Hopfenstark Kamarad Friedrich

Kamarad Friedrich

 

Hopfenstark in Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 13
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4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

nose of burnt malt, and an odd sourness. some decent smokey flavours, but the sourness stays, and throws everything off, i didnt even finish it.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:08


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Version 2023 (canette) Torréfaction bien sentie avec chocolat et café bien en évidence sur fond caramélisé et mélassé avec un alcool à peine perceptible malgré ses 11%. Noire et opaque, elle développe une mousse moyennement épaisse et assez crémeuse. En bouche, les éléments de torréfaction rappellent le café et le chocolat noir certes, mais également le biscuit. Les esters de fruits noirs sont à peu près absents. Les houblons sont terreux et provoquent une finale un peu âpre, relevés par une torréfaction bien présente qui se prolonge en une amertume longue et persistante. Quelques éléments résineux s’imprègnent également dans la finale. L’alcool n’est encore une fois à peu près pas ressenti. Une Stout Impériale traditionnelle, sans artifice où les esters auraient intérêt à être plus développés. O:6.84 V:4.25 G:7.15 C:4.65 G:13.35 T: 36.24

Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2023 at 20:56


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Imported from my RateBeer account as Hopfenstark Kamarad Friedrich (by Hopfenstark):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5

17/II/18 - on tap @ Zeezicht (Breda) - BB: n/a (2018-180)

Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy dense beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very nice roast, sweetish, nice caramel, chocolate, some molasses and ashes. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty roasted start, quite some coffee, bit sweet, caramel, some dried fruits, ginger bread. Aftertaste: nice roast, pretty bitter, coffee and dark chocolate, lots of dry cocoa powder, gingerbread, almost burnt bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 17 Feb 2018 at 19:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dégustée en hiver 2007-2008 au Vices et Versa (De mes notes papiers). .

Tried on 19 Aug 2017 at 21:32


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Hopfenstark Station Ho.st, Montreal. 2012 version. Pours almost black with a light beige head. Aroma of dark malts and dark fruits. Taste is dark malts, dark fruits, chocolate, coffee notes. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2017 at 22:22


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle (thx, Louis-Philippe B.!). Vintage 2014. Pours an almost black with a dark beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, some leather and dark fruits notes. Taste is the same, quite dry. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2017 at 00:18


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at Mondial de la bière Montréal 2015. A dark brown beer topped by a small, dark beige head. Lovely coffee aroma with some dark chocolate, a touch of licorice and brown sugar. Could be a bit more pronounced though, like the flavor is. It’s full-bodied, warming and smooth on the palate, with a nice carbonation level. Coffee, dark chocolate and some licorice in the flavor. Rather sweet, with the bitterness subdued. Lasting finish. A really lovely imperial stout I’d like to have again in a more quiet setting. 150611

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2016 at 09:27


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Mondial de la bière Montréal 2015, Montréal, QC
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocoalte, caramel, licorice and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, roasted, chocolate and licorice finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 14 Jun 2015 at 21:47


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle - Lots of dark roast, dark chocolate, liquorice and I get some light hops. Deep jet black with a small but decent light brown head. Rich dark chocolate, nice roasty malts and a long rich finish. Hops are floating around in the background as well. This is a very nice and complex beer with lots of nice balanced notes and a great richness.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2015 at 15:44


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Black with ok head and lacing. Thick texture. Some musk and roast malt in aroma. Not a huge imperial stout - overall taste is a little light. Lacks character. A bit on the sweet side. Mocha head, soft carbonation. Black pour. On tap at Montreal brewpub on opening night.

Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2013 at 21:27