Hinterland
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.75
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Step into the Hinterland and lose yourself in the darkness...
This pitch black oatmeal stout is as rich and complex as they come, but as smooth as chocolate milkshake.
Smoky, coffee and cacao aromas lead into rich chocolate ganache, bitter espresso and cocoa powder, with a warming plum brandy hit and a roasty bitter finish that balances out the chewy sweetness, while a liquid honeycomb mouth-feel lifts the bitterness and lets the vanilla shine through.
Malts: Carafa, Chocolate, Crystal, Flaked Oats, Pale, Wheat
Hops: Bramling Cross, Sorachi Ace, Willamette
This pitch black oatmeal stout is as rich and complex as they come, but as smooth as chocolate milkshake.
Smoky, coffee and cacao aromas lead into rich chocolate ganache, bitter espresso and cocoa powder, with a warming plum brandy hit and a roasty bitter finish that balances out the chewy sweetness, while a liquid honeycomb mouth-feel lifts the bitterness and lets the vanilla shine through.
Malts: Carafa, Chocolate, Crystal, Flaked Oats, Pale, Wheat
Hops: Bramling Cross, Sorachi Ace, Willamette
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As BrewDog Hinterland ].Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, dark malt, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, vanilla, roasted, dark malt, dry, licorice wood notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20151012] 7-4-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2017
at 10:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Borefts 2016. Poured a clear dark brown with a round bubbly tan head. The aroma is rich roasty malt, red berry fruit, alcohol. The flavour is strong sweet with a rich oily sweet malt fruity alcoholic palate. Full bodied with flat carbonation and an oily mouthfeel.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2017
at 07:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg tap at BrewDog Shepherds Bush. Darkest black with a bit of small tan head. Vanilla fudge and instant coffee aroma. Sweet milky taste laden with notes of vanilla extract and beef tea. Gum numbing alcohol in the finish with caramel flavours. Bit too sweet for an impy in my opinion. But that’s being picky. It’s bloody gorgeous.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2016
at 11:29
7/10
Tried
on 27 Nov 2016
at 15:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle at my brother’s place. Pours completely inky black with a tiny head which dissipates almost immediately. Aroma is not very pronounced, some dark malts and hops and some spiciness but not a lot of aroma all in all. Mouthfeel is oily and rather thick, spicy and peppery. Flavour: Dark malts are very present, extremely creamy, and very complex. The beer is distinctly spicy for an oatmeal/milk stout, and has very nice notes of hops. Roasty flavours, especially coffee are quite evident. Finish is long and creamy, coffee is intense, roasty and chocolatey and some spice. Awesome beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2016
at 17:16
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at home split with Sarah. Picked up from Brewdog online. A jet black oily pour with a rich dark tan head that fades. Aroma is rich dark choc, toasted coconut vanilla, sun cream, raspberry and blackberry. Palate is full and velvety, creamy, woody, airy carboantion stops it from being cloying. Flavour is composed of creamy smooth roasted malts, rich dark chocolate, sweet vanilla and coconut, tangy woodland berries. Nice complexity. REally like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2016
at 15:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Borefts, shared. Thin ring tan head. Clear black pour. Nice coffee notes. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2016
at 13:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Borefts 2016, Day 2. Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, caramel, molasses, booze. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with alcohol warmth in the finish and soft carbonation. [24-09-2016]
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2016
at 03:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Sampled @ Borefts Beer Festival 2016, Day 2. Opaque pitch black color, small to average sized brown head. Aroma is malts, light chocolate, mocha, dark malts. Taste malts, dark malts, chocolate, moderately bitter, soft roast. Medium body, soft carbonation. Very nice!
Tried
on 26 Sep 2016
at 17:50
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
van tap @Borefts 2016, zwart met minimale kaki kraag. aroma van vanille, geroosterde en gebrande mouten, chocolade, smaken zijn glad/zacht, laurier, volle donkere chocolade, geroosterde en gebrande mouten, glad, goed gebalanceerd, alcoholisch, iets scherp op de lippen, enorm smakvol
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2016
at 13:26