Haandbryggeriet Odin’s Tipple

Brewed by Haandbryggeriet (Norway)
Style: Imperial Stout
Drammen, Norway

maybe the best imperial stout i’ve ever had. looks like an ordinary impy, smells a bit better, sweet and roasty with a coffee chocolate inviting scent that is a fucking joy. smells like motherfucking s’mores. damn. i can taste the alcohol with the mellow dark chocolate, and it is good, roast is just right with a warm half finished cup of coffee with vanilla and whiskey. straight forward clean and delicious. right amount of sweetness, right amount of roast, right amount of bitter, this beer is all the right shit, and if the description is correct is not a kitchen sink beer, maybe more folks should streamline their recipes. i’m glad whoever designed this one did. 5 10 10 5 20

Bottle. An opaque dark black beer with a small and persistent dark brown head. Wonderful aroma, rich of roasted malts, lightly hoppy with notes of blueberries, blackberries, chocolate, coffee and a hint of alcohol. The flavour is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Very roasty, viscous, intense and flavourful. Medium to full body, lively carbonation, very long finish with more than medium bitterness. Another world class stout from this brewery, fruity roasty, and even this is less refined tha Dark Force I give it the same rating.

16oz bottle. I was really shocked by this beer. Not at all what I was expecting. This is amazing amazing stuff. Pours a deep black with a modest but gorgeous deep tan head with long retention. The nose at first is very heavy on alcohol. As it warms notes of smoke and leather and deep dark chocolate come out. Still a bit alcohol heavy. Flavor is incredibly balanced, among the best I have had. Very malty, those who want hops should look elsewhere. However the malt complexity here is astonishing. You get a bit of fruitiness up front perhaps from the wild yeast. The middle of this beer is dominated by huge chocolate and soy notes. Finishes with a very mild but deep smokiness and a hint of roast. This is very original and very very good. Highly recommended.

Bottle from Noblesquirrel, you have any more? Holy crap this is amazing. Pours a dark black color with a great brown head. The beer sticks to the glass as it gives off tons of chocolate, raisins, coffee, and some molasses. Flavor has a remarkable balance between sweet chocolate, roasted malt and a nice bitter finish. I get lots of prunes, some molasses, bitter chocolate, coffee and the dry wonderful hop bite at the end. Damn this beer kicks major ass. Get some, you will not regret it.

Colour... jet black with a very thin chocolate brown head. When swirled it coats the sides intensely and has one helluva tendril effect! Nose... black coffee, lots of dark chocolate, some soy and roasted malt. Palate... incredibly viscous, sweet, coffee, smoke, oak, molasses, lots of dark sweet chocolate. Uff da, dis is nice stuff!

Bottle from Vinmonopolet in Oslo. It was a beautiful black liquid that flowed out of the bottle. The foam was quite small and brown. At first the aroma was not too great, some coffee, chocolate and licorice. As the liquid got warmer, it became more interesting. Burnt malt, soy, and some smoke. Flavor was great! Salt, cherries, leather, some smoke. A lot of malt, great balance. Full-bodied beer, absolutely. Sure, I felt the beer was pretty strong (11%) but there was never any annoying feeling the alcohol. Surprisingly easy to drink despite the strength and character. A lovely beer!

Bottle. Black colour witha brown head. Aroma is sweet, sourness, smoked, malt, hop, coffee, alcohol. Flavour is sweet, sour, caramel, hop, oak, licorice, fruit, coffee, alcohol, smoked. Powerful and complex beer.

Bottle batch 210 brewed 20.01.09. O wow what a pour... reminiscent of Dark Horizon, pitch black, obsidian, super deep black, seemingly trapping light like a black hole, fizzy foamy dense dark sandy brown head. Aroma is super roasty, not at all what I was expecting, bright and chocolaty, light grass, hint of alcohol and just a touch of acidity that seems to meld it all together, some fruit and berry seeds emerge as it warms, stunning. That is freaking delicious, will finish rating in 30 minutes... watching movie. Okay.. I’m back. First taste is sharp, dark chocolate and bright funk, mildly fruity, berry seeds, dark chocolate, lovely yeast character, the roast almost gets pushed under, flour-less chocolate cake, subtle hint of espresso, the alcohol makes itself known every couple of sips in a pleasant way, quick finish with a long dry ashy aftertaste. Full bodied, super fluffy, great sensation, not sticky or syrupy at all, the wild yeast at play no doubt. Holy moly... I can only Imagine that this was not nearly as good a few months ago. This is one of those beers I wish someone was here to share with me... because I’m sure no one is going to believe that this bottle was that good... hehe.