Nils Oscar Imperial Stout

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Foreign Stout
Nyköping, Sweden

Bottled. An almost black beer with a huge and persistent light brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, with notes of chocolate, but also coffee and a good, maybe excessive amount of hops. The flavour has big coffee notes and chcolate, licorice and hops. good roastiness and light acidity. Medium body, lively carbonation, medium/long finish with light to medium bitterness. A good beer, not extreme for the style.

Very good stout. Almost black, with creamy head. Especially good on the apperance and aroma, weak point is palate.

4-5-08 bottle
Black with a thin tan head and lacing. Smell is chocolate and marshmallows with some burnt roasted hints in there. Still, it is fairly muted. Flavor has some nice roasted dark chocolate to it. Thin palate but not awful by any means.

Mohagany color...small brown head. Bitter chocolate, brown sugar, malt and coffee aroma. Flavors of dark roasted malt, molassas, carob, light tobacco, funky fruit, black pepper, clove, chalk.

Yeah, not quite an imperial stout, so the foreign stout distinction is apt - dark brown/ruby beer, with a small, soapy lace - interesting aroma of cocoa, vanilla bean, tobacco, and an earthy, almost briny character that reminds me of seaweed salad (I’m not crazy, I smell it damn you!) - it’s actually a wee bit nutty and salty up front, but this quickly makes way for chocolate sweetness, which itself is swiftly undercut by tobacco and leafy herb bitterness - lingering notes of hazelnut - a very mild background acidity - some very interesting earthy components to this one - just different enough to stand out - but I swear something about this reminds me of seaweed salad.

Black pour. Cocoa powder followed by a long licorice finish. Excellent length. Very tasty.

Bottle sampled with Mad_Indian. Pours black with ruby edges and a large tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, choclate, coffee. the flavor is roast, coffee, chocolate, slightly sweet, and a little thin in mouth feel. Good brew.

Pours a deep black with a hint of red and a thick tan head. Very nice roasted grain, chocolate malt, coffee, and some spicy hop aroma. Yummy. Medium body with lots of chocolate malt and roasted grains. Some hops are in there just top keep things from getting too sweet and chocolaty. As it warms, it becomes sweeter and fruitier. Very nice.