Jopen Meesterstuk 2012

Brewed by Jopen
Style: Imperial Stout
Haarlem, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottled @ home, bought at the local Mitra. Dark color, thick frothy brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, grainy rye, some mocha, grapefruity hops, hint of blackcurrant. Strong malty taste with a firm fruity bitterness. Starts with a slight citrussy bitterness together with almost vanilla-like sweetness. In the end it gets more dry, chocolaty and with a slight alcohol burn. Im glad i bought a whole box of this stuff, so I can drink this all year round instead of just during xmas :-)

Bottle 330ml.

Light unclear dark brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, alcohol, roasted, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120523]

Bottle at yespr. Clear red-brown coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and light roasted aroma of caramel and dark chocolate. Roasted flavour of dark chocolate and caramel. Roasted finish.

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a huge brown head. The aroma has notes of odd fruits, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of yeast, malt, caramel, and cocoa, leading to a dry finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and deep brown with a small tan head. Roasted malty, breadish and overripe fruity. Toffee caramelish and toasted. Bitter and caramelish, light sweet. Bitter and roasted malty finish.

clear dark brown, smooth light brown head. phenolic, mild dark fruits, alc. too present. flavor is roasted malty, boozy,faint licorice.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a cloudy deep orangey brown with a lacing beige head. Dark dried fruits in the nose. Medium body only, not thick and chewy with a very bitter finish from both hops and roast. An odd Stout, and to me not exactly a masterpiece. 230512

Always the highlight of the year when Jopen brews their "Meesterstuk", a glorious rye imperial stout. Very robust, full of complexity and taste it is not a sweet as many imperial stouts are, but with a herby bitter finish. It is a sipper, weighing in at 10% like a Rochefort, but better!

For all of you who likes Russian Imperial Stouts, try the Jopen Meesterstuk 2012. Wow, what a taste. But be carefull, it’s a heavy one! perfect in combination with chocolate or red cheeses.

Deep ruby black one with a creamy beige head. Aroma of smoke, ash and burnt wood, light dried fruits. Creamy mouthfeel but dry burnt wood in the flavor, ash and tobacco, some molasses overpowered by the roasted grains. Light roasted aftertaste

fles 33cl Kleur: bruin met rode gloed. Creme stabiele schuimkraag. Ziet er mooi uit. Geur: fruit, koffie chocolade Smaak: bitter, gebrand, koffie chocolade, maar ook zoet, fruit. Alcoholisch en prikkelend. De nasmaak is scherp bitter, prikkelend. Nieuwe smaakervaring.