Jule Mælk Rhum Edition
(has 1 batch)

The rum edition of this massive Danish 'imperial milk stout', aged on wood chips that were soaked in rum. Bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde in Sint-Niklaas. Irregularly lacing, moussy, pale greyish beige head which is surprisingly stable for such a strong beer; black robe with chestnut brown, hazy edge, only visible for about a millimeter off the edge. Aroma of beef stock cubes (quite dominant), bitter chocolate, sweet brown rum indeed but also brown sugar and treacle, coffee cream, vague oaky touch and some background vanilla, melting caramel candy, toasted brown bread, hints of black cherries, almond, candied banana, ruby port, bayleaf. Very sweet onset, candied cherries and raisins paired with a softly sourish blackberry juice-like touch as well as that beef stock-like umami flavour that is already so obvious in the nose; sweetness, however, is the dominant factor here (as in the basic version), to the point of becoming syrupy. Soft carbonation, evidently hugely thick, massive, viscous, 'greasy' mouthfeel. Thick layers of nutty, toffeeish and chocolatey malts are unfolded, all drenched in this creamy lactose sweetness, connecting with quite pronounced rum aspects in the finish - which are unsurprisingly highlighted by the high amount of alcohol, producing a lot of 'afterwarmth', but not exaggeratedly so - though some people will certainly find 15% ABV over the top for even an imperial stout. Faint woody notes (vanilla-ish), varnish-like solvents and coffeeish roasted bitterness further fill this long, heating, sweet, thick finish. Decadent for sure, but the rum factor does fit in well here. One for the stoutheads who do not mind a big amount of sweetness and booziness.

Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Black with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, dark fruit, caramel and barrel. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, rum, dark fruit, barrel, sweet, warming and notes of alcohol.

Draft. A black beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, rhum, alcohol, and prunes. The flavor is sweet with notes of prunes, alcohol, roasted malt, raisins, and rhum, leading to a dry roasted finish. Good night zzzzzzz this will give me sweet dreams.

Draught @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours black with a creamy brown head, lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, chocolate, wood, wet oak, light tartness, rhum. Flavor is sweet, rich malty, caramel, coffee, chocolate, wood, oak, rhum, raisins, alcohol. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 021117

Tap @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Black with a big and lasting brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, wood and rum. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 021117

Tap@Skaal, Copenhagen - Black pour with tan ringed head. Roasted and sweet malty with rich decadent chocolate, caramel, liquorice, soft body, warming rum soaked wooden nuances into the close.