Ölvisholt Lava

Brewed by Ölvisholt Brugghús
Style: Imperial Stout
Selfoss, Iceland

Serve in Snifter

It poured a deep dark mahogany (almost black, with a foamy almond head; vibrant carbonation. The aroma’s notes consisted of: fire coals, molasses, and burnt espresso. The taste was medium sweetness with a dry bitter finish; notes of: burnt coffee, dark chocolate, light-smoke, and faint-peat. The palate is oily with energetic soft carbonation. Overall, this batch was not as flavourful as the batch from 2 years ago - underwhelming.

Smoked aroma with caramelized alcohol sweet notes. Pours with a mocha head that doesn’t stay around too long. Taste is excellent -complex bitters, alcohol and a mix of smoked and roast malts. Palette is beautifully thick.

Ugh. Not for me this one. Up front hit with lively carbonation, and toasted malts, some coffee, maybe a hint of licorice. Middle and back are overwhelming smoke. Bitter smokey aftertaste feels like it’ll last in my mouth all week. Just not my thing I guess. Lots of carbonation. Pours very dark with this bubbly head that dissipates quickly.

bottle. Pours dark brown with a large brown head. good, moderately lasting lacing. Aroma roasted malt, I’m going to say that I could detect smoke but if it was not for the description on the bottle I would not have noticed...Taste is sweet--very sweet-- with moderate bitterness (for the style). Overall I was a bit underwhelmed by this beer. The smoke was disappointing. I was looking forward to a peat-smoke aroma but it was nearly undetectable. The flavours were average for an imperial stout and it had a bit too much sweetness which on its own is not a problem except it was not that well integrated. A few tweaks and this would be a fantastic beer.

Blackish with a medium dense Brown head. Great peatet smoke aroma, sweet malty chocolate notes. Flavor is quite intense, dry ashe bacon smoky, bitter alchohol, salty olives, lots of olives also in the finish

On tap. A clear dark brown colour with a medium high, good lacing, light brown head. An aroma of roasted malt and smoke. The taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter. A medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation and a medium long duration.

2012-12-23. Black body with a nice frothy brown head. 4+ Smoky aroma, lightly ashen notes. 7+ Flavour is similar, modest smoky character, dark malt flavour, mild bitterness throughout. Average plus bodied palate is nice but on the average to thin side for an imperial stout. Decent, well made but not really to my taste with the smoke character. Bottle from the LCBO, almost a year old.

From the LCBO. Pours pitch black. Forms a thick, tan head, seems think. Aroma is blown nose, but with some chocolate and smoke, as well as ash. Taste is... Well, it’s certainly smokey, but in a way that let’s the chocolate come through. Surprisingly bitter and somewhat boozy. This one might have been even better with an okay nose -- not like I can taste much now. But.... Really, terrific. Second beer from that brewery and they had it right both times.