Nils Oscar Imperial Stout

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Foreign Stout
Nyköping, Sweden

Serve in English pint, Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle from BeerHive, Edinburgh [170513]
Black, thin tan head, little lacing
Aroma of dark meaty malts, dark chocolate, dab of soy, very soft deep roast, quite savoury, complex nose
Taste as aroma, getting a lot of soy, dark savoury malts, very soft roast, dab umami, good flavour
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body, surprising thin for an imperial stout, quite smooth and soft oily. Finish as main flavour, smooth dark malts
Overall - It would benefit from having a bit more body. Has a nice dark malt, quite meaty savoury flavour

Black in color with a tan head. Roasted malt, dark fruits, earthy hops, and coffee. Hints of dark chocolate, some sherry, and a hint of smoke. The flavor is not as good as the nose. A bit ashy, lots of roast, coffee, and some smoke. Sherry, metal, and dark chocolate. A touch on the bitter side.

Bottled 330ml. -from trade with Nisse666, thanks Thomas. Black coloured, small brownish head, mild notes of wood in the nose. Roasted malt, roasted coffee and chocolate with mild notes of wood and smoke. Dry finish. Nice brew.

Bottle. Could not find a date on the bottle. Pours pitch black with almost no head. Nice roasty aroma mixed with chocolate, soy sauce, and very light smoke. Taste is a little sweet at first but some bitterness and roast comes quickly to balance it. Lots of soy sauce taste but in a good way. Chocolate and vanilla come through nicely in the finish. Mouthfeel in a little thin but it’s silky smooth. Overall, very easy to drink with some nice rich flavors. Good stuff.

[@ Öl och whiskymässan, Malmö] Svart svart. Kaffe och kakao. Väldigt välbalanserad smak. En viss beska och syrlighet på slutet. Fin imp

Oooh, I though I’d had this one before. Obviously not. The expectations were high, and damn did this meet them. Nisse & Ogi’s. Poured a very very dark brown body tinged with amber on top of which perched a small off white head. Hmm... wine barrel (is this aged?) and roastiness in the aroma, slightly sourish, very light soy sauce. The taste is fully malty, again seemingly vinuous, damn pleasant.... light... something that my pen refused to write on the paper so I must’ve been wrong about it. Not one of my brightest ratings but this was definitely a nice one.

Clearing backlog. No comments. Apologies, future ratings will have detail. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Kaatuu tulppaaniin sysimustana ja todella niukkavaahtoisena. Vaahto myös jättää vahvan reunuksen ja hieman pitsiä. Haju on todella, todella tuhdin paahteinen, myös paahtunutta ruisleipää. Taustalta kuitenkin nousee noeasti paahteen rinnalle lakritsia, yrttiä, juurta ja hiven suklaatakin. Vahvoja hajuja. Maku on huomattavan lakritsinen. Mukana on toki paahdetta, muttei niin paljon. Yrttiä ja kahvia on selvästi mukana, lopussa iskee taas kermaisuus ja jää suuhun. Suutuntuma on melko täyteläinen ja lopun kermaisuus jää vahvana suuhun. Positiivinen yllätys, vaikka olen aiemmin todennut hyväksi. Hajussa tykittää ensin vahva paahde, mutta lakritsi nopeasti tasaa sen. Maussa taas tasapainoisuus jyllää, jättäen mukavan kermaisen suutuntuman.

Bottle from Cunningham, many thanks. Dark chestnut brown color with thick beige had. Very impressive aroma of roasted malt, molasses, coffee, dark chocolate,ash. Malty taste with coffee, dark chocolate, licorice, hints of dark berries, wood. Dry, roasty bitter finish. Delicious. I would have more for aging.

This review is exported from olutopas.info with no comment. Original rating date 5.1.2011