Nils Oscar Imperial Stout

A black beer with a beutiful light brown head. The aroma is slightly fruity, smoked, and sweet. The flavor is very sweet, smoked, and fruity. It has a fantastic palate. A really good beer.

(Bottle 33 cl) Black and opaque with a lightly creamy, beige head. Nose of roasted malt and coffee. Medium body with lightly burned coffee notes - rather distinct coffee actually. Lightly bitter finish from the malts. 020606

When you get the unfiltered version it is beyond doubt a world classic. But as that is usually impossible the bottled version is a good substitute. Black. Chewy, full bodied. Complex with salty licquorice aroma. Nice bitterness. While the first vintage was mindblowing subesequent vintages has failed to meet my very high expectations. The score has thus been lowered from (9/5/10/4/19 = 4.7)

50 cL bottle. Pours deep dark brown with a creamy but quickly disappearing brown head. Roasted malt aroma. Flavour is vaguely chocolate and strongly roasted malt. Clear coffee note lendin quite some of its bitterness to the beers nice hoppy bitterness. Malty and coffee finish. Nice stout.

Bottle. Clear dark red color with a brown creamy head. Aroma of coffee, burned coffee beans and malt. Flavor is the same, coffee, dark chocolate. Medium finish.

Bottled. Black opaque with big creamy brown head. Malty aroma with smooth roasted notes as well as a bit fo coffee. Flavour of plum and roasted malt. Hints of licorace in aftertaste. Sticky mouthfeel. 7 4 8 3 14

Bottled. Black opaque with big creamy brown head. Malty aroma with smooth roasted and coffee. Also some slight vanilla and fruits. Flavour of plum, roasted malts, coffee, wood, vanilla and some slight hints of toffee and caramel. Hints of licorace in aftertaste. Very wellbalanced. 8 5 8 4 17.

Bottle. Black colour. Small, dark brown head. Roasted coffee aroma. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Coffee flavour. Semi-sweet, a little chocolate. 7 4 8 4 17

2003 bottle, 4 years old, 7.0%. Creamy aroma with a little liquorice. Black colour, small light brown head. The flavour is good, quite distinct liquorice, ending with a little salty sweetness. There is also a little paper, but nothing unpleasant. The aftertaste is very late and has some fresh-ground coffee and a little barley bitterness as well as a little more paper. Good mouthfeel and pleasant carbonation. I think it has peaked for me at 4 years. 7 4 8 4 16

Bottled. Dark brown coloured with a lacing beige head. Aroma of smoke, chocolate and coffee. Roasted flavour of coffee, chocolate and smoke with a dry hoppy finish.