De Molen 1914 Triple Stout SSS

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial Stout
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 352 / 696; Sampled July 2008
A reasonable pour produces a three-finger thick, lightly browned, tan colored head in my New Belgium globe glass. The beer sits with an almost black color (just barely a hint of deepest, dark brown to it), but shows a brilliantly clear, dark ruby hue to it when held up directly to the light. The aroma is rich and roasted; notes of burnt toffee, caramelized-burnt prunes, coffee liquor, burnt / slightly acidic burnt grain, sweet dark chocolate and in the finish a combination of roasted saltine crackers and overly toasted, but not burnt bread. With a touch of alcohol noticeable it can smell a touch like fermented prune juice (very burnt of course) at times.

Much lighter in heft than I was expecting, much less than a 1.030 finishing gravity would suggest. This still has a viscous feel to it and a heft that coats the palate, but I would guess that it was a couple alcohol percentage points less than it actually is. Sweet tasting, but no where near cloying; the sweetness accentuates substantial cocoa flavors as well as notes of roasted raisins and a touch of figs. Finishes with a lightly bitter roast malt note, a round hop bitterness and a hint of burnt acidity; each of these combined does not really balance out the sweet up front malt; they actually help to balance the sweet malt quite well it is just that the sweet malt plays a bit more of a role here. The roast profile reminds me a little of a full-city roast coffee that has been heavily influenced by dark chocolate.

Almost more than the roast character, both the fruitiness and the chocolate notes play a substantial role here. A bit more balanced, even more refined than the London-style Porter, there is enough sweet malt here to stand up to the ample roast character, but I think I like the Porter better than this beer. This is still quite tasty and definitely interesting. It drinks a lot easier than its 10% would suggest.

Bottle on my birthday. Shared with friends. Nose of caramel and wet leaves. thinner tan head on dark black shiny volume. Carbonation can barely be seen. Body is slick and on the thinner side for an Impy. Finish is oak, black patent tartness shrouded in just enough sugars as to make it slightly sour.

Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, co2, coffee and cocolate. Flavour is roasted malt, alcohol, coffee, chocolate and liquorish.

Pours a black beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is malt, chocolate, slate and coffee. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is sweetness with alcoholwarmth and over carbonated. Overall a good beer.

Bottle, Black and exploded out the bottle like a bomb going off-qute scarey.Quite bitter with a massive head. Grew to like it despite the frightening begining.

33cl bottle form the bier koning. Gusher! Lots of head, Nice ruby pour. Nice beer but a gusher so I have to mark it down.

Bottle.Dark brown colour with a beige head and floaters. Aroma is yeast, sourness, coffee, licorice, chocolate. Flavour is yeast, sourness, coffee, licorice, hop, chocolate, spices. Medium body. Nice beer.

Bottle. Amber body with a big gushing beige head and plenty of floaters. Aroma of chocolate, malt, liquorices and spices. Flavor of strong liquorices, roasted malt, chocolate and quite bitter. Fine body with a long and bitter aftertaste.

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Bottle bought at the De Molen beer shop in Bodegraven. This beer sprayed from the bottle and covered my kitchen sink. I did how ever manage to save some in a glass. Chocolaty and lightly sourish smell. High amount of carbonation. Chocolaty malty taste, some yeast and alcoholic aftertaste.

Bottle. Split with Boston and Simon. Pour is dark, deep, brown with huge three finger creamy head. Lacing retention is always great with De Molen... multiple rings around the glass. Aromas is so floral and hoppy for a 9.99% alc stout. Mostly notes of espresso, chocolate, flowers. Taste is belgian quad flavors with honey mead, bread, anise, cocoa powder, and belgian yeast. Amazing beer that combined a complex belgian strong with a rich creamy stout. Finishes very smooth with barely any detectable booze for the amount of alcohol. Prefer this out of the bottle compared to the draft I had New Years day at Monks.