A very dark brown beer, no head. Aroma of roasted dark malt, chocolate, coffee, molasses. Taste of sweet strong dark malt, hazelnuts, vanilla, chocolate, sticky sweet finish.

Dunkler, weich süßlich-malziger Antrunk. Hohe Süffigkeit, der Alkoholist äußerst gut verborgen. Unterdurchschnittlich karbonisiert, weich, cremig malziger Nachgeschmack. 10/9/10/9/11/9

EB Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (De Moersleutel TTO 22/08/2025)

Anniversary beer by Dutch superstar Moersleutel, an oldskool imperial stout generously shared by Hinke, cheers! Moussey to creamy, pale yellowish beige, regularly shaped head, black robe with thin ruddy edges. Aroma of roasted walnuts, coffee grounds, bayleaf, salmiak, hint of 'drop' or liquorice, haemoglobin, toast, black tea, burnt currants. Dense onset, sweetish but nowhere explicitly sweet, hinting at dried blackberry and fig with vaguely sourish undertone and medium carb; very full, oily body. Layers of bitter chocolate, blackened toast and roasted walnut - going for a full roasty bitter profile rather than the toffee- and chocolate-like sweetness one all too often sees in contemporary imperial stouts, with this sourish aspect lingering, as well as a touch of haemoglobin (blood-like iron, but entirely natural). Herbal hops provide a spicy aftertaste and a liquorice-like accent pops up, but the toasty bitterness, never becoming too ashy or astringent, remains the key element here, highlighted by a warming, whisky-like alcohol glow. Straightforward, still more American than English in style, but certainly old-fashioned even in that sense - takes me back many years in that respect, I must say. As solid as it gets - from one of Holland's foremost strong stout specialists, so what could go wrong...

Can from Beerdome. Roasty with nutty notes and dark chocolate, some coffee. Mild to medium bitter with a moderate sweetness. Above medium body. Nicely roasty, a non-pastry Stout for Moer for a change.