Nanaimo Bar Imperial Porter

Black pour, with a small off white beige head. Roasty cocoa, light fruit. Light mouth feel, soft carb. Medium bitter, can't say this makes me think of Nanaimo bars in any way, shape or form. This is just a chocolatey, boozy, watery, overpriced porter. A huge MEH.

Good but it feels less than imperial if that makes sense?

Fairly clean, dark brown colour with ruby-copper highlights. The head seems frothy at first, beige coloured but turns into this bubbly-soapy thing that goes down quicker at that point and leaves a few spots of lacing. Chocolate malt base with some grassy hops, and hints of vanilla, alcohol and coconut. The taste shows a little more nuttiness, with the hops blending things with the chocolate-roasted malts. Some bitterness in the finish. Not usually a sweet-kind of guy, but wish the hops were a little toned down in this one, to get a little more of the dessert feel.

Was a little worried this would be a sugary mess, but I was pleased it wasn't. Solid rich malts, with prominent coffee, mildly sweet, chocolate notes, and vanilla on the finish. Quite nice.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, from, with and at Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savoured on January 7, 2022; eye: dark brown, opaque, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, chocolate, light alcohol, light acidity; mouth: malt, chocolate, light alcohol, light acidity, finale in chocolate with light presence of acidity, medium-full body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, de, avec et chez Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée le 7 janvier 2022; œil : brun foncé, opaque, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt, chocolat, léger alcool, légère acidité; bouche : malt, chocolat, léger alcool, légère acidité, finale en chocolat avec légère présence d'acidité, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

Bottle: Poured a black color porter with a large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate notes with some chocolate notes and sweet pastry notes with light coffee notes. Taste is also a mix of roasted malt notes with some chocolate notes,some light coffee and with sweet pastry light notes. Body is a bit thin for style with good carbonation. OK for style but lacks a creamy full body.

A deep dark porter with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light coffee, pleasant and smooth. In mouth, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light vanilla, light coffee grind, musty character, pleasant.

Roasted aromas with notes of milk chocolate, hazelnuts, coconut and alcohol. Liquid quite clear, dark brown with red reflections, developing a semi creamy and rather persistent medium-sized foam. Taste it is well chocolatey, unctuous, with a lot of body. The notes are rather roasted and even bordering on burning. Flavors of milk chocolate, vanilla with a fairly intense roasting and an alcohol better integrated than olfactory. The finish is moderately sweet with very little bitterness and enhanced by a light alcohol. The body is much rounder than normal in this style. The effervescence rather active and well appropriate. A well-sweeted imperial porter, with appreciable roasting elements and a soft and well-integrated alcohol heat. We are more in the Pastry Porter than in the traditional Porter. Aromes rôtis avec notes de chocolat au lait, de noisettes, de noix de coco et d’alcool. Liquide assez limpide, brun foncé avec reflets roux, développant une mousse de taille moyenne semi crémeuse et plutôt persistante. En bouche c’est bien chocolaté, onctueux, avec beaucoup de corps. Les notes sont plutôt rôties et même frisant le brulé. Saveurs de chocolat au lait, de vanille assortie d’une torréfaction assez intense ainsi que d’un alcool mieux intégré qu’en olfactif. La finale est moyennement sucrée avec très peu d’amertume et rehaussée par un alcool léger. Le corps est beaucoup plus rond que la normale de ce style. L’effervescence plutôt active et bien appropriée. Un porter impérial bien sucré, avec des éléments de torréfaction appréciables et une chaleur d’alcool douce et bien intégrée. On est plus dans le Pastry Porter que dans le porter traditionnel. O:7.175 V:4.497 G:7.76 C:3.833 G:16.05 T:39.315