouthfeel could use some touching up imo, but diggable nonetheless

Review date: 01.16.25
Can date: not captured

Poured at fridge temp. Pours black with almost no head. Doesn't look super thick. The nose is chocolate, coconut, vanilla, nuts, barrel, and a bit of roasted malts. Quite smooth.

The taste is really nice. Malty. Roasted malts, black licorice, dark chocolate, vanilla, coconut, hazelnut. The barrel is interesting. I almost get a port note, but it's whiskey. Definitely a mix of sweet fruit and oaky bitterness. Maybe a touch of tobacco in there as well.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied and the aftertaste leans towards the bitter side. Great stout overall.

 

Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can poured into a snifter. No date stamp on the can. The beer pours a rich cola brown into my glass and rests slightly darker. There is a dense creamy beige head of 1 cm that fades to a thin edge layer that maintains throughout the sampling.
Aroma is some milk chocolate and some molasses and whisky notes with maybe a little vanilla. no hop character and not boozy at all.
First sip reveals a medium body and gentle spacious carbonation, smooth texture and pretty easy to drink physical traits. I dont get any warming from this higher octane brew.
Flavor is chocolate and whiskey with some vanilla mixed in. I dont get any of the coconut mentioned on label. Im searching for hazelnut too, and only getting a hint on the swallow of nutty note. Never any hops and not boozy either.
Pretty easy drinking imperial stout, that I wish delivered more on the hazelnut and coconut from the label. Still an enjoyable beer.

Canned on:

A - Pitch black pour with a dense caramel lacing ring.

S - Chocolate, vanilla, coconut, and Bourbon with some alcohol presence.

T - Chocolate char, Whiskey / Bourbon, vanilla, coconut, hazelnut, and finishes on the boozier side.

M - Medium body with pronounced warming on the way down.

O - This is worth checking out.