L'Impératrice (Heaven Hill)
Le Trou du Diable in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.33
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the beer bistro. Jet black, huge Tan head.aroma is sweet, fruity dark charred malts, plums and figs, coffee, and sticky sweet vanilla soaked bourbon barrel. Mouth feel is thin for such a big stoit, carb is not surprisingly soft. Finish is sweet, low bitterness, sticky syrupy bourbon notes loads of vanilla and overly ripe sweet fruit. A tad on the cloying side, good, not great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Olive bottle, 750 ml, 2021 vintage, bought at Broue Ha Ha on 20 October 2023, savoured on 11 November 2023; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring and island of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol, light aniseed, light hazelnut; mouth : malt, bourbon, chocolate, alcohol, light anise, light hazelnut, light alcohol warmth, finale in bourbon with presence of hazelnut, full-bodied, average carbonation, lightly sweet, oily and lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille olive, 750 ml, millésime 2021, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha le 20 octobre 2023, savourée le 11 novembre 2023; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau et île de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, bourbon, chocolat, alcool, léger anis, léger noisette; bouche : malt, bourbon, chocolat, alcool, léger anis, léger noisette, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en bourbon avec présence de noisette, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture huileuse et légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien --- Beer aliased from original tick of L'Impératrice Brassin Spécial (Bourbon Américain) on 07 Jan 2012 at 09:50 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Brown bottle, 750 ml, savoured January 7 2012; eye: black, opaque, nice pale brown head, no lacing; nose: woody, bourbon, caramel, roasted malt, light molasses; mouth: woody, bourbon, caramel, roasted malt, molasses, ink, light soy sauce, alcohol warmth, slight vanilla, woody finale with presence of bourbon, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, silky texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, savourée le 7 janvier 2012; œil : noire, opaque, belle mousse brun pâle, pas de dentelle; nez : boisé, bourbon, caramel, malt rôti, léger mélasse; bouche : boisé, bourbon, caramel, malt rôti, mélasse, encre, léger sauce soya, chaleur d’alcool, très léger vanille, finale en boisé avec présence de bourbon, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien bon
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
De beaux accents de vanille se mêlent à un caramel coulant et à des fruits noirs enrobés de Bourbon pour nous donner un olfactif puissant et alcoolisé. Mousse abondante et pétillante qui se maintient moyennement. Liquide noir aux reflets rubis quand même assez limpide. Chocolatée, caramélisée et vanillée en entrée de bouche. Le Bourbon est fort et réchauffant. La carbonatation est forte et, rehaussée par l’alcool et des notes de poivre, rend la bière assez piquante. Le corps est plus léger que la plupart de ses consœurs du même style. Le Bourbon Heaven Hill est bien en évidence et peut-être un peu trop même dans cette Stout Impériale vanillée, chocolatée et caramélisée avec une bonne part de fruits noirs. Dommage, mais un peu trop alcoolisée à mon goût. O:8.08 V:3.9 G:8.35 C:2.15 G:15.05 T:37.53 --- Beer aliased from original tick of L'Impératrice Brassin Spécial (Bourbon Américain) on 28 Mar 2016 at 09:58 - Score: Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Accents de vanille, chocolat noir et café en olfactif. Touche de cassis de caramel et de mélasse. La torréfaction est discrète mais présente. De couleur noire, à la mousse généreuse, onctueuse et au long maintient. En attaque le Bourbon est très actif; nous donnant des accents de boisé intenses et des notes céréalières, agrémentées d’un caramel enveloppant. L’amertume de torréfaction se combine aux houblons terreux aux tons de vieille branche morte. Un stout classique, beaucoup plus dans l’amertume et l’alcool que dans les sucres. Plaisant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Black colour with a creamy beigeish brown head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is fudge, sweet caramel, salted liquorice and some slight rye and mild toffeeish tones. Flavour is salted liquorice, some rye, mild tart/acidic tones with some wood, toffee and tervaleijona.
CLW (16859) reviewed L'Impératrice (Heaven Hill) from Le Trou du Diable 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
750 ml share thanks to Adamchandler. Nose of oak, chocolate and dirty socks. Not sure how old the bottle is but it has a sourness that doesn’t belong. Oak, funky red wine and sour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, at Håndverksølfestivalen. A dark brown to black beer, unclear, with a dense, finger-thick beige head. Quite funky aroma, leather and barnyard, with booze, oak and a good dash of roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee and a touch of heavy caramel sauce, close to treacle. Even a faint piney touch. It's full-bodied, a bit heavy on the carbonation, lightly warming and quite dry on the palate, with a flavor profile driven by dark malts, but with good company of funky, woody barrel treatment. Roasted malts, some coffee and dark chocolate, leather, barnyard, dark caramel, oak, booze and a light piney hoppyness. Lasting finish, roasted and almost burnt malts doing most of the labor. A fine one indeed, but the co2 level is too high to give a good drinking experience. 190608
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma - Dark malt body with some tones of coffee and chocolate with wood notes and bourbon - The dark malt flavours goes into the finish with wood barrel and some alcohol heat - This was good
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22/XII/19 - 75cl bottle @ C'kes crib, BB: n/a, Lot 201018 (2019-2185) Thanks to C’kes (?) for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy dense beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty nose up front, sweet, raisins, bit oxidized, some chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit roasted, some chocolate, caramel, malty, soft oxidative notes, bitter hops, hint of vanilla. Aftertaste: sweet touch, caramel malts, hoppy touch, some dried fruits, nice roast, some alcohol lingering in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From backlog. Taster at Håndverksølfestivalen, Oslo. Black with light brown head. Roasted malts, hops, coffee, chocolate, barrel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Trou du Diable's luxury imperial stout from quite a luxurious, chique bottle, bought at Geers and shared with my girlfriend. Inches thick, hugely foamy, rocky, cobweb-lacing, yellowish off-beige head over black beer with hazy, wine red edges and ruby red glow deep within (under bright light). Very pleasant nose of a milk chocolate bar with hazelnuts, pear syrup, 'Paschka Choco' and even a very distinctive, pungent but interesting and appetizing note of gorgonzola, marzipan, some old wood, dead tree leaves. Sweetish onset with thinly estery notes of fig and brambleberry, sourish edges, sharp carbonation for style (cfr. the towering head), bit stinging but calming down eventually; light beef stock-like umami accompanies a very full, smooth, thick hazelnutty and Ersatz chocolate-ish malt sweetness, toffeeish and only mildly toasted bitter, but peppery hops and dryish woody effects bring dryness in the end, accentuated by the bourbon-coloured alcohol effect - which remains warming without becoming overly harsh. Overcarbonated for sure, but otherwise very pleasant, rich and distinctive imperial stout with an own personality. Beautiful bottle as well, but obviously that has no relation to my rating here...