Dark Force (9%)
(has 3 batches)
HaandBryggeriet (Norway) in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway 🇳🇴
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.58
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"Double" (imperial) wheat stout.
This imperial really strikes back. From a strange country far, far away, comes the only Imperial Wheat Stout in the known universe. Once again, the ’Hand’ brewery - four guys brewing in their spare time, on an absurdly small scale - boldly goes where no brewery has gone before.
This imperial really strikes back. From a strange country far, far away, comes the only Imperial Wheat Stout in the known universe. Once again, the ’Hand’ brewery - four guys brewing in their spare time, on an absurdly small scale - boldly goes where no brewery has gone before.
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9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Deep chestnut color with a medium tan head that lasts a long time, and leaves good lacing. Aroma of bourbon and oak. Great maltiness with notes of caramel, but not overly sweet; well-balanced. Light spice in the background. Very good body. Excellent brew overall, to be sought after. Best beer of the night at Churchkey.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2009
at 05:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Poured black with a large dark wooden brown head. Aroma had notes of dark bread and chocolate. Flavor had a bit of alcohol with chocolate and dark bread.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2009
at 19:27
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Draught at Olympen, Oslo, 6 Nov 2009) Black colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, espresso, dark bread, cocoa and raisins. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, cocoa, black coffee, dark fruit and a generous cocoa bitterness in the finish. Slightly vinous with a certain alcohol bite. Some wheaty sourness lurks in the background. Full body, balanced sweetness. Complex beer. Very nice!
Tried
on 07 Nov 2009
at 12:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black with a brown head. Roasted tones, some coffee and chocolate. Also some smokiness. Coffee and burnt tones, but also a certain sweetness. I also feel slight hints of vanilla and nuts. Pleasant bitterness. The relatively high alcohol content of 9%, I felt not at all. Fluid seemed rather dry and a bit thinner than a "normal" Imperial stout. A lot of chocolate in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2009
at 12:03
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
9th April 2008 Rich thick malt with a ninerally tone and a sry bitterish coffee finish. A shade too bitter.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2009
at 16:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark brown. Head like chocolate mousse. Rich aroma of freshly-ground coffee, malt and wheat, this impression is mirrored in the flavour: the hint of toffee balance the noticeable taste of coffee somewhat. (Thanks to Rune for sharing a bottle at a beer session in Tromsø 02.apr.09)
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2009
at 10:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle, pours black tall tan head. Lots of chocolate in the aroma with some roasted malt. Tons of roasted malt and coaco nibs. Some sourness in the lingering coffee finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2009
at 18:33
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning, ABV 9%. Pitch black colour, beige to brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, tar, brown sugar, a hint of earth, alcohol. Flavour is sweet, malty, dark fruits, deep roasted/burnt malts, coffee, tar, alcohol, liquorice, slightly earthy hoppy and coffee bitter finish that lingers with a tiny hint of sourness. Dry, oily mouthfeel, medium to fullbodied. I’m happy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2009
at 11:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark greige head over black beer with ochre-yellow rims. Fresh malts, noble Continental hops, roasted malts, parsley. Burnt rubber, quite a bit of restsugars, smoked malts, caramel, bit of sweet coffee flavours. Well bodied if not really solid - let’s say filling. Nice! Interesting, intriguing. Batch 171
Tried
on 26 Apr 2009
at 17:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Huge head with excellent duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are chocolate, coffee, roast malt and notes of fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2009
at 03:16