Fieldwork Black Ships

There is a great divide between the love of pastry Stouts and classic Stouts, and Black Ships Imperial Coffee Stout sails right through that channel delivering adjunts for a more discerning palate. Brewed with black coffee, black licorice juice, and blackstrap molasses this dark and roasty barbarian is slick in mouthfeel and finds a perfect balance using a very small hop bittering addition alongside the acidity from the extremely dark roast Catahoula coffee, the bitterness from the licorice juice, and the acrid nature of the dark roasted and kilned malts. A complex malt profile supported by some of our favorite malts from England create rich notes of burnt toffee, Dutch waffles, and chocolate bunt cake. We love Stouts of all kinds, but Black Ships really hits the spot for what we want to be drinking on a cool night in the Bay.