Mikkeller 黑 / Black

Bottle, shared w/ and compliments of danielcurtis81. Doesn’t take long for the 17.5ABV to hit your throat. This one is strong and heavy, and I swear it tastes like Mesquite Merinade, just not quite as thick. Truly interesting and truly different. Wow is all I can say, and I’m still not sure if it’s a good wow or bad.

Shit.
Bottle (EBF2008) - thanks M0rhi!
Boozy and burnt. Over-burnt. Over-boozy. A pitiful victim of the inane ’some is good, therefore more is better’ syndrome. I’d rather chew on a lump of coal and mainline turpentine than take a third sip of this complete freakish disaster. (Yes, I took a second sip to make sure that the train-wreck I witnessed on the first sip was real. It was.) This may be big in some people’s eyes, but it’s about as far away from being clever as it’s possible to get. Shit.

Bottle. Completely black with an uneven brown froth. Vanilla, chocolate and hints of coffee in the nose. Alcoholic, too. Complex flavours, strongly alcoholic, vanilla is dominant together with chocolate and that touch of roast. Full-bodied and smooth. One of a kind, but one bottle is enough. A bit too alcoholic in my opinion.

Sampled at EBF2008. Pours a pitchblack beer with a chocolatebrown head. The aromna is soft roasted malts, coffee, licorice and notes of alcohol. The flavor is alcohol and roasted malts. The mouthfeel is bold and sharp from the alcohol. Overall this beer has a nice aroma, but in the flavor and the mouthfeel the alcohol is a bit overpowering.

Sweet light chocolate or coffee aroma. Sweet body with a light alcohol note. Sweet coffee palate with a nice alcohol warmth. Very nice.

This beer was not nearly as good as I expected. It poured with a black body topped by a thin to medium thick head with a little lacing left on the glass. This beer hits every part of the tongue, but, I think that’s what I don’t like about it. It starts out sweet and fruity then it gets bitter and hoppy then it’s salty and peppery and it’s al mixed with strong alcohol notes. Full bodied, dry and hot.

Bottle. Wow this beer has some punch. Pours a pitch black mystery to revel a green bottle (why would you but a beer this thick and black in a green bottle?!). Oak flavors fill the nose. Tastes like you are drinking BBQ sauce, the most delicious BBQ sauce you’ve ever had but BBQ sauce none the less. Doesn’t taste that strong on the tougue but it hits you half way down and leaves lingering burn. Perhaps better with age but worth the try. If not for the price tag it would be fabulous to cook with!

Draught@Pegasus, Copenhagen Appearance: Black, almost no head. Aroma: Cocoa, Molasses, Alcohol, Ripe fruit. Flavor: Licorice, Chocolate, Ash, Alcohol, Vanilla, Dark caramel. Palate: Thick and very sweet with low carbonation. A sipper for sure! For a beer this strength, this is quite interesting. I found it to be quite pleasing to sip away at during an hour or so. Could use some aging tho. Worth a try!