Midnight Sun Berserker Imperial Stout

Date: 06/16/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

black, fine brown head, drippy lace, rich dry dark chocolate aroma with a hot alcoholic edge, big creamy body, huge dark chocolate flavor, balanced with the roasted, lots of rich ripe fruit comes upon warming, licorice sweetness, alcohol is always present but stays in the background

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Much thanks to hopdog for sharing this beauty. 2007 version... Appears black with caramel brown edges and a dark tan head. Scattered streaks of lacing are left around the glass. Smell is of raisins, cocoa, vanilla, mocha, and oak. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with a peanut flavor that is also standing out in the complex flavors. Mouthfeel is smooth, chewy, raisiny, bourbony, and outright beautiful. This one is a winner. Seek it out.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with puzzl (thanks!!!). 2007 vintage. Poured a dark black color with an averaged sized light brown head. Aromas of roast, vanilla, chocolate, oak, light coffee, and dark fruits. Tastes of roast, vanilla, wood, dark fruits, and chocolate. Creamy and smooth body. Alcohol content well hidden. Nice.

Poured an opaque black color with a medium sized, tan head, that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of vanilla, dried dark fruits, roasted malts, chocolate, and some alcohol as well. Taste of more vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, roasted malts, with smoke, and moderate alcohol as well. Chalky, creamy smooth mouthfeel, thanks Steve!

Pours an opaque black with a brown head. Aroma is molasses, roasted malts, and slightly woody notes. Flavor is molasses, woody vanilla notes, roasted malts and a slight alcohol burn.

This is a jet black pour with a brown head. The flavor is complex: bittersweet chocolate, anise, vanilla, and whiskey, it’s pretty darn nice.

Bottle. 2005 vintage. Pitch black with a mocha-brown small head. Leafy aroma including some caramel, toffee, coffee, and vegetal doughiness. Chewy, viscous flavour - lots of coffee, some alcohol, and plenty of hop stickiness. Quite sweet though balanced in many respects.

Thanks Puzzl for sharing this one at this CL RB gathering. Black in color with a medium to dark brown head. Aroma jumps out at you, tons of chocolate, moderate roast, caramel, molasses. Taste is also, alot of chocolate, roast, caramel, with a very full thick body, bittersweet. Finishes roasty and bitter. Excellent beer.