Mikkeller Black Hole

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

Serve in Snifter

Bottle from brewdog online ~6months old. drunk 1/2/12 Dark brown-black with thin brown tinged cream head that soon collapses to a lacing. On the nose its caramel and vanilla with a hint of beechwood and fruity coffee. Very full bodied and warming with coffee up front and booze following on quickly. Then we get biscuit and charcoal, vanilla and burnt toast. The finish is rich and boozy, lengthy, a hint of red apple. Fairly lively carbonation

AROMA: Plums, dates, coffee, roast malt and cherry background. notes of sweet bubblegum APPEARANCE: very small tan head 1/8" and a very opaque brown black. some lacing. TASTE: big malty blast to start, roast, some sourness from the huge roastiness sweet caramel, toffee, plums dates. Bitter finish due to a a fair hop count to balance the malt .PALATE: big full body, thick and oily on your tongue. Some astringency in the finish from both the roast and the hops. Alcohol shines thru in the aftertaste. Marvelous. OVERALL: wow this guy really knows how to make imperial stouts. They are big and round and fill your mouth with a cornucopia of flavours. Congrats Mikkel, you did it again!!

Bottled. A Pitch-black, tar-like beer. Thin layer of beige head and lace. Very intense and "dark" aroma. Lots of salty licorice roastedness, tar, wood, whiskey, freshly crsuhed coffee beans and dark chocolate. Some orangey and resiny hop notes. Hints of roasted almonds and pleasant vanilla in the finish with warming alcohol sensation. The flavor is malty to extreme withn heavy roastedness and light sourness. Full bodied, oily and low carbonated. Lingering and incredibly complex finish has chocolate, coffee and dark fruitiness combined with alcoholic warmth.

Shared by Brigadier at the Cleveland tasting, unsure of the vintage, we prefaced our BA flights with the original, while good its still a bit hot for my liking, with the hops faded (I’m unsure of the vintage) it really leaves an oily mouth though, good not great

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2012 (15/1/12)Bottle. 37.5 oz. Vintage 2008. Pitch black, extremely thick and oily beer, with no head. The nose is sweet like liqueur, solid with notes of plums, licorice, leather, tobacco. The taste is malty sweet and bitter, roasted, hoppy, with deep notes of dark chocolate bitterness, and hints of licorice, coffee, vanilla. Long, bitter finish. Complex, rich, massive. 7 3 8 3 15 = 3.6 (19/1/12)Draught at Ølbaren: Pitch black, thick and oily beer with a beautiful fat cappuccino-brown head. Extremely intense nose with layers of dark aromas like freshly grounded coffee, cacao, light licorice-notes, preserved plums, roasted malts. Hints of of hops. Taste is well-balanced bittersweet intensity, roasted with a shitload of dark notes and resiny, grapefruity hops. Low carbonation, with a slight alcohol burn in the finish. Much better than the bottled version, I had 4 days ago. 8 4 9 4 16 = 4.1

black, clear, brown foam, chocolate, coffee, roasty, full body, oily feel, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness,

En tirador, color negro denso, espuma marron , retención media.Aroma licoroso, madera, chocolate, torrefactos y cafe.Sabor medio dulce, textura cremosa, poca carbonatación.

Big fat vulgar brownish head. Black. Chockolate icecream, bitter chockolate, nice soft and very pleasant nose though a bit simple. Medium body and good length. Chocolate and a good grip. Still a bot simple but pleasant and very drinkable.