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Mikkeller Black Hole

Mikkeller Black Hole - Imperial Stout

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An Imperial Stout brewed by
Mikkeller

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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6143.97/5.03.96/5.013.1%86.4Snifter P  Stats

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Finally……! Black Hole is what Mikkeller is all about. Daring, vulgar and extreme. From the very beginning Mikkellers goal has been to push the limit and with this warming, intense imperial stout, a new chapter in the Danish beer history has been written. The high bitterness from the hops and the sweetness from the malt and alcohol, creates a good balance which makes Black Hole an explosion of nuances, but also leaves a feeling of a perfect and complex beer – in the heavyweight category.
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 mullet (795), Melbourne, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/55/104/513/20
Jul 3, 2009  
Yet another nice enough but overall moderately disappointing Mikkeller. Tastes like Abyss with two sugars.
It looks fantastic - the bottle is beautifully presented (except the plastic cork!) and the beer looks beautiful. Really dense tan head. Aroma is very good - clear woody, milk chocolaty, straightforward roastiness, very faint minty hop aroma if any and no real esters. Squeaky clean. Tastes much the same but it’s really quite sweet. It’s not really out of balance, the roast just hangs in there but like a dessert wine is technically balanced it’s still sweet. No real bitterness, balance seems to come entirely from roast. Sweetness and clean booziness gives the mouthfeel a cough medicine type impression. Really clean and well-made, without the sweetness I’d really go for this, though it might be a little bit 1D. I can brew better than this.


 bluevegie (2052), Perth, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Black body with ruby tinges and good size, tight beaded, tan head. Coffee notes on the aroma then a strong whiff of smoke then chocolate. Chocolate and coffee in the taste although it is a little like a baltic porter with loads of alcohol.


 IMtheOptimator (1154), Bethel, Connecticut, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Poured black with a dark brown head. Rich strong aroma of roasty malts and dark fruits, an interplay of bitter and sweet. Flavor is surprisingly sweet though not intensely alcoholic as I expected... with strong notes of chocolate, vanilla, and dark fruits with a slight roasty hop kick. More drinkable than I initially gave it credit for, and a nice imperial stout overall.


 curly (412), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Black pour with very little tan head. Sweet milk choc. aroma with apricot, alcohol, smoke, and hop spice. Alcohol is strong in the taste then there is chocolate, plum, and roast bitter. Pretty crazy stuff.


 ChrisThomson (254), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bottle. Love this beer. Pure black, with almost no head. Molasses, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, oily, thick body. Amazing beer.


 Chrism86 (232), Melbourne, Australia
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Pours with an oily black body and no head to speak of. Nose has smoke, coffee roast, dark chocolate and vanilla with residual sweetness detectable. Palate has huge depth and power but maintains great balance. Rich choc makes way for honey sweetness before coffee roast comes into play. The sweetness masks the power of the dark malt quite well and stops it from being overly bitter/sweet or astringent, but still has plenty of power & presence. Finishes with a combination of dark choc fudge, coffee, vanilla and lingering honey sweetness. Absolutely awesome beer, great complexity & impeccable balance despite big abv and general profile.


 kiefdog (1263), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Bottle from Parti-Pak Liquors (Indianapolis, IN). Pours a dark muddy and murky black with no head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of booze, wood, smole, ripe dark fruits, molasses, brown sugar. Flavor is roasted and malty with notes of coffee,booze, bourbon, vanila, wood, smoke, some light floral hops in the background. Generally medium to full body with a pleasing roasted malt finish.


 markwise (900), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Thanks kiefdog for the share. Pours dark brown with an almost nonexistent off-white head. Nose is roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, and some booze. Does not come across as 13% ETOH at all. Flavor is sticky coffee, dark roast, and some slight booziness. Medium bodied and lingering with cafe con leche. Tons of yellow lace on the glass, and a nice medium-full bodied beer.



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