Mikkeller Black Hole

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Imperial Stout
Copenhagen, Denmark

Serve in Snifter

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Poured deep black with no head. The beer had some oak and coffee aromas, the flavor was sweet with coffee and chocolate notes. The palate was cloying, with little carbonation. Overall an interesting and complex beer but too cloying for my tastes.

375ml bottle. Fresh hops and herbal aromas. Pours very dark, opaque, with nice tan head, some persistance and good lacework. Medium body and soft carbonation. Taste is hoppy, fresh, caramel, nuts and alcohol being noticed after a while. Long sweet finish. An imperial stout where caramel and roasty flavours do not domine. Nice one.

Bottle, BB 07/12/15 alc. 13,1%. A black beer with a medium, but decreasing, small bubbled, beige head. Aroma is rich and comlplex, roastiness and salt liquirice, black coffee, herbs and lots of sweetness. Taste is strong, but smooth and balanced, strong roastiness with lots of sweetnes, coffee, salt liquirice, enough of herball bitterness dries the aftertaste. Full bodied, smooth, some stickyness after sweet body. Strong, sweet, still balanced, even high alc.% "easy" and enjoyable, not too complex.

Bottle at Dan’s, pour courtesy of Aaron. Big thanks for all these Black Hole bottles! Poured pitch black with no head. Aroma is molasses, tobacco, coffee, raisins, and light vanilla. Molasses, ash, malt, and coffee in the flavor. Finish is lightly bitter and the aftertaste is long lasting. Mouth-coating/syrupy mouthfeel with no carbonation. Overall, not a bad Stout, but a bit on the ashy side. I definitely prefer 3 or 4 of the variations over this base.

Sweet on the nose. Toasty with a hint of peat. Nice dark appearance befitting of the name. Overall great, but wishing for a bit more of a coffee flavor.

375 ml. capped bottle (small geuze) poured in to a snifter. Late 2011 bottling. Deep brown-black with a dense, small head of large, tanned bubbles. Powerful aromas of molasses, coffee and chocolate, along with a more subtle grass, earth, vanilla and smoke. The taste is very intense sweet with honey. The honey is complemented by bitter hops and distinctive roasted notes. Full body with a thick, creamy texture and very little carbonation. The finish is long and malty, with roasted malts and coffee. No sign of the high ABV. Black Hole is an excellent crafted imperial stout, however too sweet for me, like a dessert. Overall an excellent experience, but to much sweetness for a 4.0 total.

330ml bottle. Dark brown almost black color. Medium beige head, lasts. Roasted malts, orange, dried fruits in aroma. Caramel, sweet malts, some spicyness. Dry bitter yet watery ending. Complex beer in a good way.

Birra imponente, da "mangiare", tanta sostanza, un po’ troppo alcol altrimenti sarebeb perfetta.

375 ml bottle with silver foil into snifter, best by 1/14/2014. Pours pitch black color, with pretty much no head; with a thin lacing cap that sticks around. Some slight spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of big dark chocolate, caramel, coffee, dark roasted malt, raisin, biscuit, oak, molasses, earth, slight herbal, and a bit of alcohol. Some pretty nice aromas, but are a bit unbalanced. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, black malt, caramel, earth, vanilla, raisin, toffee, molasses, honey, and slight herbal hops. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, earth, biscuit, vanilla, toffee, and light herbal spiciness on the finish for a while. Very robust flavors, with good balance. Big malty flavors that are minimally cloying. Very light carbonation and full bodied; with a very creamy, slick, and slightly chalky mouthfeel. Alcohol is very well hidden for 13.1%, with only a warming after the finish noticed. Definitely a sipper, but is fairly smooth. Overall this is a nice and fairly complex imperial stout. Huge robust flavors, and quite smooth to sip on.

Bottle of yum! Very dark with voluminous mocha head and decent lacing. Smells piney/resiny, roasty and has a hint of coffee. Tastes sweet, roasty, and bitter. Has a pretty creamy mouthfeel. Dry finish with concurrent lingering syrupy sweetness.