Eriksberg
Sweden
ABV: 5.3%
Rating: 2
A dull standard lager.
De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis
Netherlands
ABV: 10.2% 
Rating: 4
Coffee. Pleasantly acidic. After-taste of strawberry. Surprisingly few different tastes for an Imperial Stout but still very good.
Schloss Eggenberg Samichlaus Bier Helles
Austria
ABV: 14% 
Rating: 1
High alcohol and very high sweetness. Actually not drinkable at all, reminds more of sherry than beer. Malty with vanilla and spicy notes but everything is hidden behind the repulsing sweetness. Maybe my bottle is damaged with oxygen, I have aged it for more than two years in an earth cellar so hopefully for Schloss Eggenberg’s sake that is the case.
Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva 2006
Belgium 
ABV: 10%
Rating: 3
Brandy-taste with a liquorice after-taste. Much fruit in the flavour. Pleasant but little too much alcohol. It gets a bit milder as it grows warmer and it is a very complex beer that shows raisin and juniper notes towards the end. Too bad it’s not as good as it could be.
Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout
Netherlands 
ABV: 11%
Rating: 5
Smooth with well-hidden alcohol. After-taste of juniper. Chocolate with a light acidic note. Hints of oak. Smoke, almost like pipe tobacco. An extremely well-balanced beer. Subtle fruit notes as it grows warmer and the juniper gets stronger. Apricots. This is close to perfection.
The Imperial Stout makes me thirsty! By the way, I'm going to buy a beer making kit after work ;)
ReplyDeleteGood to hear and the best of luck brewing. The Emelisse was fantastic, be sure to get your hands on one if you get the opportunity.
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