De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis (Hell & Damnation)

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

Bottle 228, August 2008. Pours opaque with a large, thick and creamy head, mostly retained with fair lacing. Aroma is sour lacto, wet cardboard, smoke, prune, ashy wood, raisin, tar, alcohol, and earthy-peat hops. Full bodied, creamy start, dry finish with good carbonation, and the alcohol hits last; lingering spiciness. Burnt malt, dark fruit, smoke, asphalt, dry and sweet dark chocolate make up the flavor.

Bottle from De Bierkoning. Almost black, no head. Rich chocolate and vanilla as well as rummy aromas. Quite sweet, but packing some nice vanilla, coconut and chocolate flavours. Soft. A great treat.

Bottle, 33cl - Hazy black beer with no head. Aroma is malet with notes of chocolate, milk, vanilla and soy sauce. Flavor is malty with notes of chocolate, soy sauce, coffee, dates, marzipan and alcohol. Very interesting and great overall.

750ml bottle courtesy of joes What a very nice beer! This beer has the creamiest, richest, tastiest feel on the palate that I can remember. Lots of rich chocolate flavor all around great, this is world class.

Very black syrupy liquid with no head at all. Intense aroma of coffee, caramel, dark fruits and dark chocolate. Taste of coffee and caramel, sweet and slightly bitter. No carbonation present at all. Very long finish. This stuff is more liquor then beer, but very appealing. Enjoyed it a lot.

Pours black with a huge, chocolate-milk looking head. Nose is of heavenly chocolate. Taste is of chocolate, licorice and roast malt. Licorice is in right proportion and not overpowering. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy with some bitterness in the finish. Very nice.

bottled 2008,#236 opened with no spilling at all. pitch black, thick smooth brown head. looks fantastic. aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, dark caramel, faint hoppy note too. flavor is sweet, hard roasted malts, faint sweet/sour note, sweet licorice, vanilla. brown sugar. Nice, but not spectacular. surely strong. alc very well hidden. 091114

Bottle # 218 - vintage 2008. Pitch black coloured. Huge brown head on top of this very nice looking beer. Aroma of brown sugar, roast, chocolate, cocoa, alcohol, vanilla and oak. Very nice. Flaovur is even better than the aroma. Loads of liqourice, vanilla, chocolate, herbs, roast, light coffee, cocoa, brown sugar and chen some. Very very nice. Full bodied. A bit dryness. Ends on a roasty bitterness with a very subtle alcoholwarmth on lips and palate. 11.9% ABV is hardly recognicable. Fantastic.....