Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout (Glen Elgin BA)

Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Emelisse
Style: Imperial Stout
Kamperland, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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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.

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.

Dark almost black with small offwhite foam head. Interesting smell, caramel and whiskey. Taste is chocolate and coffee, but also some whiskey. Interesting beer, need to repeat. (Bruinisse 201205)

Bottle. [thanks noize/skortila/caesar]
Deep brown with no real head. Aroma has sweetness, oak, vinious, mild roasted. Low carbonation, oily and fat mouthfeel. Flavour has lots of roasted malts, oak dryness, whiskey, sweet, light vanilla and some sharp vinious. Not a perfect barrel aging.

Black colour with a beige head. Whisky and coffee nose. Rich complex flavour. A lot of everything. Whisky, espresso, caramel, chocolate. Nice!
[@ Haand ØlFestival 2012]

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

Sample from bottle at Haand Festival 2012
Black, thin laced head. Smells of whisky, roasted malts and coffee. Malty taste, very heavy sweet, liquorice and whisky. Full body, soft carb, nice bitter finish. A very smooth beer

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.

33cl bottle from De Hopduvel in Gent. Pours dark oily black with literally no head. Complex nose of tobacco, smoke, almond liqueur, and maybe some leather. Full bodied with almost no carbonation. Taste is pretty boozy, with lots of oak up front. Later on you get prunes, chocolate, and port. Has a great long aftertaste of figs and tobacco. This young bottle was pretty hot, so I think sitting on this for a year or two would be wise. A bit more carb would be nice, but this is still an awesome beer! I salute the brewers at Emelisse.

The whiskey flavor builds throughout the taste. Coffee and whiskey characterize the aroma. Sweetness of chocolate cake at the end. Tried with Dave at the brewery in April, 2012.

Bottle: Brown pour, black beer, no head, just some brown bubbles, disappears quick. Smell is very good: smooth oaky whiskey notes mixed with coffee, peat, hint of liquorice, dark candy sweets, light hint of tar and the slightest hint of something vanilla. Good balanced smell with lot of dark stuff, though not smoked or heavily roasted. Taste liquorice, coffee, roasted/burned oak, bitter, liquorice wood, espresso, creamy buttery mocha flavours. Aftertaste of roasted grains, espresso, bitter, liquorice drenched herbs. Low to no carbo, soft mouthfeel, full body and light oily texture. Good beer, better than the winter Jack Daniels edition.