Brouwerij Emelisse White Label - Imperial Russian Stout: Islay Whisky BA Peated

White Label - Imperial Russian Stout: Islay Whisky BA Peated

 

Brouwerij Emelisse in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Brewed at/by: Slot Oostende
  Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production
Score
7.29
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks: 30
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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml bottle [BBD 12.06.22]. Darkest brown colour with a minimally late awakening, thin, fading layer of tiny, tan bubbles. BA supported, sweet-ish, dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of peat, leather, dark caramel, some toffee. Taste is BA supported, dark and caramel malty, minimally alcoholic, notes of dark caramel, toffee, peat, leather, a tannic touch of oak; minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation.
Still in good shape, quite distinct, focussed flavours, BA dominated but not overdone - nice sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 22:35

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
[2/16/23] Draught at Beergium in Uccle. Black. Funk, oak, some vanilla, dark fruits, sweet, sourish note, lots of alcohol.
Tried on 28 May 2023 at 18:52

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml vintage 2018 @ Sommerhuset
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, raisin, caramel and oak. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long roasted, chocolate, oak, raisin and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 22:05

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 2019 #1, 12.6%. Very dark brown with tiny beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, whiskey, peat, caramel and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, whiskey, peat, sweet, liquorice, caramel and medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2022 at 21:46

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Flasche 0,33l (Batch WL.005.18B): Schwarz, kräftige Trübung, wenig flüchtiger mittelporiger beiger Schaum; frische + fruchtige Nase, kräftige malzige Süße, dunkle Früchte, getrocknete/eingelegte Früchte, Röstaromen, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, dunkles Karamell, Kaffee, dunkle Schokolade, würzige Eichenaromen, Whisky, würzig-trockene Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + würziger Körper, kräftige Süße, leichte fruchtige Säure, nussig, Kakao, dunkle Schokolade, kräftige Röstaromen, getrocknete dunkle Beeren, getrocknete/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, dunkles Karamell, spritzig, kräftige Kohlensäure; würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried on 31 Jan 2022 at 10:32

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
Draught @ Tuulensuu as nd. Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout Islay BA Peated Aroma is odd, stuffy and a bit unpleasant with herbs and peat. Flavour has licorice, saltiness, peat. Too stuffy, drinkability is not that great. I wonder whether this is Laphroaig? Usually it is the case when distillery name is not mentioned. But this doesn't have the exact taste.
Tried on 19 Aug 2021 at 16:37

7/10
Black with light tan head. Sweet and deep roasted malts, booze, glue, green apples, inky. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2020 at 01:03

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared. Black with small dark beige head. Licorice, lots of peat, brown sugar, ash, blackberries, jammy, glue, green apples, lots of coffee. Solid sweet, lighter bitter and a touch of tartness. Full bodied. The peat and glue overwhelms everything, but it's a pretty good beer if you look a bit beyond that. Overall way too rough for me though.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2020 at 23:59

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Si cet Imperial Stout vieilli en fût d'Islay n'est pas désagréable, celui-ci ne m'a pas réellement convaincu, tout d'abord car il est globalement simple et deuxièmement parce que le whisky est bien trop en avant, couvrant de trop la bière. J'aurai tout de même appris quelque chose, je ne suis pas le plus grand amateur d'Islay...mais est-ce cela que je recherchais en dégustant une bière ? Pas certain. En verre nous sommes sur une robe noire sans mousse sans effervescence. Le nez est avant tout porté sur le whisky avec café et chocolat. Le rendu est le même à la dégustation, avec un whisky cependant qui n'est pas agressif et un alcool à 12,6 % chaleureux. SI la corpulence et la longueur sont bonne, l'ensemble manque de relief, de profondeur et de gourmandise. A noter cependant de légères épices qui viennent enrichir la palette aromatique. La texture fine, n'a pas non plus ma préférence. Bref, dans le style, on peut mieux faire.
Tried on 13 Dec 2020 at 16:46