Duelund Knark Imperial Stout III

Formerly brewed at Duelund Bryglade
Style: Imperial Stout
Kjellerup, Denmark

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330 ml bottle, unfiltered and unpasteurised, at Universitetsbaren, Aarhus. ABV was 7.6%. Served in a Hoegaarden Grand Cru glass. Black colour, big to moderate brown head. The aroma is first fairly fruity for an impy stout, notes of prunes. Also roasty with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and liquorice, hints of tar and smoke. The flavour is roasty with notes of coffee and liquorice. Tar and smoke in the finish. Distinct bitterness, but not extreme for an impy stout. Smoke, coffee and bitter hops in the long aftertaste.

On tap @ European Beerfistival. Pours black with a tanned head. Sweet with aromas of roasted malts. Some caramel notes. Tiny hints of metals. Medium carbonation. Medium to heavy body. Slightly sticky mouthfeel. Dry finish again with a hint of metals. Good well-balanced and clean brew with a no-nonsens attitude.

Nice port overtones, on the sweet side. Lots of flavour - coffee, fortified wine, prunes, liquorice. Nice for sipping. Another fine porter from Denmark.

Bottle 33cl. Black as it should be - brown head. Very smooth, burned, chokolate, licorice, hoppy, light smoked, lovely. Very drinkable.

Black, unclear, brown head. Rich flavour with coffee, roasted malts, notes of licorice, tar (even rope...). Complex aroma dominated by coffee, some chocolate and then tar, roasted malts, smoke and licorice. Some underlying malty sweetness. Very impressive (but too expensive to regular abuse...).

Bottled. The aroma was a little disappointing, quite weak and nothing more than moccha. But still not bad at all. Pours thick, very black, firm brown head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, blackcurrant, roasted, thick and dusty. Or better said: it has all a Imperial Stout needs. But because of the lower ABV it’s much easier to drink. I would love to have a case of this stuff to drink when I’m into something nice and special but not too complex. Thanks Papsoe!

Black color; huge thick brown head. Smells like an end of a drinking night in Copenhagen; there is some roasted malt and vanilla. Medium body structure, pretty good caramel and malt taste, with some roasted malt and liquorice, but on the sweet side; good chewy malt, with some fruitness; correct bitterness. Not too much emotional, but honest Imperial Stout.

Bottle thanks to Papsoe: Pours an opaque black with dark brown edges and a nicely lacing dark tan head. Aroma of sweet doughy caramel with some dark chocolate malty notes. Body starts with decent viscosity and nice smooth caramel chocolate flavor toward a well-balanced, smooth finish. A very drinkable and flavorfull "semi-imperial" stout.

Bottled. Pitch black coloured. Huge chocolate brown head with holes like in a swiss cheese. Light roast, light coffee and fruits in the aroma. Quite pleasant, but a bit subdued. Flavour is roasty, sweet and chocolatish, has light coffee notes and some light alcohol. Is quite fruity. Medium to full bodied. Has a chocolatish and light roasty end. Quite tasty and drinkable stout.

Tap @ Aarhus beerfestival 2008. Dark color. Aroma of coffee, licorice. Bitter coffee taste. Bit rye, roasted malt. Decent stuff.