Birrificio del Ducato Verdi Imperial Stout

Brewed by Birrificio del Ducato
Style: Imperial Stout
Roncole Verdi di Busseto (PR), Italy

Serve in Snifter

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Black, tan head.Nose of deep roast and alcohol.Roast profile, licorice,alcohol, brown sugar sweetness. Bitter finish from alcohol and roastiness

Pours a bubbly black with a big gaseous mocha colored head that slides down the glass... Rich aromas of chocolate, espresso and a touch of earthy nuttiness. On the palate its quite lively with typical stout appeal. However a nice bubble similar to a belgian style stout brings out a little more of the dark fruit, wheaty malt flavors and a beautiful hint of smokey chipolte in the finish, not overbearing just enough to make you want to keep drinking it !

Tap. Pours opaque black with average, frothy tan head; short retention and spare lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, earthy hops, dark fruit, and light smoke. Flavor is malt dominate with faint supporting hops and dark fruit esters; dry finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.

Bottle. Pours black with a large tan head. Roasty aroma with notes of caramel, coffee, chocolate and salty licorice. Flavors of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee with notes of salty licorice and peppers. Some of the alcohol comes through as it warms. Chipotle like finish.

Deep black body with a creamy, tall and persistent cappucino-like head. Aroma of liquor, vanilla. Taste is coffee, dark chocolate with a strange aftertaste I could not figure out. Dry, sweety finish.

Thx, I believe to boutip for sending me this beer years ago. Apparently I never reviewed it. A second thx goes to the Sugarbowl for getting this mutha on tap. Poured out black with a generous medium brown compact head that settles to a cover. Pretty good subdued and hidden aroma of tasty milk chocolate, uncooked green pepper (this is not a bad thing), light chipotle smoke thing, lightly roasted malts, orange rind candy taste in smell form and the night time fresh air smell from every night in Mexico during Anders wedding. Smooth roast, light dark coffee as a bottom base, light heat when you really let it settle in your mouth, bakers chocolate, roasty smoke, licorice and happiness. Very smooth and a slowly accumulating dull heat burn that never annoys or distracts. Full bodied with the faintest of bitterness. Tasty on tap. I like eggs fried with real bacon bits.

Draft - Smokey bitterness, typical for this style. Dark with a brown thin head lingering around the edge. Rich malty taste, the chilli definately present with a refreshing sweetness allowing it to be a beer you can drink all night.

330ml bottle. Deep dark brown with macropore, quickly fading dark beige head. Dark malty, sweet, nuttily and minimally alcoholic aroma, a little bit flat overall though. Taste is sweet, with liquorice, soya sauce, a dry hop note. Slightly soapy finish.

Draught @ The Trappist. Black with cappuccino head. Malts etc but the presence of chili is most characteristic. Not overwhelming but providing a chalky spiciness.

Did I mention that I love a good Stout, and this one, from the tap, was one of the best. Those Italians do beer so well. Dark as midnight with a thick rich head. Aromas and flavors of fruity, chocolate, roasty malts. Full bodied and delicious like a Sophia..

Tap. Very dark with a thick creamy dark head. Smells like dessert- chocolate, tart cherries, boozy, and roasty. Flavor follows. Smooth, dry roasty finish but then a bit of a sweet hang-on.