Mikkeller Black Hole

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

Serve in Snifter

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Deep chocolate brown, dark mocha head. Pours thick, creamy. Aroma of intense coffee and chocolate, alcohol, malted milk ball. Medium heavy creamy body, medium sweet booze and coffee, melts into a slick dark chocolate, tobacco.

Super dark pour, minimal head, super flavorful initial taste. Almost wine flavor. Goes down easy, high alcohol that you can taste. It'll getcha drunk

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown almost black pour with tan head, coffee aroma, taste give an alchohol kick laced with coffee chocoalte rich malts some vanilla raisins, glorious impy.

33cl on tap from Pudel in Tallinn. Only place you can get imperial on tap in town. Everything was oh so good about this beer. Noth.ing to describe in detail. Just go and get it, if you love that kind of beer. Thx James.

Aromatics - flat and one note, lots of alcohol.... Appearance - is intense first pour gave me a 4 inch head. Dead dark and oily. Perfect. Taste - first hits with coffee running into chocolate then toffee and finishes with sweet caramel that lingers. There is a slight alcoholic lingering for a moment. Palate - is very filling and enjoyable, very nice. Overall, the only thing that could make this better is adding cherries and barrel aging this bitch.

A - Dark brown-black with a finger of frothy chocolate colored head. Fades at a normal pace. S - Dark chocolate and dark caramel malts, roasted coffee, molasses, black licorice, vanilla, some dark fruit, and some booze. T - Dark chocolate and sweet dark caramel malts, roasted coffee, black licorice, molasses, some vanilla and dark fruit, some citrus and pine hops and a bit of bitterness, and some booze. M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a warming and sweet finish. D - Nicely balanced big imperial Stout. Nice body and mouthfeel.

Bouteille 375mL. Brune foncee opaque avec bon collet de mousse persistant. Nez de melasse et de houblon. Bouche huileuse et paisse: melasse, cafe, chocolat et grains rotis. Finale longue et sucree.

On tap at Flanny’s in Tempe. Black as midnight with a frothy, uneven beige head and spotty lacing. Lots of dark, bitter licorice in the nose with some molasses, biscuit, and a touch of acrid smoke like burnt plastic. Very roasted malt forward (almost too strong) with charred smokiness, some anise, overcaramelized sugar, and a faint sweet/sour background of aged balsamic vinegar. The sweet aspect grows considerably as the beer warms. Astringent body with an extremely dry finish. Decent, but this one could benefit from a few years in the cellar.

On tap during the 43 Hours of Dark at The Birch, Norfolk, VA (2011 keg). Black pour with a thin khaki head. Aroma of smoke, espresso, and dark fruit. Tastes of burnt espresso, blueberry, bitter chocolate, and sweetness from the honey. While the taste is good the lingering charred malt on the palate is a bit harsh. My main complaints are the use of honey and intense smoky malts but this is still a very good Imperial Stout.

Hana reitattu. Kaatuu lasiin sysimustana ja muhkealla vaaleanruskealla ja säilyvällä vaahdolla. Haju on yrttisen humaloitu, salmiakkinen, kahvinen, hedelmäinen ja hieman suklainen. Maku on lakritsisen kirpsakka, salmiakkinen ja kahvinen. Suutuntuma on täyteläisen katkera, mutta samalla todella tasapainoinen. Kokonaisuutena todella täyteläinen ja monipuolinen IS. Tykkäsin kovasti ja se näkyy pisteissäkin.