De Molen Tsarina Esra Imperial Porter

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

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a collapsing brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, coffee, prunes, and some spices. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes roasted malt, licorice, soy sauce, prunes, and some coffee. The finish is dry woody, roasted, and bitter. Thanks fonefan and Brugmansia for sharing.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Bottle # 195. Opaque dark brown with a discreet orangey hue and a light brown head. Intense aroma of roasted malt, licorice and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with plenty of sweet licorice, hard roasted malt and dried fruit. Very soft and smooth mouthfeel. Has a light malt bitterness in the finish. Very pleasant. 291108

33 cl bottle, thanks to BierKönig for giving me this. Thick chocolate malt and light chalky aroma. Soldy alcohol presence and a light roasted note. Flavour is roasted and smoked flavour. Not much carbonation. Light fruity note. finish is dominated by smoked malt. Ends with a nice smoked and chocolate dominated flavour. Great.

Draught @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands.
Clear dark brown color with a large, creamy - rocky, excellent lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, moderate hoppy, grass, moderate to heavy english licorice, notes of smoke in the finish. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration. Body is full, texture is creamy - oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft. Very very nice ;o)) 9-5-9-5-18 (030308)
Bottle 75cl.
Clear dark black color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark berry, vanilla, licorice, moderate peat. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Very rich and complex flavor. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, creamy, syrupy, carbonation is soft - flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. Very nice work Menno ;o)) 8-4-8-5-18 (250208)

Bottle at LCRBM08. Very nice liquorice flavour. Black colour. Big stable light brown head. Mild carbonation, served slightly warm which suits it very well. 8 4 8 4 16

Bottle, 11%. Sweet and vinous liquorice aroma. Almost black colour, seems clear. Small brown head. Good roasted and burnt flavour. A hint of tar and smoke comes on later. The flavour is quite sweet, balances off some of the distinct flavours as well as the alcohol. The mouthfeel gets a little thick from all the sugar, but does not get too sticky or syrupy. Mild and soft carbonation. 8 4 9 4 17

Bottled@Fonefan. A perfect ending to two very nice days around in Ulfborg! Very dark rubyish brown colour (close to black) with small creamy brown head that stays for a while. Aroma is raisins, smoked wood, some peat, mild smoke as well as some slight fruityness. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, licorice, alcohol as well as some mildly smoked wet wood. Really complex and wellbalanced. Fullbodied.

Bottle. Dark brown coloured with a small beige ehad. Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel and liquorice with notes of dried fruits. Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel and liquorice with notes of chocolate and dried fruits. Roasted and warming alcoholic finish.

Name: Tsarina Esra
Date: 03/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Words: number 40

Appearance: dark brown, scant head, thick viscous layers on the glass,
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma with a winey sweetness,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, sweetness comes in with wine and dark caramel, lots of bitter dark chocolate to balance the sweetness along with an almost smokey earthyness, lasting bitterness rises out of the earthyness,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4