Black Hole
(has 2 batches)
Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
Brewed at/by: De ProefbrouwerijStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.90
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This intense Imperial Stout is defined by its high bitterness from the hops and the sweetness from the malt and alcohol, it creates a good balance which makes Black Hole an explosion of nuances, but also leaves a feeling of a complex beer. Black Hole is what Mikkeller is all about. Daring, vulgar and extreme. From the very beginning Mikkellers goal has been to push the limit and with this warming, intense imperial stout, a new chapter in the Danish beer history has been written.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Pikkulintu. Originally rated on 5.2.2010. Massive imperial stout with wine like notes. Slick mouthfeel, slightly boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2011
at 23:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thick vast light brown head on top of an opague black colored beer. Smell hops, coffee, fruits, grapefruit. Lots of taste, complex beer. Hops, fruits, grapefruits, bitter, coffe and roasted. Carbo ok, full body.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2011
at 11:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
375ml bottle BrewDog.com
Appearance - Jet black, no light through, frothy tan-head 2 finger width which dissipates
Aroma - Alcohol, roasted - burnt malt, roast coffee, ashtray, earth. Complex and boozy.
Flavour - strong hops with alcohol initially then ash, roast coffee, charcoal, bit of plain bitter chocolate with alcohol. Seemed to be less complex than the aroma.
Palate - Oily, good carbonation, alcohol burn. Finish - alcohol burn with rather harsh coffee bitterness, dry, ashy, bit acidic.
Overall - Too boozy, the flavours not masking the alcohol enough, bit over strong roasted / burnt coffee, with not pleasant ash aroma. An interesting experimental beer, but there are better imperial stouts out there. I’m disappointed with this one - half the bottle was drain pour.
Appearance - Jet black, no light through, frothy tan-head 2 finger width which dissipates
Aroma - Alcohol, roasted - burnt malt, roast coffee, ashtray, earth. Complex and boozy.
Flavour - strong hops with alcohol initially then ash, roast coffee, charcoal, bit of plain bitter chocolate with alcohol. Seemed to be less complex than the aroma.
Palate - Oily, good carbonation, alcohol burn. Finish - alcohol burn with rather harsh coffee bitterness, dry, ashy, bit acidic.
Overall - Too boozy, the flavours not masking the alcohol enough, bit over strong roasted / burnt coffee, with not pleasant ash aroma. An interesting experimental beer, but there are better imperial stouts out there. I’m disappointed with this one - half the bottle was drain pour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2011
at 14:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle. Pours pitch black with a medium tan head. Aroma has piney hops, some tropical fruit and a little bitter coffee. Taste has some tropical fruit and roast coffee to start. Lots of roast coffee and bitter piney hops in the finish. Thick. No heat considering the strength. Very tasty but expecting it to be a bit more intense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2011
at 13:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with almost no head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, burnt and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter with warmin alcohol. Dry and bitter finish. Full bodied and oily. 160511
Tried
on 16 May 2011
at 12:02
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle brewed 01/07/08, cons 2011-04-30 AR: round dark choclate aromas, vanilla, sweetness AP: opal black black body, extremly dark brown beige head and wee F: honey, chocolate truffle, warming feeling, coffeine, filling sensation, a bit vinos, medium bitterness, medium low carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2011
at 13:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ private tasting, Denver. Thanks Adnielsen. Pours very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of raosted malt, caramel, coffee, raisins and some alchohol. Taste is very sweet with sweet dark dried fruit ie raisins, plums, coffee, camemel, smoke, alchohol pretty well hidden. Rather thin body, low carbonation, sweet sticky mouthfeel. 070411
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2011
at 13:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Bierkompass. Black color with thick beige head. Aroma of, chocolate, caramel, plums. Taste, chocolate, coffee, caramel, red fruit, lot of alcohol. Nice, long bitter finish. Excellent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2011
at 08:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
24th January 2009
Opaque black stout. Low carbonation. Not a silky Impy! Strong with spirity heat. Subtle cherry and raspberry and a few brandy and whisky flavours. Finishes dry and with some coffee bitterness. Much better when not too cold.
Opaque black stout. Low carbonation. Not a silky Impy! Strong with spirity heat. Subtle cherry and raspberry and a few brandy and whisky flavours. Finishes dry and with some coffee bitterness. Much better when not too cold.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2011
at 09:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Fragrant, harsh aroma of coffee and spent coffee grounds, with some vanilla and a bit of licorice. Sweet flavor of coffee, vanilla, milk, hot alcohol, burnt wood, a bit of berry, cherry coke. Harsh coffee flavor. Kind of fizzy. Very boozy with coffee, that’s about it. Extremely disappointing.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2011
at 04:36