Systems Theory East Coast Edition
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: Poppels BryggeriStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.59
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Black Isle and Poppels from Sweden collaborated a year or so ago to make a fantastic imperial stout called Systems Theory. Since then the beer has been maturing in whisky barrels and is now ready to make a reappearance.
There are two versions – a West coast version (using Islay barrels which gives a peaty flavour) and an East coast version which has oak, vanilla and dark chocolate notes.
There are two versions – a West coast version (using Islay barrels which gives a peaty flavour) and an East coast version which has oak, vanilla and dark chocolate notes.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A black beer with a lazing dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, whiskey and raisins. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and whiskey, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jul 2019
at 14:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Highlanders, Aarhus. Black with a lasting brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, light coffee and licorice. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 020419
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2019
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
DØE Randers. Creamy lioghtbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Chocolate notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. A little boring but ok. Aroma
Tried
on 22 Mar 2019
at 10:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with nice large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with some black chocolate notes with some cocoa notes and some peated scotch notes also discernible. Taste is a mix of black chocolate notes with some residual sugar notes, some cocoa and nice barrel-aged notes of peat scotch. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Enjoyable imperial stout with nice barrel-aging features.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2019
at 21:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from the LCBO. Very dark cola coloured pour with a tiny dark brown head leaving some tight lace. Nose is molasses, coffee,dark chocolate, leather, wood, smoke, and peat. Flavour follows with a light+ sweetness and a medium- bitterness. Mouth is medium with sift carbonation and a quite dry finish. 8/4/8-/3/15
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2018
at 00:25
8/10
Ook in de praktijk goed te hachelen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2018
at 22:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Beer Cave. Appearance - jet black with a lovely crema head. Nose - dark chocolate and raisin. Taste - more dark chocolate, light booze. Jamaica cake. Palate - close to full bodied. Creamy in texture. Rich but nicely tapered finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2018
at 00:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, wood, oak, whiskey. Flavor is fairly sweet, roast malt, caramel, chocolate, little coffee, wood, whisky, alcohol. Medium to full body, soft to average carbonation, light sweet finish with warming alcohol. A bit boozy. 121218
Tried
on 12 Dec 2018
at 18:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren as East Coast, 9.4%, Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, barrel, caramel and whiskey. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, coffee, barrel, whiskey, sweet, warming, notes of alcohol, hop, liquorice, tabacco and medium bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2018
at 15:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a black colour with no visual highlights. The head is big, frothy, bubbly, deep beige with very good retention and bubbly-creamy lacing. Roasted malt base aromas with dark fruits, molasses with the barrel that adds hints of whiskey. Oh wow ! This barrel-aged liquor takes over in the taste with some roasted malts that linger alone. Hints of wood on the tongue. Pretty good overall, but nothing outstanding with such a long title - full of this and that.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2018
at 05:10