Mega
Dugges Bryggeri in Landvetter, Västra Götaland, Sweden 🇸🇪
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.03
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No fuss. Just big, bigger, biggest, mega. That’s: Big. Bigger. Biggest. Mega!
In the early beginnings of Dugges, this could have been around 2005 or 2006. We had a brewer who tried to brew the strongest beer he could. That attempt ended up a 16% vol. imperial stout, which never saw the light of day. It didn't taste right. Scaling that recipe down, however, it tasted just fine. And it got us to brewing Idjit. One of our most iconic beers.
Fast forward to 2021, and we wanted to reconnect with that ambition of not brewing something big, bigger, or biggest but brewing something mega! So, the mega-series was born. Big 15% vol. adjunct stouts, which had extra everything with even more on top and a side of all you could ever want. And then some.
Weirdly, funnily and/or strangely enough, we've never brewed a clean version. One that really connected to our roots. So, we've rectified that and now gone full circle. We're back, maybe not brewing the strongest beer we can but brewing something really strong. And this time, it tastes just right.
In the early beginnings of Dugges, this could have been around 2005 or 2006. We had a brewer who tried to brew the strongest beer he could. That attempt ended up a 16% vol. imperial stout, which never saw the light of day. It didn't taste right. Scaling that recipe down, however, it tasted just fine. And it got us to brewing Idjit. One of our most iconic beers.
Fast forward to 2021, and we wanted to reconnect with that ambition of not brewing something big, bigger, or biggest but brewing something mega! So, the mega-series was born. Big 15% vol. adjunct stouts, which had extra everything with even more on top and a side of all you could ever want. And then some.
Weirdly, funnily and/or strangely enough, we've never brewed a clean version. One that really connected to our roots. So, we've rectified that and now gone full circle. We're back, maybe not brewing the strongest beer we can but brewing something really strong. And this time, it tastes just right.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Can, 0.33l, from Alko, 20260227) The beer poured oily and black. Its head was medium sized and tan coloured. Aroma had burnt malts, dark chocolate, sweetness, alcohols and lightly ashPalate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, dark chocolate, alcohols, sweetness, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts, alcohol burn and bitterness. Initially a tasty brew but after a few sips hard to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Roasted, coffeish aroma. Full-bodied. Very roasted, cocoa, coffee, some sweetness, hops in the flavour. Hides its ABV somewhat. Good sipper.
Tried
from Can
from Alko (Webshop)
on 29 Jan 2026
at 18:19
6.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5
Burk testas i hemmet efter chapterbesök . Här har vi tung imp stout med kaffe hårt rostad malt och 85% ig choklad . Njae ok imp stout
Tried
on 09 Sep 2025
at 20:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 April 2025. At ‘t Taphuys, Tilburg. Cheers to mom, dad & Anke!
Jet black, adhesive beige head. Coffee liqueur, Irish coffee, chocolate sauce, dried fig, vague liquorice, cigars. Sweet date & fig in dark-chocolatey maltiness; brownie, bitter coffee, tobacco. Earthy hops, bittersweet and boozy coffee liqueur-like alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Lovely stuff, what a gem amongst all these taps.
Jet black, adhesive beige head. Coffee liqueur, Irish coffee, chocolate sauce, dried fig, vague liquorice, cigars. Sweet date & fig in dark-chocolatey maltiness; brownie, bitter coffee, tobacco. Earthy hops, bittersweet and boozy coffee liqueur-like alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Lovely stuff, what a gem amongst all these taps.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2025
at 12:10
7/10
Šokolaad, röst, mõru, kuiv, alks, veits happeline, magus, tummine. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2025
at 21:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Barrels (Gamla Stan, Barrels), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has rich dark sugars and moderate roast, with a pretty deep malt character. Flavour is massive, with deep roasted malt, black liquorice, burnt dark sugars, and a bit of umami. Finished with lots of liquorice, dark sugars and roast. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tritonia Ölverkstad / Barrels - Burgers & Beer
on 17 May 2025
at 20:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
On tap at Barrels. Pours black with a beige head. Roasted malts on the nose. Flavour has rich roasted malts, some black liquorice, moderately thick body, fairly dry. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tritonia Ölverkstad / Barrels - Burgers & Beer
on 17 May 2025
at 20:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
on 29 Dec 2024
at 23:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried at stoneworks Peterborough. Jet black colour with a tan head. Rich big roasted coffee and chocolate. Sweet finish. Rich full body.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2024
at 16:34
2/10
Tried
on 27 Mar 2024
at 13:29