Newest release Phillip’s Brewing Co, Located in Victoria British Columbia. Black Jackal – Imperial Coffee Stout coming in at 8%. Incredible coffee smell as soon as it opened, subtle flavour but not that cheap bitter coffee, but some high-end dark-roasted depth of flavour expected out of the best beans and roasting houses, oh wait supposed to be talking about the beer, I digress. OK let’s start at Imperial Stout, I only drink Stout and Porter through the winter months, something very traditional about it, and I do like going traditional routes, spending time learning about the history that led them to become “Traditional”, like time travelling. So starting with a comparison between Stouts.. number 1 – very nice stout, bitter finished edge as it should be. Colour is incredible almost as nice as the Russian Imperial Stout from The Log House Brewery in Nanaimo, so dark you could put a 100 W bulb behind it and see nothing. I know this is a limited release so grab as much as you can, money well invested. Truely a well made Flavoured stout, without covering up the most important parts. Great brew for sitting around the fire on a cool winters eve, Enjoy
Phillips Brewing Victoria BC CA. Imperial Coffee Stout