Eloquent Phantom
Heart of Darkness Brewery in Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast, Vietnam 🇻🇳
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.13
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Four hops, three malts, two sugars, two spirits, one spice, one wood; it goes without saying that this is a complex beer. Very rich and full-bodied, lifted by the judicious use of American spirits and Madagascan spice. Oak conditioning adds another layer of complexity. A beer to sip and enjoy. Pair with roast meats, rich desserts, or dark chocolate.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Penang > Singapore rail excursion: a small bottle from Antarabangsa off-licence, Georgetown, drunk in the hotel just down the road. Aroma: very interesting, liquorice meets malt loaf. Appearance: opaque cola, negligible head. Palate: full-bodied and oily on the tongue, soft carbonation, finishes long and nicely warming. Taste: well-roasted with sweet notes; marzipan, dark chocolate, sherry. This is rocket fuel, complex and very satisfying.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2026
at 06:40
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pålitelige notater fra samling i Jæren Fråholdslag den 21.06.25, pålitelige selv om en ølassistert hybris gjorde seg gjeldende etter hvert. Renskriving av notatene er derfor gjort i tilnærmet klinisk edru tilstand to døgn senere, kun assistert av min Motueka single hop IPA. 0,33 flaske fra NilasAS' importkoffert, bless him: nesten helt svart med kveldens fineste skum. Vietnamesisk luxuskaffe, mørke lakriskarameller og like mørke 70%-sjokolader. Bitterheten sørger for nødvendig balanse, og med den tørre avslutningen er dette direkte avhengighetsskapende. en av kveldens desidert beste, og gen gjør meg klok, tenksom, klar og avveiet (for å sitere Jens Bjørneboe).
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2025
at 18:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@330ml, ABV@11%, Når@2025.06.21.
Hvor: Kjæpt@Taps Beer Bar, KL, Nydt@Samling Bryne
Navn: Eloquent Phantom
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Heart of Darkness Brewery
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@330ml, ABV@11%, Når@2025.06.21.
Hvor: Kjæpt@Taps Beer Bar, KL, Nydt@Samling Bryne
Navn: Eloquent Phantom
Stil: STOUT - PASTRY - IMPERIAL
Bryggeri: Heart of Darkness Brewery
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2025
at 18:49
7/10
#vietnam
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2025
at 11:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
BA version from a couple of years ago that my brother brought from Saigon. Pours black with a small head. Aroma is classic impy, lots of dark malts, molasses, caramel, prune. Some wood and whisky. Full body. Flavour is malty, sweetish, lots of molasses and caramel, some bourbon, oak. Nice.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2024
at 22:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & Hrabren, thanks! Black coloured, small brownish head, raisins and alcohol in the nose. Light roasted malt, brown sugar, notes of caramel and wood with pretty sharp alcohol in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2024
at 00:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33l bottle from Bottles & Bottles, KL, 11%, lot 1587 (28.4.2023). Shared with Hrabren and Ogi. Very dark brown, off-white head gone soon. Pungent, somewhat oxidized aroma, despite all the wax, licorice comes out, prunes, dates, dried fruit really, but yeast as well at moments. Dry taste, brown sugar, mild rye bread, licorice, ending bit woody, slightly sharp, mild alcohol. Ooof. Bit oxidized, bit all over the place, nice at moments, but also... huh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2024
at 22:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l can thanks to Marko who brought it from Malaysia, shared with Ogi and him. 11% ABV. Dark brown, tan head. Aroma is molasses and alcohol, dried fruit, red fruit. Flavour is harsh burnt, also sweet molasses, heavy roasty flavour, sticky, sweet, strong, oversweet, smooth. Charred wood. Alcoholic.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2024
at 22:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (Mats terrace). Black colour, brown head. Aroma is sweet alcohol, toffee an some liquorice with mild chocolate. Flavour is sweet liquorice, alcohol and mild chocolate. Just mainly sweet, not much else. Downer, as this has been a solid brewery in my books. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:33
6/10
Very dark roasted chocolate, bitter, alcohol, chilli
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2023
at 21:14