Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout (Ardbeg BA )

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Black, tan head. Chocolate and beef jerky on the nose – a good amount of peat in here overlaying the cacao and molasses. Flavor is a bit boozier, with the smoke holding out until the end. Not too thick, very drinkable, with a really lovely peat overtone. Really nice – great balance between the peat and sweetness of the underlying stout.

De geur doet denken aan smeulende eikenhouten snippers met koffie en een beetje chocola. De kleur is koffiezwart met een kleine bruine kop doe snel verdwijnt. Qua smaak is het een complex biertje met een lichte koolzuur aanwezigheid, koffie, chocola en een klein beetje zuur van grapefruit. Leuk en bijzonder om te drinken, maar een keer is genoeg. Aldus Huubs. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours very dark, almost black, with a very little but coloured creamy head. Aroma is definitely smoky, with notes of burned malts, peat, BA oak and some sweet toffee thrown in. The body is full and oily, with a very soft carbonation. Flavour is nice and dark with chocolate, liquorice and coffee. Nice finish.

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2012 Bottle at home. Black pour, thin dark brown head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is harsh, ashy, roasted, iodine, medicinal and wet sigar indeed. Flavor is even more wet sigar, very ashy and with tar. Quite offensive brew. Out of balance. Still unique and intriguing.

Queensday’12 gedronken bij dutchdrebus samen met benzai. Dankzij dutchdrebus. Dit is er weer zo’n eentje. Bah.

On draft @ HaandBryggeriet Beer festival 2012. Black body with a small beige head. Nice aroma of dark peated malt, roast and whisky. Flavor is sweet roasted malt, peat, whisky, oak and a nice bitterness. Full body and peated whisky in aftertaste. Very nice.

DArk almost pure black with small brownish foam head. Smell is charcoal with whiskey. Taste is burnt malts with whiskey. Do I taste a 3 days old wet sigar? Bitter? Don’t know. Not quite my style, liked the Glen Elgin better. (Bruinisse 201205)

Bottle @ Haand festival. Pour opaque black, with and average sized tan head. Aroma is really smokey, with lots of roasted malts to it. And tons of peat and whiskey as well. A bit off balance imo. A little sweet, with a whole lot of bitterness. Average body, with a fizzy carb.

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2012 (Bottle) Pours black with a pale brown head. The aroma holds aggressive peaty smoke up front (tart, asphalt, smoked chilly, wet wood, dry concrete and whisky) with undertones dark bread, liquorice, coffee/chocolate, alcohol and subtle hops. The flavour is light sweet, medium bitter and light acidic with notes of smoke, roast, alcohol and resinous/citric/grassy hops. The mouthfeel is round, oily and numbing with a light carbonation. Smoke, alcohol, bitter hops and bready malt on the finish. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2012 330 ml bottle bought @ Être Gourmet. Pours black with a small bubbly pale brown head that quickly dissipates without leaving much trace on the glass. Smell is intense and sweet with peat, wood, smoke, alcohol, bitter chocolate, single malt whisky, tar, asphalt, vanilla, resin, ash and hints of burnt caramel, dark bread and wet soil. Taste is sweet, bitter and tiny metallic with roasted malts, coffee, tar, peat, wet soil, wood, green chilis, single malt whisky, orange zest, pine, asphalt, salty liquorice and hints of cocoa powder, mango, pineapple and lemon zest. Mouthfeel is intense, slightly dry, tiny tart, boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and bitter with roasted malts, coffee, peat, lemon zest, tar and salty liquorice. Would have been good if it was a whisky.