Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout (Ardbeg BA )

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottled 33cl. Strong smokiness. Leather showing up. Full bodied. Band-aid reminiscence throughout. Very nice.

Bottled@PBF2012. Pitch black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is peated malts, some smoke as well as mild liquorice and mild herbal notes. Flavour is liquorice, peat and some mild smoked notes. Very balanced and nice mellow Ardbeg flavours (Though the Ardbeg notes are very evident).

Bottle, thanks to MrHangover! Black with a light brown head that dissolves quickly. Huge aroma of peaty whisky, also chocolate and licorice. Taste: peaty whisky with notes of light tar and seaweed, coffee grounds, cocoa powder, salty licorice, light grapefruit, quite bitter. Full-bodied and smooth. Ardbeg is my favourite distillery, and I must say that those flavours go really well with the chocolate and licorice of the base beer. I am sure the same goes for the Caol Ila version, so I will be looking for that one.

Poured an oily black with a small, tight tan head which quickly disappeared. Aroma of peatyness overpowers everything else in the nose (good job I like my Islay malts). Smooth, creamy medium body. flavour is of the peaty roasted malt dominating, with a very dry, bitter aftertaste. Excellent for what it is, but a very acquired taste.

Bottle at ACBF 2012. Black coloured with a small beige head. Roasted aroma of caramel, dark chocolate, whisky, earth and peat. Roasted flavour of caramel and dark chocolate with notes of earth and peat. Roasted finish.

33cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thick creamy tan head. Lovely whiskey aroma. Dark black pour. Clear whiskey taste. Yummy!

Bottle at Haand festival 2012. Lovely whisky aroma and flavour on top of a well rounded imperial stout. Lots of nice smoke.

Dark brown, almost black, with a tiny brown head. Malty with smoky tones. malt, fruit, smoke and wood. Full body with a long, bitter sweet finish.

Bottle 330ml. @ PBF2012.

Dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, burnt, smoke, peat, medicine. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, peat, smoke, medicine, dark roasted. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120728]

33cl, as Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout ’Ardbeg Barrel Aged’, new exclusive Dutch brew Anno 2012, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex Stout, smoked/roasted and slightly alcoholic/sweet, heavy, yet balanced, hazy, nearly no head, very good brew, yet expensive!