Tiny
(has 1 batch)

Big mean mutha of an Imperial Stout, boozy and bitter as all hell. Was expecting something far more decadent and candy-like, what with the "Belgian-style" on the label, but this bottle’s a dry, spiky, hornet’s nest of a stout, full of roasted mocha notes and unrelenting alcohol heat. Gives up deep roasted chocolate, sure, but the espresso middle combines with slight hints of raisin and anise to keep thing from ever approaching sweet. Sticks with the bitterness--the fade steadfastly refuses to grow cloy--but the liquor burn stays too heavy on the palate. Put some age on this puppy and the results will likely be altogether different.

12 ounce bottle. Opaque black color. Small creamy tan head. Big roasted malt nose is redolent of molasses and dark dried fruit. Flavor follows nose with notes of prunes, chocolate and treacle. Intense and rich, with a viscous mouthfeel. Sip this slowly to reveal the luscious, complex layers. Big and bold is an understatement. At just under 12% ABV, be careful out there.

Leicht malzig würziger Beginn. Weich schokoladig, Alkoholnoten, etwas getreidig. Steigend schokoladig. 10/9/8/8//8

Nice easy dating on the bottle. Bottled September 28th 2016, best by September 28th 2018.

It pours pitch black, small head of tan foam.

I smell cloves, anise, candi sugar, dark fruit, roasted malt, alcohol.

Ditto for the taste. Dark pitted fruit stand out more here than in the smell. Alcohol is manageable. Does it resemble a Belgian style Imperial Stout? You betcha.

To me, full bodied with ample carbonation.

This is quite a treat.

Sampled from bottle at the special Weyerbacher tasting in Getränke Oase. Black, golden brown edges, low head. Caramel toffee aroma, licorice light sticky body, licorice, molasses.

Bottle. Brown color with tan head. Aroma is boozy, molasses, spicy yeasts. Taste is boozy, some raisins and prunes, again a bit spicy yeasts. Medium carbonation. Not my kind of beer.

Bottle from Bert’s Inky thick black with a stingy tan head. Roasty earthy with hints of caramel on the nose. Flavor follows the aroma but adds a bit of wet cardboard like oxidation. Decent beer.

Bottle. It pours black with a small brown head. The aroma has cherries, plum, dark bruit. Pretty fruity with light toast and spice. The flavor is ashy with some tobacco, black cherries and raisin bread. A little syrupy and alcoholic. Very rich and fruity which keeps the high alcohol from being too solvent-like. Low acidity and no acrid black malt character. Overall, pretty good.

0.75l corked bottle brought home from Cask Pub & Kitchen. Oh, this is about as dark as they come. Like pouring fresh black oil in the glass and it has a big but quickly fizzing away dark chocolate colored head. It has a really nice woody vinous dark roasted aroma. Yeah, it definitely has some dark roasted tones this. Slightly salty as well. Nice. Lots of flavor! Been storing this in the cellar for close up to two years now, and I'm glad I did. It feels really round in the taste. It somehow doesn't have the mouthfeel that I expect a beer of this caliber to have and it's a tad higher on the bubbles than I prefer in my imp stouts. The flavors however are all delicious and really integrated. Dark chocolate, lots of roasted malts. Some woody bourbon tones. Slightly salty and licorice in the aftertaste. There's also a fair amount of alcohol, the stingy warming kind in the finish and aftertaste. Yeah, nice. 25.07.2014