 notalush (2077), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
Apr 27, 2008
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.
timsilvia32 (252), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Murky dark brown pour with some dark cream head. Some roast coffee and malt aromas. Smooth with a small amount of carbonation. Roasty, mocha, a little sweet malt, coffee. Clean finishing. Med/full bodied. The lower abv definetely makes this a non-standard Imperial. It’s less edgy, but very drinkable and very good. This might even be a little under rated.
sneagrams3 (1453), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Oct 7, 2008 The Dan Journal #241. Tasted 8/26/08. 12oz bottle. Pitch and hazy hued. Bubbled beige head. Coffee malt aromas. Rich and full bodied. Bitter and sticky malts. Coffee and figs. Chocolate and spicy. Long lingering finish. This is stellar!
Todeon (214), Höllviken, Sweden
Oct 5, 2008 Bottle. Beige head. Aroma is lovely with lots of chocolate and sweet malt. Mouthfeel a bit thin. Nice sweet taste with lots of coffee and dark chocolate!
Linnet (31), , Sweden
Oct 3, 2008 small beige head, opac colour. roasted, sweet chocolate, coffee, flavour sweet malty, coffee. After having tried both slottskällans version and this i must say that I am very happy that there are so many great swedish breweries nowadays!
Hawksfan17 (657), Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 30, 2008 This black pour with a mocha top smells of rich roasted malt with tons of sweet chocolate. Equally sweet in taste but it does not go watery like some stouts. It holds its own with a nice crisp bite. It has a practically non existent finish.
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