Lion à Plume Postiche Russian Imperial Stout

Brasserie du Lion à Plume
Brewed at Brasserie de Bastogne
Style: Imperial Stout
Post, Belgium

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle from Malting Pot, Brussels
Black color, with generous brownish compact head. It has a seducing aroma of malt and chocolate, with hints of vanilla, followed by coffee and hops. Good body structure, with a fantastic chocolate flavor, with some roasted malts, light coffee, cream, some wood, light smoke. Correct bitterness.
It has thrills and balance. Excellent beer.

Very good dark-greige head over near-black beer. Nice, USA-hops reigning with lots of ureum, pine & resin. Nori, sushi-like saltyness, over restrained, but obvious USA hops, bitter chocolate. Balance is out of the charts. Quite slick, well-bodied but certainly not thick. Only thing missing is just a tad of extra alcohol, which would make it the equal of any American R.I.S. This beer is GENIUS! A superb new beer from a brand-new brewery hirer. If he goes on in this way, I’ll become a huge fan.

Bottle at Delirium Cafe, Brussels. Pours black with a nice tan head and a huge treacle aroma. Ther is as creamy chocolate and dark molasses flavor with some balancing bitterness. Very true to the style and quite tasty.

750ml. Jet black pour with a frothy tan head. Lots of roasty ashen bakers chocolate and cocoa nib with hints of brownie and molasses in the back. Rich thick palate with velvety carbonation and a sweet finish. Delicious!

Bottle. Beautiful black pour, creamy espresso like foam. Aroma is very very hoppy, almost like a black ipa, some roastiness, black coffee. Taste is light and roasty, good hoppy aftertaste. Palate is relatively light for the style, dry finish. Very good.

Bottle: Medium vast tan head disappears slow and leaves a thin tan lacing on top of a black beer. Smell fresh hops, citrus and light peach, light dusty, light plastic, hint of toasted malts, crispy like an ipa and roasted like a stout. Nice smell. Taste is a creamy mix of coffee, roasted malts, hops, hop flowers, hop soapy, nice bitter, light sour, light spicy, oatmeal, roasted barleys and a light hint of grassy herbs and a light sweetness. Aftertaste of bitter roasted barley malts, some other roasted ingredients and even some sweet sticky notes. Low carbo, soft light creamy mouthfeel, full body and a light creamy texture. Lovely beer.

Bottled, thx rlgk. Pours pitch black with a big brown head. Smells tar, smoky, roasted malt, abit figs and raisins. Tastes abit creamy, abit licorice, tar, smoky, figs, roasted malt, raisins.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice creamy head with excellent duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, licorice, chocolate, coffee, caramel and hops. Nice, smooth and dry.

Jet black colour with dark creamy head. Aroma is really hoppy but also has some roasted, bitter malts. Flavour has a big contrast of bitter, roasted, slightly smokey malt versus a sharp dry hop.

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a creamy brown head. Aroma is solid hoppy fruity, dark roasted malt and light liqourice. Bitter, fruity, dark roasted malty Mild spiced, bitter and dense hoppy into a smooth finish.