Klimaet cellar clearance. Pours pitch black, no head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, chocolate, maple sirup, little cake, wood, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, little coffee, cake, maple sirup, wood, bourbon, alcohol. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 030217

Bottle from Gambrinus. Pours a deep brown to black with no head. Huge maple syrup nose that hits hard. Toasted brown sugar, cacao nib, light roasted malt, vanilla, charred oak and a touch of booze as it warms up to room temperature. Smooth and silky on the palate. Sweet definitely, but not cloying. Tons of brown sugar and roasted malt on the palate. The base beer really shines as it gets to around room temp. Maple and just a tad warming on the finish. 12% abv is completely hidden. My favorite Jesus variant at this point. I imagine this is what CBS must be like.

One of several ’Jesus stouts’ by Evil Twin, this one aged on maple syrup barrels. Thin, pale beige, quickly dissolving head retaining as a narrow moussy rim, black robe with hazy dark bronze edges. Intense bouquet of chocolate liqueur, maple syrup, cocoa, caramel sauce, candied dates, treacle, vanilla, wet wood, port, glue, coffee, dried banana, rum. Intense but refined candied sweetness on the tip of the tongue, candied banana, raisin, marmelade, some very light blackberryish sourishness hidden underneath, light umami touch; soft carbo, very thick, ’fat’ and oily, creamy mouthfeel. The initial sweetness stretches out into a general maple syrup sweetness that carries on till deep into the finish, over a thick layer of caramelly, very chocolatey and eventually toasted malt bittersweetness, developing a soft roasted coffee bitterness in the end; lovely vanilla and chocolate notes adorn the finish, along with spicy hops and a peppery, very pronounced yet still not astringent, white rum-like alcohol glow. The sweetness keeps sticking a bit, but with this massive mouthfeel and the alcohol dryness in the end, this doesn’t even bother me. Not quite as intense and refined as Founders’ CBS perhaps, the only other maple syrup stout I know of, but an utterly delicious beer in all its aspects.

12 oz bottle poured into a tulip. Black with thin tan ring. Aromas of big whiskey, some maple syrup and caramel, a bit of cocoa and dark chocolate. Tastes of maple syrup, caramel, roasted coffee, dark chocolate, a hint of dark fruit. Full body with a dry finish. Alcohol is well masked. Lots of whiskey on the nose but nicely balanced on the taste.

Bottle@Himmeriget, Copenhagen - Black pour with brown head. Sweet and medium to light roasted with sweet notes of maple, caramel, toffee, fudge, slick mouthfeel, sweet malty finish.

Sample from 355 ml bottle. Pitch black. No head. Sweet aroma with rich, dark malts, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, coffee, caramel malts, toasted notes, bourbon barrel, vanilla, syrupy notes. Taste is sweet. Full body with an oily texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with rich, toffee notes, coffee, caramel, chocolate and brown cookies. Excellent, rich Stout.

Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, maple syrup and bourbon. The flavor is sweet with notes of vanilla, alcohol, roasted malt, wood, maple syrup, bourbon, and chocolate, leading to a dry finish.