Dark Force (9%)
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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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Batch 73 April ’07 from my cellar Black opaque pour with an average tan head of tight foam. Aroma of cocoa powder. The flavor is lightly bitter, some soy, wheat tang.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2014
at 14:50
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Sampled on draft at Hou Thou this beer poured thick and black with a trace tan head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was malty and sweet with wood, dark fruits, anise, chocolate and a boozy presence that worked well. The aroma was amazingly malty with biscuit, wood, marshmallow, chocolate. anise, cream, candied dark fruits and roasty coffee beans. Marvelously rich and complex. Long finish with lingering marshmallow, cream, chocolate, anise, candied dark fruits and booziness. Full bodied. Outstanding!
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2014
at 19:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home. 3 year old. The colour is pitch black and has a light brown, huge head. Coffee in the aroma along with smoke, dark chocolate, campfire, forest floor and brownies. The flavour follows up but has more rostedness, coffee and burned wood. Has a slick and rich mouth feel, and a light to medium bitterness. A fantastic complex and compact flavour in this imperial stout. Balanced and with a nice smokey touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2014
at 15:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Drought. Very dark brown with small creamy dark tan head that dissipates quickly, cherry-chocolate aroma, low carbonation, sweetish cherry taste mixed with bitter mocha, ending with an unfortunate cough syrup flavor. I am not very much impressed with this.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2014
at 15:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at en Öl och Whiskeymässa 2014, 2014-04-11 Göteborg AR: smokey, roasted malt, coffey AP: dark brown, yellowish rim, no head F: fizzy, heavy white sugary, chocolate, coffey
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 22:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Backlog. Bottled Dec. 2006 (8.5%), enjoyed Oct. 2007. Black color. Dark rocky head. Aroma’s: fruity acidity, herbs/spicess, alcohol, roasted malts. Flavor is moderate sweet, roasted, moderate bitter. Strong alcohol feel. Medium bodied. Finishes with hard roasted malts, cooffee-ish and eventually moderate bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2014
at 15:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep brown liquid with minimal off-white head. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, dried fruit, raw sugar and ash. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter with notes of coffee, raw sugar and hops. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2014
at 12:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks kerenmk. Black with a big brown head. Roasty aroma of coffee, burnt wood and a bit of cocoa. Bittersweet roasty flavor with coffee, some chocolate, a smoky note and an ashy burnt finish. Rather full-bodied, well-carbonated (a bit too carbonated for the style).
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2014
at 11:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Molasses, oak, dark chocolate, and wheat malt aroma. Black with large brown head. Sweet creamy dark chocolate and wheat malt flavor. Lightly bitter herbal/ashy finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2014
at 15:18
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Pours purple/black with a dark brown head. Strong dark fruit, chocolate aroma. Oatmeal, chocolate, raisin flavour. Roasty, yet very sweet. Not exactly a typical Imperial, but really nice tasting and rich. Heavy fruit, blackberry cobbler taste increases as it warms.... Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2014
at 15:13