Schans Imperial

Brewed by Brouwerij de Schans
Style: Imperial Stout
Uithoorn, Netherlands

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle @ Christers. Pours black with a creamy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, sweet chocolate, light infection sourness, berries. tartness. Flavor is roasted malt, chocolate, light sourness, berries, tartness, light alcohol. Thin to medium body, lively carbonation. Allthrough im sure the sourness / infection wasnt intented, if found it quite tasty. 0412112

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Black with a big and lasting dark brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and light bretty. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and roasted rather bitter finish. 041212

Bottle, 8.8%. Almost black with big beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, yeast, little acid with notes of alcohol. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, little acid, coffee, little sour, little liquorice, medium sweet and a little bitter.

Bottle. Huge head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, notes of brett, nuts, chocolate and hops. A little acidic and slightly off.

Bottle shared. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.

33cl bottle, thanks Kermis! Thin tan head. Clear black pour. A very good brew. Smooth aftertaste. Very drinkable.

Bottle, thanks to deeblo. Bit of a gusher. It pours opaque very dark brown, with a small beige head. The nose is roasted malt, smoke, chocolate, toast and a touch of spice. The taste is tangy dark fruit, particularly cherry and blueberry, roasted malt, charcoal, toast, chocolate and earth, with a very dry, lightly tangy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Perhaps slightly infected? Still not a bad tasting beer.

Bottle at THE Eclipse Tasting, London. Many thanks to Bruce for producing this nightcap. After a meaningful gush from the bottle, this beer poured black-brown with a big, beige cream head. Odd nose, lots of dark malts, some decent tang that suggests something is amiss. Medium sweet flavor with moderate roast, light runner, light herbal character. Medium to full bodied with average, creamy carbonation. Fairly sweet finish, some dirt, burnt sugars, light tang, moderate earth. So so. Interesting stuff, and I fear this beer show us its full potential.

Bottle @ THE Eclipse Tasting. Somehow this sneaked into the lineup! Cheers, Bruce! The pour’s deep brown, mild gusher. The nose is light vomit, some chocolate sauce, hints of wood. The taste is tangy vinous red berries, chocolate sauce. Mild yeast and buggy funk. The body’s medium, the carbonation active. Overall, not bad.

Bottle from Borresteijn, thanks! Almost black. Roast, ash, smoke, licorice and dark chocolate in the aroma. Thinnish, alcoholic, roasty flavor with dark chocolate, licorice and ash. Hints of smoked malt and tobacco. Fairly complex, but I expected more body.