4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big fan of this one... wonder why? =) But really great beer here. The richness of the BA is dominant, plenty of coffee and dark chocolate, thick and aggressive, good stuff here. Can’t wait to try again.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark black coloured beer with lots of carbonation and a large brown head. Roasted malty caramel and chocolate nutty hinted aroma. Full creamy palate. Finish is bitter light alcoholic malty roasted with a strong dry ending. Royal stout, sweet, bitter and creamy. Perfectly balanced with a taste evolution.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
75cl corked bottle. Big layer of yeast on the bottom of the bottle. Didn’t know what to expect of that. Bottle opend with a small puff. Didn’t know what to expect of that either. Expected no foam. Poured a pitch black beer with almost no head. Beer looked blacker than black. Very intense aroma with chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, hops, liquorice and wood. Same hints in the aroma with yeast and hops. So many different flavours. Every sip tasted different. A lot of chocolate and coffee. Alcohol well hidden. The last bit of the bottle released the yeast on the bottom. This didn’t change the taste. The last sips however were dominated with hops. Recognized the H&V in it. Haven’t tasted the Black Albert yet but it must be damn good! Anyway, a very nice brew! So massive and full bodied. Would love to try this one (or an other Black Damnation) again! Well done Struise & De Molen!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pitch black body. Medium tan head. Roasted malts with raisins, chocolate, caramel.
Great balance between hops and bitter malt aromas.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pitch black opaque color. Smell roasty, chocolate, coffee. taste roasted, coffee and caramel. Firm body.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
15/07/2011 33 cl bottle @ Klaas’ &Tims collaboration stout tasting - BB: 3/2014 (2011-334) Thanks to Klaas for sharing the bottle!
Dark brown beer, beige creamy head, unstable, very little adhesive. Aroma: very distinct and pronounced. Reminds me of a "Mennen" deodorant stick. Soy sauce, tobacco and cigarettes. MF: light carbon, full body. Taste: caramel, smoke, soy sauce, mocha, sour berries. Aftertaste: more sourness, citrus, roastedness, soy sauce again, milk chocolate. Nope, this is not cutting it for me.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Originally rated on 9.7.2010. Well balanced, black imperial stout with notes of coffee and roasted malts.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
C: Opague black. S: chocolate, coffee, roasty, caramel T: chocolate, coffee, roasty P: Full body
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sehr dunkler und stark voluminöser Malzantrunk, der andere Aromen erstmal beiseite schiebt. Die Intensität lässt zwar nicht nach (im Gegenteil), es wird aber leicht süß, wodurch das Malz weniger stark erscheint. Der an sich starke Hopfen kommt erst im Mittelfeld zum Tragen und setzt sich ins harmonische Gesamtbild. Zudem wird das Bier hier röstiger, toast-artig und alkoholisch süß, dazu passend süffig. Im Nachgeschmack weiter sehr malzig-röstig, die alkoholische Süße ist harmonisch und gibt dem Bier Pepp. Lang anhaltender Nachgeschmack, in dem der Hopfen erneut zu Worte komme. Im Abgang scharf. Hier stimmt einfach alles! 12/13/12/12//12
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
13% abv bottle. Pours pitch dark brown with a small brown head. Incredible aroma of espresso, some alcohol, nuts and roasted malts. Full and smooth syrupy palate. Amazing flavour with coffee and mocha in a very balanced way. Probably better than Black Albert.
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