De Molen Eiken Hel & Verdoemenis

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial Stout
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Bottled. Big imperial stout like the hel en verdoemenis, but with clear oak chips added to aroma and taste, without the beer becoming too dry. It is still very nice and creamy, which keeps the liquid strong chocolate taste alive. I should have bought more bottles, again. :-) Tap at Copenhagen Beerfestival 09. Dark flat. Soft malty, nicely rounded. Bit red wine as well, malty. Soft and balanced. 4.2

Bottled, shared with caesar en skortila. Opaque black, no head whatsoever. Nose of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, very nice. Sweet flavour, little bitterness underneath, chocolate notes all the way, wood shines through, perhaps some cognac. Extremely complex brew, and in stark contrast with American imperial stouts not extremely bitter, thereby allowing the complexity to be fully appreciated. Different from the regular version, but just as good.

Bottle on Train from Shefield to Huddersfield with and thanks to Nightfall ... Deep black ... soft smooth sillky roast malts ... very soft low carbonation ... rich toffee malts ... nice full mouth feel ... very very nice toffee... low bitterness... wondefull

Small waxed dipped bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with no head and a black body. Aroma is coffee, wood, brandy and chocolate. Taste is vinous, wood, coffee, cinnamon, brandy, and mocha. Viscous mouthfeel, light bubbles.

Bottle from De Bierkoning. Black with no traces of head. Almost like motor oil. Wonderful chocolate and vanilla aroma, also mildly roasted coffee. Chcolate, vanilla, good roasted flavours, a subtle fruitiness towards the finish. Smooth as velvet and flat. A masterpiece.

Thanks Patrik! Pours inky and pretty black. No chance of getting a head on this. The aroma is bonfire, bitter chocolate, peanuts...a big complex nose. Superviscous...coffee burn, rich chocolate...mouth-coating. There is some rum character, as opposed to cognac. This is a crazy beer, so thick. You get alcohol late and it cuts through - only slightly - the thick malts. It actually tastes quite nutricious, with a big fat oak finish. Astonishingly drinkable, as the heat is muted.

2009 Bottle, thanks to oh6gdx (Patrik) for sharing! Inky, viscous, luscious, bloody black pour. The aroma is hellishly good and from the bowels of the earth with magma, ashes from a hellfire, carbon, quartz, the whole molten core. Thick flat and perfect palate. The chocolate in the flavors are up-front, powerful, and extraordinary whereas the coffee flavors are very subtle. It’s like the heaven in balance to the devilish aroma. The smooth creamy palate carries every molecule of this elixir to every cell of my body. It’s like drinking chocolate that has been filtered through carbon, smooth as mother’s milk. This is Haute Bier!

Bottle at Københavnske Øldage 2009
Black color, no head. The aroma is a bit papery, breadish, with light vanilla and cognac. Good body, excellent mix of chocolate, roasted malt, cookies, sweetness, cognac, sweet nuts, light alcohol, light coffee. Well balanced, yet powerful. Great!