Imperial Donkey
Brasserie de la Senne in Brussel / Bruxelles / Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: Bellwoods BreweryStout - Imperial Special Out of Production
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Score
7.34
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Barrel-aged English-type imperial stout.
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7/10
Falttush deep brown pour 2018 bottle. Sour yeast funk and some malts. Pretty decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 02:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
33cl bottle of the 2018 bottling consumed May 2024. Nose is sour, cherries and raisins, licorice, currants, sour cola. Flavor has some smoke and char in the back, big raisin, big sour cherry, natural wine. A big carob component comes out. Sadly, it must be a touch infected because the carb is so harsh on the palate its distracting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2024
at 00:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cherry, raisin, chocolate malt, musty yeast, and dry hay aroma. Black with large light brown head. Moderately sweet red cherry, raisin, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter musty hay flavor. Body on the light side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2023
at 00:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Dark pour. Smells of lovely dark fruits and wood. Tastes of wine barrel, cherry, fig, soy sauce, plum. Smooth palate. Touch of sourness. Quite enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2021
at 04:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
$5.49 bottle, WW. Dark brown with a large beige head. Red wine, barrel, roasted malt, chocolate. Barrel like mad, red wine, chocolate, roasted malt. Tangy, woody, earthy. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2021
at 02:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Definitely a sour imperial stout. Roast and smoke, prune. A hint of booze. Black pour with great head. Orange. A strange one. Tangy end with some roast. Bottle at Delerium.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2020
at 23:34
7/10
BO 18/10/18, BB 18/10/20; Bellwoods collab on 11/09/2017; Mix fermentation red wine BA English type IS; Strong gusher, very carefully & long opening but despite that at 80ml beer loss; Very red wine forward on the nose, wine liquor, raisins, brown bread
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2020
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Quasi black colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately to mostly lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Chocolately, dark malty and vinous, fruity aroma, notes of dark chocolate, blue grapes, red wine, some oak, morello, a touch of funk. Taste is dry, tart-ish, chocolately dark malty, vinous fruity, minimally funky, notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, blue grapes, some morello, red wine, a touch of oak. Creamy-watery texture, minimally astringent and minimally cloying palate, fine, medium prickly carbonation. Nice composition with emphasis on the fruity side, relatively light and easy drinkable; allusions to Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - pretty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2020
at 14:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tidens Farver. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, tart, red wine and wood. Flavor is quite sweet, moderate bitter and slightly acidic. Dry, moderate bitter and slightly acidic finish. 180820
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2020
at 17:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black pour. Aroma of tart vineus red grape, oak, brett, dry horseblanket, chocolate and funky prunes. Taste has tart sweet cherry, vineus red grape, oak, chocolate, horseblanket, brett funk, prunes, fruity yeast esters and malt. Not very stout-like, more like a malty chocolaty flemmish brown. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2020
at 21:27