3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
33 cl bottles liberated from a small supermarket in Cassel, northern France. Bills itself nowadays as Anosteké Imperial Smout (the last word spelt correctly). It’s one of those linguistic ’in jokes’. Dark, deep, a wee bit too hoppy and with a definitive streak of burnt Pirelli in the mix.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle from Village de la Bičre. Deep black colour, mid-sized dark beige head. Roasetd malts, caramel, espresso coffee, dark chocolate combined with a spicy hoppy punch in the finish. Smooth palate with medium carbonation transports these flavours very well.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from L’Abbaye des Saveurs, Lille
Black color, with medium sized beige head. There is some roasted malts in the aroma, coffee, and light liquorice. Round body, with a strong coffee flavor, dark chocolate; there is some late liquorice and roasted malts; strong bitterness, and some of it comes from the roasted malts. Very well brewed.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Foamy tan head that looks like a sepia photograph once it dissipates. Sweet, malty aroma. Slightly sweet taste giving way to moderate bitterness and a slightly heavy, lingering mouthfeel. Interesting but not exceptional, although not really my style.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl bottle, Sheffield, UK via Paris. Maple caramel aroma laced with some resin. Brown sugar, cloves and and a woody vanilla come through with a long, spruce infused finish. Tongue numbing at the end. Interesting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Papsoe’s - Thanks. Black - brown head. Burned malts, carcoal, fruity, ok hoppy, high malty, nice bitterness, dryness. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Papsř.
Dark brown coloured with a small beige head.
Light roasted aroma of caramel with notes of dark chcoolate.
Light roasted flavour of caramel with notes of dark chocolate and alcohol.
Roasted finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is spiced and roasted dark malty. Phenolic yeasty. Dark roasted malty and spiced. Bitter and liqourice dry finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottled. A black beer with a huge dark brown head. The aroma has notes of chocolate, malt, caramel, and some metal. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, metal, caramel, and rotting fruits, leading to a dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of jaghana. Pours an opaque black with a lacing light brown head. Roasty nose, dark dried fruits and some friendly phenols. Medium body, sweet licorice roast, vanilla, lots of fruit and a sweet, roasty finish. Absolutely not enough hops to be a Black IPA. I’d call this an interesting Belgian Brown. Label says: "Imperial Smout"!! 011211
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