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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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled at Københavnske Øldage. Near black with firm brown head. Sweet and caramelly with burnt popcorn, sticky choclate and some syrup. Quite malty, but the mouthfeel is a bit mellow. Notes of tar in a salty, lightly resiny finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2007
at 09:51
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled (batch #60, brygget Dec 2006)
Almost opaque black color, creamy firm tan head. Wheat, some chocolate, roasted malty aroma, same kind of yeasty aroma than in Nogne O -beers (same yeast?). Full bodied. Roasted malty, very light notes of banana, not very hoppy beer - soft, coffeish, a bit fruity. Enjoyable, doesn’t feel like 8.5 %.
Almost opaque black color, creamy firm tan head. Wheat, some chocolate, roasted malty aroma, same kind of yeasty aroma than in Nogne O -beers (same yeast?). Full bodied. Roasted malty, very light notes of banana, not very hoppy beer - soft, coffeish, a bit fruity. Enjoyable, doesn’t feel like 8.5 %.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2007
at 12:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A deep brown beer with a medium tan head leaving some nice lacings. The aroma has a certain wood-note that I first suspected to come from the Norwegian Wood I tasted at the same time, but I didn’t find that to be the answer. It has roasted and burnt malt, some chocolate and vanilla as well. I found the woody notes in the flavor as well, followed by a heavy roasted flavor, vanilla and bittering hops. Full-bodied beer with a long bitter finish with both hop-bitterness and chocolate-bitterness. Some alcohol as well. A well-composed beer from Haandbryggeriet. Rating: 7-4-8-4-15-3.8. 070317
On tap at Olympen. It pours a black body under a minimal-sized tan head. Licorice and molasses starts the aroma ball, followed by burnt malts, hints of dried fruits and some alcohol in the far back. Dryish, yet sweetish mouthfeel, warming and full-bodied. The flavor has quite a lot of molasses and licorice, but also the burnt malts found in the aroma. Alcohol and bitterness chimes in towards the end. Mostly of the burnt kind, the bitterness. Overall, a fine beer indeed, but more emphasized on the burnt flavors than I prefer. A beer I return to every now and then anyway. 091113
On tap at Olympen. It pours a black body under a minimal-sized tan head. Licorice and molasses starts the aroma ball, followed by burnt malts, hints of dried fruits and some alcohol in the far back. Dryish, yet sweetish mouthfeel, warming and full-bodied. The flavor has quite a lot of molasses and licorice, but also the burnt malts found in the aroma. Alcohol and bitterness chimes in towards the end. Mostly of the burnt kind, the bitterness. Overall, a fine beer indeed, but more emphasized on the burnt flavors than I prefer. A beer I return to every now and then anyway. 091113
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2007
at 16:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle. Black body with a rust-brown head, head is small, dense and fast disappearing. Aroma is coffee, mocha, grapefruit and overripe apples. Flavor is surprisingly light, sweet, roasted, coffee, dried prunes, a fruity bitterness and roasted malt. Rather sweet and very fruity finish. Not an average stout, balanced, not heavy but rather fruity bitter. Refreshing actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2007
at 08:25
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, bottle conditioned. (Sample at Ølkulinarisk Aften, Kristiansand.) Pitch black colour, moderate brown head. Both aroma and flavour are dominated by roasty malts, chocolate and leather. A good beer, but a little too sweet for me.
Rerate bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger: The sweetness seems not as dominant this time, it is quite well balanced with the hops and heavily roasted malts in a bitter finish. The appearance is top notch, a very fine and lasting brown head. I also get some "plums" in the aroma this time. Clearly a "must-try" imperial stout! I’m "upping it" a few points.
Rerate bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger: The sweetness seems not as dominant this time, it is quite well balanced with the hops and heavily roasted malts in a bitter finish. The appearance is top notch, a very fine and lasting brown head. I also get some "plums" in the aroma this time. Clearly a "must-try" imperial stout! I’m "upping it" a few points.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 15:47