Black Albert
De Struise Brouwers in Oostvleteren, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.19
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This big mother of a Russian Imperial Stout is often considered one of our true classics. Despite the 13% ABV, you'll find Black Albert to be dangerously drinkable. With its thick, tar-like body, it's definitely a sipper, but the alcohol is very well-hidden.
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9.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 10
Bottle in yet another visit to Kulminator with my dad, July 23, 2020. BB: Sep 2015. It pours pitch black with a reddish cast and a long-lasting (despite the age), thin, tan-to-camel hued head. Aroma is not strikingly intense, rather medium-intensity. Being an old ale, it's no surprise to find first some oxidizing scents, such as red apple, but nothing unpleasant. It then yields way to the foreseen stout aromas, the likes of caramel, coffee, blueberries, mulled wine, even a nice tinge of raisins. Mouthfeel is slightly acidic, rendering a fresh feeling to it that makes it less strong than the label promised, and much more enjoyable than some of its bitterer counterparts. Talking about bitterness, it's present and well balanced. Aftertaste brings molasses, coffee and milk chocolate and lasts for a good while. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2020
at 12:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 330 ml Dark brown with off white head. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, sweet, bitter finish. Medium+ bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2020
at 22:00
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Tried
on 16 May 2020
at 20:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 5
Overall 7.5
2016 vintage. No gusher! Very high on carbonation, though, pretty sharp mouthfeel, not very thick. Smell is roasty, metallic. Taste is metallic, lots of coffee roast, and heavy bitterness. Oldschool style RIS, but clearly with some flaws. Still enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2020
at 23:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
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Tried
on 16 Feb 2020
at 19:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2015 bottle drunk 2020. Short creamy tan head stayed on s jet black still body. Liquorice, malt & boozy aroma. Full bodied, thick, sticky & cloying on the tongue with a slightly lighter clean back. Heavy tastes of malt, liquorice, spices, pith, citrus, resin, Complex..
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2020
at 20:58
7/10
Disappointed. Expected more
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2019
at 17:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Vintage 2016 Smell- medium to weak, malt, roast, smoke. Foam- thin to medium, alcohol, roast, coffee, malt. Foam is medium to large, dark brown, white color, a bit darker than usual. Quite good looking foam to be honest. Appearance- generic bottlecap, simple but somewhat interesting bottle and again has that nice carbonation look I like, very dark brown-red color, but cant see-through, so black. Taste- malt, sweetness, alcohol, roast, weak bitter notes in back, some acidic tones and more malt and alcohol, very decent, but I was expecting bit more, but I must be honest, it grows on you after time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2019
at 17:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours pitch black with a medium dark brown head. Aromas of licorice, dry dark chocolate, wood, vanilla, cocoa, dark fruits, hops, pepper, malt. Taste is fudge, pepper, dark fruits, licorice, dark cherries, malt, dark chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55