 Svesse (1811), Hässelby, Sweden
Apr 26, 2006
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London 22 Apr 2006) Well, you don’t stumble across this beer cask conditioned every day, so I had to check another time to be sure the sign really said Dark Star Imperial Stout. And could you belive my luck? It did! Pitch black colour, with little, but firm, beige head (beautiful!). Nose is roasted with lots of liquorice and some crowberries (a bit like blueberries). Some sweetness. Lovely, but a bit restrained. Taste is nicely roasted, with black rye bread, black coffee and liquorice. A very well balanced sweetness that turns drier towards a bitter-sweet, very long, finish. Full bodied, but still like velvet. Warming and deceptively strong, but easy to drink. This beer is massive and absolutely wonderful. It is not as hoppy as the American Imperials Stouts tend to be, but still a masterpiece. Had to have another (although it might set my head spinning, but it was worth the risk).
fonefan (4871), Ulfborg, Denmark
Aug 10, 2008 Bottle @ the Horse school WSF-08 afterparty in Opstal.
Clear dark black color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, alcohol notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - smooth, carbonation is soft. (240508)
Mitch_Wayne (113), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 7, 2008 Quite simple impy and lacking the grace of many weaker ones. I mostly just taste and smell liquorice in this and there was something unpleasantly medicinal/liquerlike in this, maybe it is just the combination of anis and liquorice that rubs me the wrong way.
downender (1616), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Jul 22, 2008 2007 Bottle from Utobeer. Cola coloured with a minimal tan head. Sweet aroma of milk chocolate,prunes, figs and some hard to place spice. Flavour had more sweet chocolate, along with roasted malt, vanilla and a touch more fruit. The finish had plenty of warming alcohol and a lot of dryness. Drinkable, but I preferred Harvey’s by a long way.
goozen (763), Leiden, Netherlands
Jul 19, 2008 Botle: Opaque black stout thats have its bitter moments and some chocolate, coffee and hints of plume.
Doppelganger (1199), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 9, 2008 Bottle, from Fin. Been looking for this one for ages—really kind of you to get this for me mate! Shiny black pour, sandy tan head. Cocoa, mahogany, chalk and cinnamon aroma. A little whiff of quinine around the edges. A sip: Mmmm. Red velvet cake. Coffee laced with rum. Chaser of chalk dust. Surprisingly light body for the abv. Lots of flavor and deceptively drinkable.
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