I stumbled into this beer at a Prague bottle shop, my only non-Czech purchase I believe. No idea Gulden Draak brewed an imperial stout. I have a snifter prepared to receive the pour from the 33 cl bottle, more an ale-looking body than your usual imperial stout. Mahogany brown liquid topped with a persistent skim of silvery tan foam. I smell ripe fruit, grain, a touch of chocolate and some roast perhaps. I take a drink. I swear, I think I’m sampling a dark Belgian ale. If I’d known it was going to be like this, I would have bought 5 of them. An exaggeration, but not much. Dark plums, baked wheat bread, black raisins, cane syrup, chocolate malt and a bit of earth.Tasty. Really good. I like imperial stouts and strong dark Belgian ales almost equally so there you are. Better than most quads I’ve tried. Years ago Ommegang and Alesmith partnered up on an American strong ale called Velocity: East Coast Edition that is similar to this brew. I thought that was an extraordinary beer. This beer is inline with that one.

Poured from 330mL bottle (bb xx/06/26 - couldn't tell the first numbers due to where it's printed). Dark mahogany brown with full light beige head. Belgian yeast with some light roast and fruity dark chocolate. Enjoyable combo beer, but definitely different from the NA imp stouts. Still liking it.

Schwarze Farbe mit beiger Schaumkrone. Malziger, röstmalziger, fruchtiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, röstmalzig mit dunkler Schokolade, Vanille und Kaffee. Hohe Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.