Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout (Glen Elgin BA)

Brewed by Brouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle provided by Borresteijn. Thanks man! Pours jet black with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet roasted with sweet whisky notes. Oak and chocolate. The flavor is sweet roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla and oak. Dark berries and dry sweet finish. Great. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle sample kindly of Kees, headbrewer @ Emelisse. Holy smoke, this beer rocks! Couleur brune foncée, presque pas de mousse pour une surface huileuse et dorée sur le verre. Arôme malt chocolaté, poudre de cacao le tout sur un bouquet aux relents de café avec une barrique présente et agréable. Le tout prend une dimension exceptionnelle au palais. Un très bon profile épais de malt grillé, chocolaté avec une douce note de café, expresso et moka, cela se mêle à une whisky Glenrothes qui est réchauffant et suit toutes les gorgées donnant une touche et fini douce allant sur la vanille. Ça se laisse déguster, le tout développant un profile complexe. J’apprécie vraiment cette stout et le produit final venant de ce traitement en Glenrothes.

The smoothest of the bunch, the imperial stout is not overwhelmed by the cask. Smoky, but in a more discreet way.

Pours reddish brown with a tiny light brown head and a plum and alcohol aroma. There is a complex flavor that includes chocolate, coffee, plum and anise with a warming alcohol trail.

Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours dark brown with no head. Aroma has notes of rosted malt, chocolate, licorice, oak, vanilla, Taste is Medium to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long chocolate, licorice, salty finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

33cl bottle @ Arendsnest Amsterdam, shared with Dutchdrebus. Pitch black opague color, small off-white to brown head that diminishes quite fast. Smell coffee, alcohol, whisky, wood, oak and a light sweetness. Taste dark and roasted, maybe even burned malts, alcohol and coffee plus sweetish-chocolate. Medium to full body, low carbo.

Bottle at t’Arendsnest. Completely black, small head. Delicious vanilla and chocolate aroma. In the mouth traces of orange in addition to vanilla, coffee and chicolate. A late-night treat.

Bottle - thanks Todd! Very dark brown pour with zero head. Nose is whiskey, wood, and a hint of cherry. Palate is medium, and maybe a touch flat. Taste is very woody, with some whiskey warmth. Tasty stuff.

Bottle.Haand2012. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of soy-sauce, whisky, spices, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is sweet and malty with some carmel, roasted malt, soy-sauce and alcohol. Full body,soft carbonation.

0.33 L bottle. Pours a ruby-edged near black body. A few beige fish-eyes on top only. Sweet alcohol-soaked dark dried fruits to the nose. Some rounded barrel notes too, and a whiff of licorice and whisky liqueur. Almost no carbonation. More than medium full. Chewy texture. Sweet-flavored with well roasted and rounded dark malts. Lots of whisky flavor, light barrel notes, and a good deal of dark dried fruits. Notes of licorice and coffee/chocolate. ’’Easy drinking’’ for such a big beer. Nice all over!