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Struise Black Albert 4.08 654

Struise Black Albert

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Imperial Stout

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6544.09/5.04.08/5.0Special13%93.5Snifter
Commercial Description:
This Belgian Royal Stout was brewed as a tribute to one of America’s best pubs. Jennifer and Chris Lively who run the place may be proud of Ebenezer’s Pub. Not only do they have 35 beers on draught, most of these are hard to find Supreme Belgian Ales. Above that, they have one of the most extensive bottle-conditioned beer lists through different bottling dates we have ever seen. Not only can you drink almost any Belgian beer, the worlds best brewery’s are represented. A lot of the guests talk about the American Kulminator, yet with that difference that the Belgian inspired food, is simply great. Black Albert was brewed and crafted with a 100% Belgian ingredients. Pours a blacker than black beer with an inch of dark tan head that lingers as it cascades into itself. Nice aroma of bitter-sweet chocolate, fresh torrified coffee beans, barley, candy sugar, complex fruits, and floral hops. At the front, there is spiced baker’s chocolate, fresh mocha, caramel like barley touches, and underlying hints of dried fruits which marries the back of your palate and features a Top, and well integrated but not overbearing hop flavour. The after-taste is well balanced and shows a panorama of extreme sensations like chocolate and coffee bitters, a plum cake richness that covers the palate, and a crisp impression of hop bitters that brings elegance and freshness into this massive brew. Artwork done by www.beautifulfreaktattoo.com
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 Tweety (344), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Thanks to whoever gave me a pour of this at DLD. I unfortunately was really disappointed here, the flavor was thin, almost watery, none of the thick fullness I expected. I’ll chalk it up to a bad bottle, and seek it out to try again.


 Ljunkan (401), Karlstad, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Bottled sample thanks to Weine(?) or maybe andersand or Todeon. Pours a black color with a nice white head. Aroma is very special for an imperial stout with lots of fruitiness (dried fruits), plums and some nice roasted malt/chocolate. Flavour is rather vinous with lots of chocolate and dried fruits (plums, raisins I would say). Quite malty and sweet, with a very full body and smooth mouthfeel. Extremely filling.


 BgThang (118), Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Apr 26, 2009  
An aggressive pour leaves a big ass head on this of rusty mocha color. After waiting for several minutes I finally took a taste of this hyped beer. The quadruple comes out at first then it finishes like everyone else says a roasty stout. Very interesting beer. The alcohol is apparent on the nose but after the initial taste it almost completely disappears. Although this is a unique beer (with an identity crisis as one put it) I personally was felt let down a bit. This is a nice beer and you should at least try it. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-23-2008 22:58:31


 Bart (1670), Brussels, Belgium
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/513/20
Apr 25, 2009  
Dark black coloured beer with a small off-white head. Special creamy roasted and bitter malty aroma. Full palate. Finish is bitter roasted with some coffee malted hints. Strong and light alcoholic ending. Very nice.


 LtJudge (435), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Apr 24, 2009  
Pours a dark black color with a dark tan head. Aromas of dark fruits,alcohol, and roasted malts,and some chocolate. At first I thought this smelled more like a barley wine, but it settled down as it warmed. Flavors are of chocolate,dark fruits and roasted malts. At first the dark fruit and alcohol dominated the flavor, but these flavors settled down as well as it warmed up. This brew has a decent roasted malt aftertaste. This brew was good,but I think it was over-hyped.


 scrizzz (1352), kirkland, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 23, 2009  
Thick, coating in and on the glass. Sticky ring of a head. Super roasted aroma, soft yet powerful. Borderline transcendent. Warmth in my stomach, not my mouth, that’s where all he charcoal and goodness lies.


 SamGamgee (1470), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
Apr 23, 2009  
33cl bottle. Black with a medium tan head and brown edges. Alcohol, burnt sugars and malt, and oxidized coffee grounds that come across somewhat sharp and solvent-like. The flavor is sweet with a bitter and sharply alcoholic finish exhibiting more of the stale coffee of the nose. Full bodied and a bit slick with medium carbonation. This was a real surprise. Nowhere near the malt or yeast depth that I was expecting. I hope that this was an off bottle because I can’t ever see myself wanting this again.


 deyholla (783), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Bottle. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma was dominated by the smell of alcohol, with hints of chocolate and coffee. Taste is has hints of chocolate, coffee and molasses. The alcohol is a bit to present for my enjoyment. Not the best imperial stout I have had.



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