Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Pours a beautiful black beer with a good brown head. Coffee and a fruity smell. I love taste. Great bitter finish. Tastes a bit creamy. Good coffee taste. Really thick body. Sticky texture.

330 ml bottle at Cafe Frape - Maastricth. Pours pitch black with a nice brown head. Very fruity aromas (blackcurrent, cranberries), liquorice and some earthy aroms as well. Full body indeed with high sugar level. Nice beer.

On tap at Brouwer's. Dark brown pour with a thin tan head. Aroma of toasted malt and chocolate. Taste is sweet upfront with a coffee finish. Very smooth, especially at 11%. A delicious brew.

Aroma: Sweet, roast, Appearance: Dark, dark brown, red glow, thick staying head, all over lacing Taste: liquorice, chocolate, coffeeroast, bit dry hoppy finish

Pours dark dark brown with a small head. Aroma subdued with notes of caramel and coffee. Flavor was a sweet tangy blend of roasted coffee and soy sauce, but finished clean and fruity. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Black as a telephone, but with a very weak head. The aromas are very courteous and gentle, never on the alcoholic or hoppy side, just with a sweet chocolate, plums, raisins, peaches and a touch of leather. The flavours are less merciful, with strong alcohol carrying along the chocolates, coffee, soy sauce, vegemite and a not-too-roasty bitterness. Thin chalky, the finish is more gentle than the combo of pungency that comes out on a mouthful. Perhaps the complexity could have been more appealing had the alcohol taste been a bit less obvious.

Nice stout. Black with a mocca head. Deep red fruit flavor with quite a bitter dark chocolate and liqorice kick. Lacks a bit in mouthfeel and creaminess to my taste. Could be a bit more smoother.

Bottle:   Pours black, moderate sudsy head, brownish, spotty lacing.   Soft roasted malt nose, graham cracker, and faint coffee.   Very smooth on the tongue, very very smooth, almost silky.   Moderate to full body and mouthfeel.   Not heavy, but smooth.   Very roasty, moderate sweetness, slight coffee and dark chocolate.   This was one hell of a surprise for an Imperial Stout.   Better than expected, with low hops and a nice coffee aspect, in addition to the obvious roastiness.

small beige-coffee coloured head that disappears quickly with almost no lacing. coffee coloured beer. aroma of coffee with earthy tones. very thick mouth feel, almost no carbonation, some alcohol sweetness, quite bitter aftertaste followed by some liquorice that keeps going. nice beer and so thick it’s almost a liquid dinner :) bottle 33cl / notes from backlog

Pours pitch black with a nice light brown head. Wonderful round taste that goes well with good, dark chocolate. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone