t Smisje Catherine The Great Imperial Stout

Brewed by Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Imperial Stout
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Bottle: Poured a dark cloudy brown color ale with a super large off-white foamy head with great retention and some perfect lacing. Aroma of Belgian yeast with some caramel malt and some dry fruits – not a stout per say but good aroma nonetheless. Taste is closer to a dark Belgian ale then a stout with loads of dry fruits ester, some caramel malt and some light lingering sugar. Body is quite full with perfect carbonation and no alcohol was discernible. Well done thought I could never had guess this was a stout form looking and drinking this.

Bottle. A strong malty aroma, light sour, later some coffee and bitter chocolate. The large light beige foamy head has a long duration. The body is nearly black. The taste is bitter and malty, espresso. A medium strong taste. The body is creamy, medium strong and with a lot of carbonation. A good Imperial Stout, the body is not that strong but still nice.

Bottle. Dark brown red, but not totally opaque with a thick foamy off white head showing great retention. Aroma is fruity with apples, yeast, sugar and grains. I couldn’t tell this is a stout from the aroma. Flavor is cereals, fruits, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, yeast, alcohol and a bitter finish. Interesting, but I wouldn’t consider it a stout.

330ml bottle, cloudy muddy dark brown hue, with a big rocky fluffly tan-colored head, leaving some lacing, yeasty, light roasty, chocolate, toasted malt nose, with some cookie dough, faint cocoa accents, with a hint of dark dried fruits in trhe aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a warmth, yeasty, fruity, roasted, toasted, caramelized malt, cookie dough character, with some faint roasty coffee bean, dark bitter chocolate notes, and a flowery hop, leafy, grassy accent, leading towards a warming, malty, chocolatey, roasty, hop leafy, grassy bitterness finish. A weak imperial stout!

33 cl bottle from Bieropholie, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. Gushed. BB 2kw 2014.

App.: A strange, murky deep brown with a tan head that fades fast. Aroma: Belgian Strong Ale – nice spicy fruitiness, molasses and brown sugar, yeast and bread dough, bread crust, slightly minty, a touch of vanilla and chocolate; all wrong. Palate: Medium body and lively effervescence. Flav.: Much like the nose – a boozy BSA, fruity, spicy, sweet, malty, anything but an Impy Stout; quite sweet with fair bitterness, a fruity malt finish and a good deal of alcohol.

Drinkable, but COMPLETELY off-style.

Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Légère odeur de café et de chocolat. Apparence: La couleur est brune foncée. Présence d’un énorme col beige mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de café et de chocolat et de terre. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture astringente. Forte effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût terreux. (Rating #2814)

Light chocolate malt aroma. Dark amber color with a large tan head. I thought stouts were suppose to be darker than this especially an imperial stout. Mild start but quickly getting bitter.

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours dark brown with a long lasting beige head. Aromas of roasted malts, vanilla, slightly herby, chocolate, burnt sugars. Flavours of chocolate, dark malts, some fruit, licorice. Good alcohol burn. Finishes dry and smokey. Nice.