De Molen Tsarina Esra Imperial Porter

Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Style: Imperial/Strong Porter
Bodegraven, Netherlands

Shared a while back by Miketd. Roasted chocolate malt aroma with some alcohol present. The flavor is chocolate, with a bit of wood and a light hint of smoke. Interesting brew.

Dark brown almost black pour with small tan head and lace. A burnt coffee aroma followed by medium chocolate and abv. Abv, chocoffee, and a good finishing bitter on the flavor. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation. Had this beer tasted as good as it smelled it would have been over the top. Still damn fine.

33cl bottle #29, brewed 06Oct07, bottled 01Nov07, with a big thanks to ygtbsm94! Pours a dark brown with a loose covering of larger tan bubbles. Aroma is chocolate, espresso, tobacco, citrus, pine, smoke and ripe dark fruits. Flavor is citrus and piney hops, more espresso, chocolate, dark fruits and light tobacco and smoke, with a lingering earthy finish. I was surprised with how much this changed as it opened up, definitely needs a little time to warm up. Very nice stuff and glad for the chance to try, thanks again Brad!

Sampled at Beerhawk’s Beer Gods in the Boro, aka 1000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, By God Beer God Gathering, BG1K Tasting. Black pour with no head. Awefully tasty with a good medium creamy body. Just a little vegetal bitterness in the flavor.

Bottle shared by lithy. Poured black with a very thin brown head. Aromas of milk chocolate, black licorice, and roast. The flavor found caramel and roasty malts. Full body, creamy, and a sweet roast aftertaste.

BeerHawk’s Beer Gods in the Boro, aka 1000 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, By God Beer God Gathering, BG1K Tasting. Sample from a bottle shared by me thanks to bierkoning. Bottled Nov 1 2007. Dark dark brown a light spattering of tan bubbles. Aroma of soy, chocolate, big roast. Taste is more soy sauce, chocolate, bitter roast and a lightly vegetal finish.

Bottle, May 2008. Rich malty aroma. Some soy sauce notes. Lots of chocolate in the flavour. Also bitter licorice with some hop bite. Not too sweet. Alcohol is quite warming, perhaps on the hot side but that doesn’t detract too much. Although I usually prefer fresh beers, I think a little more bottle age would have brought it more into tune with my palate.

Deep brown color with no head. Light boozy aroma with black licorice and tobacco. Medium body with a flat mouthfeel. Good flavor of dry blackened malts with sweet pit fruits and tobacco. Lack of carbonation really hurts here.