Haandbryggeriet Odin’s Tipple

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Imperial Stout
Drammen, Norway

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle with Chris, Ray and Jay. Poured black with tan head and lacing. Very roasty aroma. Boozy as hell, smokey, light chocolate notes.

Bottle shared with northropfrye. Sweet creamy aroma. Vanilla coffee chocolate fruit. Smooth coffee and chocolate taste. I just love it.

Bottle. Black and fizzy with a mostly disappearing dark brown head. Heavy roast in the aroma along with cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Taste is sweet and follows the aroma. Lively carbonation lightens the body a bit, so it doesn’t feel that heavy despite the 11% abv. Finish is roasted and a bit alcoholic. I like the roast and dark chocolate focus in this one. Really like it.

Black pour. Tan head. Lacing. Smooth raisins and alcohol. There is some maltiness in there, but the alcohol tends to cover it up. Pretty good malt flavor, with some hints of dried dark fruit, and alcohol. Not bad, but he alcohol is very up front and in your face.

Me la sono gustata mentre mi mangiavo qualcosa della rimanenza della torta alle rose strepitosa, che la mi’ moglie ha fatto oggi per il santo natale. Aspetto color petrolio, naso caffettoso, ma soprattuttttttttto nonostante gli 11 gradini, ha una beva fantastica, e non diventa mappazzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Norway rules!!

Poured an almost inky-black from a 0.5L bottle into a stemless snifter. No head formed, just some bubbles that quickly dissipated and left a dark tan ring around the black abyss within. On my second glass I purposely tried to form a head (pouring high and straight), but this brew was determined to stand its ground, again leaving only the inviting darkness. We sometimes use terms like "no light can pass through it" to describe how dark a given Stout might be. In this case I took advantage of having no stem on the glass, and placed a halogen flashlight squarely against its bottom. This Stout swallowed everything that bulb could put out, so ... "no light can pass through it". Really! The aroma was all chocolate. I expected (and hoped for) coffee, but it wasn’t there. On my first sip I felt it was too cold, and decided to let it set for several minutes. My second sip revealed an immediate, but soft sweetness, followed by a smooth transition to a moderate bitter at the end. This is a full body Stout that’s "thick and slick" on the palate. Very soft carbonation, but not flat at all. It possesses a quiet, moderately long finish. Also, given the 11% abv I was surprised (and pleased) that the alcohol never made itself evident. This was a very enjoyable beer. And for what it is, it’s a "Great Beer". That said, for my own liking, it wasn’t as complex as I would have liked. The sweetness was constant, and I think a hint of coffee would have been ideal. But you can put this one in my Christmas stocking any time. Job well done by the brewers at Haandbryggeriet.

Würzig schokoladenmalziger Start, Bitterschokolade, sehr würzig, rund. Weiterhin schokolasdige Aromen, minimal stechender Alkohol. 11/12/12/12//12

Pretty sweet but with nice bitterness and well rounded. Creamy texture. Very dark brown with a light brown fading head.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a small dark bubbly head with almost no retention. Aroma of black chocolate and lactose notes are quite dominant with some warming alcohol that can also be easily detected. Taste is also dominated by huge black chocolates notes with some sweet notes reminiscent of lactose and some fusel alcohol notes which are not the most pleasant. Body is full with engine oil texture with almost zero carbonation and a ton of alcohol was easily noticeable. Definitely sub-par with way too much alcohol noticeable and some what gross sweet notes.

Den er sort og noe oljete i glasset. Smak av kaffe, lakris og varme fra alkoholen. Mye kullsyre må ristes ut underveis. Noe syrlig innslag underveis, antakelig fra villgjæren. Karboneringen er heftig og ødelegger mye av opplevelsen.