Nils Oscar Imperial Stout

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Foreign Stout
Nyköping, Sweden

Pours with a black body with red corners and a medium sized light brown head. Nose of burned malt and liquorice. Flavour of malt, liquorice, coffee and bitter chocolate. Nice bitter finish. Full to medium bodied.

Flaske. Flot sort farve, ikke motorolie som visse imperial stouts, men udemærket brændte noter og forholdsvis god lakrids, men så heller ikke mere.

Faint roasty aroma with perhaps some caramel. Thin for an impy. Very soft smoke, followed by a bit of acidity and slight hops.

Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Nice chocolate notes. Powerfull complex heavy bitter flavor. Nice chocolate notes and slightly smoked. Creamy palate. Good stuff.

Bottle courtesy after4ever. Pours a nearly opaque black with a lacy tan head. Medium full body and moderate carbonation. Brown sugar and a bit of hops in the nose. The taste is lightly sweet, with coffee, caramel and bittersweet chocolate. Smoke and roasty finish.

330. Thanks, Maria! Wonderful stuff for sure. Pours deep dark inky opaque black with a thick, sudsy tan head. Plenty of chocolate on the nose. Roast there, too. These two elements get fairly repetitive in impy ratings, I realize, but there they are again. Nice oily body--not too much, but a definite slick and gooey presence to it for sure. Big roasty, coffee, and choclate-y mid-palate. Fairly tidy finish with some lightly bitter/coffee cling. Lovely.

2001. A very impressive parade from the glass reveals an oily, still well carbonated very dark brown body with chestnut and red hues. Just a touch of a tan head forms then quickly recedes, but it’s obviously adequately carbonated and very lively despite its advanced age. The aroma of dark fruits and aged malts is evident as soon as the bottle is opened. Present are notes of wonderful smoke that seems to ride forward in waves atop copious roasted grains. The combination of smokey and roasty grains create a meaty, beefy even, sensation. Dark fruits such as plums, prunes and raisins meld with anise and earthy vines. Caramel is present but reserved. Alcohol is almost unnoticeable. Chocolate notes, both bittersweet and dark and dry round out a stunning aroma, in just as good of shape as the appearance of the body. I still have yet to taste a beer from this brewery and I’m wildly impressed already. The flavor is moderately smokey, moderately sweet, still very complex and has just hints of drying alcoholic bitterness. Sweetness from caramel flavors is fresh and riddled with spicy nuances. The mouthfeel has definitely taken a hit from the long slumber and thinned some, but is very smooth, complicated and just plain fun to drink. Carbonation is mild but spritzy and gives the flavor an upbeat tempo. The finish is a soft blend of caramel, chocolate and smoke, all lingering in unison and fading ever so softly away. An incredibly solid beer. Definitely on the small side for an imperial stout but a truly enjoyable beer. I had a great time sampling this and will certainly seek it out again.

Bottle.Dark black body with creamy fast disapearing brownish head. Smells of dark chocolat. Tasts roasted, sweet, coffee and little salty and smokey. Gets more breadier in the middle, like a dark syrup bread with raisins and aniseroots. Palate is thick and syrupy and real crispy. Got som particles in my mouth from the first sip, really cool.