Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Pours very dark with a soapy bubbly dark tan head. The aroma has cocoa, roasted malt, cream, milk duds, hazelnut, abv, berries and light apple - very nice. The body is quite thick and slick with lots of semi-soft carbonation. The flavor starts with less bitterness than expected and overall different from most imperial stouts. there is lots of dark malt, red berries, light spice and some cream. The finish has more spice and deep dark chocolate taste along with the dark chocolate bitterness. The oak shows a bit as it warms. Interesting, unique and solid take on the style.

330ml bottle pours pitch black in color with a solid 2 finger light brown head that settles slowly but leaves very little lacing behind. Aroma is dark roasted malts and dark fruits with hints of chocolate and coffee. Taste is chocolate and grain malt sweetness with some tartness from the dark fruits and some hints of liquorice and alcohol in the finish. Very slight hop presence. Heavily bodied beer with a modest amount of carbonation. A very solid and enjoyable brew.

33 cl bottle @ home. Pours black with some sediment a small mocha head that slowly fades leaving a little lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruits and a hint of booze. Taste is roasted malt, bitter chocolate and hint of liquorice.

On tap at Tap and Mallet. Pours black and smells of chocolate, licorice, and coffee. The flavor is of sweet roasted malt with the characteristics of the aroma blending together well in the taste. It’s very thick and full bodied with some underlying alcohol noticeable but it did not detract from the very fine flavor.. Extremely good brew.

Bottle @ home. Pours black with a fast fading light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, plums, booze. Taste is malts, strong very dominant licorice, and hints of coffee, dark chocolate, dried dark fruits. Medium body, lively carbonation, light alhohol in the finish. Pretty good allthough aroma is better than the rather onesided flavour. 190512

Bottle at EBBC12, black with a brown head, coffee and treacle on the nose, dry, chewy and bitter with liquorice hints, turning rich and smoky in the finish.

Aroma dolce di malti torrefatti, alcol, vaniglia, e liquirizia. In bocca cremosa, dolce, con note di liquirizia e cacao. Alcol discretamente mascherato.

(Bottle). Pours big, creamy, beige head, diminishing to thin. Opaque, very dark. Light carbonation. Aroma - choc, sweet, toffeeish malt, over-ripe fruit, alcohol, bit of soy, some roast. Sweet throughout, choc, oak, winey/port sweetness, licorice, bit of iron and a slightly tangy, roasty finish with some slight, decent bitterness. Ends bit dry and bitter on aftertaste, with some soy. Intense flavours throughout and lingering on the tongue long after. Complex and quite tasty. Mid body, with lots of oily flavours sticking to the tongue and a bit perfumey / volatile aromas in the mouth. A bit astringent and dry on the aftertaste. Distinctive Belgian/Dutch taste, guessing it’s the yeast. Quite nice and distinctive, though this isn’t my ideal impy stout; a bit too soy/salty, sweet and not quite roasty enough for me.

Bottle at home. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma has some alcohol, nice roasted and some caramel. Full bodied,creamy mouthfeel, then some roasty bitterness and finishes bitter.

bottle @ Haand festival. Pour med an average-sized tan head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, light licorice, and some roasted malts. taste is sweet with some bitterness as well. Average body, with a slight fizzy carb.

grass,coffee , black, brown foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, bitter, long finish,