Black & Blue (2023 Edition)
Emperor's Brewery in Coalville, Leicestershire, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.32
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After maturing for over 2 years and with luxurious chocolate to the fore, hints of vanilla and coffee, soft blueberry and a tart hit of blackcurrant, you must be careful.
Too many and you might agree with Han....”I feel terrible...”
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Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Winter Affair '25. Notes are brief. This one is all about the fruitiness, which is all over the place. Chocolate and roast malt are present, but kinda secondary. No problem with that. Overall quite good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Winter Affair. Black body, no head. Fermented berries, caramel and light cocoa in the slightly sharp aroma without much alcohol. Lean, dry taste. Honey, fermented berries, blueberries, light cocoa, bitterish. Fun!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours black, no real head. Scent is full, berries, roasty. Taste is sharp, thin, fruit-heavy with the fruit acidity to match the (pure) chocolate base flavors. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Black with thin creamy head. Aroma and flavour have something of pot pourri. Also some sweet chocolate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2024.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted, malt, chocolate, vanilla, blueberries, come coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted, malt, chocolate, vanilla, blueberries, come coffee.
Marduk (26514) ticked Black & Blue (2023 Edition) from Emperor's Brewery 1 year ago
Roast, dark cherry juice, blackcurrant skins, coffee, bit sourish, alcohol
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tap @MBCC 2024, Yellow Session. Black, tan head. Strong roasted malt aroma. Bittersweet flavour, roast, bitter roast, a little jam, some booze?
Taster, from tap, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024. Almost Black with some beige head. Roasted Malts, Chocolate, berries, blueberries, blackberries.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught, taster. @MBCC 2024, Copenhagen (Denmark). 10/05/2024 [#7.232 Global - #914 England - #2 Emperor´s Brewery] Pours pitch black with a beige head. Aroma: hints of vanilla, blueberry and velvet cake. Taste: vanilla, cocoa beans and dark berries. Roasted and thcik mouthfeel. Next one, please!
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Black & Blue (2023 Edition) from Emperor's Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
10/5/2024. Tap at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen. Pours black with a small bubbly/frothy tan coloured head. Aroma is blackcurrant, dark fruits, cocoa. Drying roasted finish. Good.