Friday Beer O'Clock Selection for 1-29-2010: Southern Tier Imperial Mokah
Friday Beer O'Clock Selection for 1-29-2010: Southern Tier Imperial Mokah
This is an Imperial Stout Brewed with Coffee and Chocolate (two of my favorite things, actually three if you include the brew) and is part of the Southern Tier Brewing Company's Black Water Series.
First impression:
As soon as the top is popped, there is an incredibly wonderful scent dominated by bitter sweet chocolate with a touch of roasty goodness. I had trouble resisting the urge to skip the glass and drink it right from the bottle.
Aromas are delicious. Chocolate, roasted malty.
The Pour:
The pour rolled out into my snifter (as recommended) in with deep black color with amber and red tones, but produced about a quarter inch of head that broke down quickly leaving only a thin layer of tan froth behind that also dissipated in short time.
Flavors:
Flavor is just what I expected from the aromas. Great Mocha (Chocolate and Coffee combination) flavor followed by the strong malty flavors of the imperial stout eventually leaving behind a rich bitter taste. The finish promotes more of the coffee flavor.
Drinkability:
This is certainly a dessert brew and is best when sipped. It was more carbonated than I would have liked for this type and maybe even a bit acidic?
Overall:
Even after losing points for drinkability, I still enjoyed this brew. Not something I would frequent, but still a brew to revisit now and then.
According to the bottle, this is a combination of the Imperial Stout: Jahva and Imperial Stout: Choklat brought to gether to create Imperial Stout: Mokah.
Best served in a snifter at 48 degrees F.
