Mikkeller Black Hole

Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Imperial Stout
Copenhagen V, Denmark

375ml bottle shared by mspindler, thanks for bringing this Mike. Boozy, chocolate aroma. Dark black pour. Sweet, but bitter at the same time, more alcohol heat as well. This was good, will be even better with some time on it.

Bottle. Black colour with a small brown head. Aroma: roastiness, coffee, licorice, saltiness, dark fruit, molasses, earth, outhouse!?, herbal hops. Taste: roasted, coffee, light sweetness, hops, a bit sour, saltiness, pepper, alcohol, charcoal, a bit herbal. Light carbonation. A bit too hot and peppery. Probably needs a bit more aging.

Dark, dark dark, with thick, deeply creamy head.. Profound aroma of malt, expresso, flowers, and dust, with a completely unique combination of flavors that add sweetness and brightness to these dark aromas, with additional hints of red grapefruit, kiwi, mango, chocolate, over ripe grapes, luxurious oak and ash. Loved it and must share it.

Yummy. Black with a foamy brown head. Coffee dominates the aroma with alcohol following. Thick buttery palate. Dark bitter chocolate and strong espresso taste. Excellent. This beer is under rated. Seriously this is a damn good imperial stout. It is a really big beer with a lot of flavor. If you can’t deal with that stick to your pale ale.

Deep black in colour with a lingering thin tan head, good lacing. The aroma is very sweet, lots of alcohol, vinous, some molasses, fruit cake and burnt fruits. The flavour is alcoholic, lots of dark fruits, roasty, very vinous, lots of cake and just very malty in general. Very warm mouthfeel, medium body, moderate carbonation. Finishes long, very warm and malty.

It’s now 1 year old and this is starting to round out. I’m sure that it will take a bit longer but the alcohol has mellowed some.

375ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheEpeeist, thanks Chris.
Opened on October 21, 2008.
Best before August 14, 2011.

Very nice stout.I have experienced this stout on tap and bottle. The tapped version is better and with (of course) a longer lasting foam. It is absolutely one of those stouts with attitude; though this one is a bit sticky and sweet. Burned malts are the dominating flavour and well hidden alcohol burden. To be enjoyed by itself.

pours a thick and very dark black with little to know head though the cork was good. aroma is strong and complex!...dark fruit, fig, bitter bakers chocolate, coffee, and alcohol. flavor has loads of coffee...also some dark fruit, bitter chocolate, and a hint of anise. nice hoppiness makes for a bitter finish. mouthfeel is thick and sticky at the end but somehow a bit thin up front. lack of head retention and slightly thin mouthfeel are the only things that kepth this one from being outstanding.

Pours black with brown highlights, 3cm of brown head that slowly fizzes away, but not entirely. Aroma is milk chocolate, or chocolate milkshake, vanilla, roastedness, a little coffee and a tiny bit of hops with a hint of alcohol heat. Taste is much the same, sweet, sweet chocolate, coffee, vanilla, rum, malt, ashes. The alcohol is actually pretty well hidden. Mouthfeel is thick, smooth, creamy, and I dunno why, but I think of flour when drinking it. I am a sweettooth, and have been looking for a sweeter imp stout, but this is too much sweetness for me. Becomes more bitter after it warms a little, though. And it’s not too sweet to not be quite enjoyable after all. Very much a sipper, spent an hour+ on a 0.35 bottle.