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Mikkeller Black Hole

Mikkeller Black Hole - Imperial Stout

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Mikkeller
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Style: Imperial Stout

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6633.97/5.03.96/5.013.1%87.3Snifter
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Commercial Description:
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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 fredandboboflo (1395), East Setauket, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/517/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma of dark chocolate, charred malt, tobacco, licorice, dark fruits, and of course alcohol, though well-integrated. Flavor again bursting with all these notes, rich and charred, powerful but complex. Great beer.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Crushed with Jakebra and vicariously with Honkeybra. Nose fulla coffee and dark chocolate. Beautiful nose. Flavor is surprisingly sweet, and its not a nice of surprise. Dark fruits yes, but feels like a bag of sugar was poured in. ABV is awesome and helps, and this is still pretty damn good, but could have been better. Expectation was about a 3.8. Pretty close.


 HonkeyBra (1267), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/516/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Black, oily pour with a tan head. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Flavor is big and heavy, sweet and chocolatey with a very sweet alcohol finish. Creamy mouthfeel, but the sweetness detracts. Coffee is really an afterthought in this one. Dude was right, about a 3.8.


 Todeon (314), Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle 37.5.cl. Pours and oily black color. Aroma is chocolat,coffe,dark fruit,vanilla,honey and some alcohol. Taste is about the same as the aroma with lots of sweetness and coffee,chocolat,dark fruit and some alcohol. Creamy mouthfeel.


Anareon (12), Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with no head and has some sediment. Dark chocolate aroma with a hint of sweetness. It has a great heavy roasted chocolate flavour and the alcohol doesn’t overpower the taste. It finishes a bit bitter, and I wish there was a more dominant coffee presence in the flavour. It sits nice and thick on the palate.


 LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pours black with absolutely no head and no carbonation. Aroma of bitter chocolate, roasted malt, and alcohol. The initial sip was super chocolatey, but this flavor faded almost immediately. Lots of raisins, roasted malt, and alcohol. Very heavy mouthfeel with a harsh palate. Gets a bit dull by the end of the glass. Meh. This would be better with a slightly lower abv I think. 7/3/7/3/15 (3.5/5)


 Travlr (700), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Second blackest beer that I have tasted. Aroma of roasted coffee, flavor of Starbucks dark roast with a bit of chocolately bitterness towards the end. Very nice indeed.


 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Dec 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a black body with a thin tan lacing. Burnt coffee huge alcohol latent fruits and a big licorice flavor. Not balanced by any means as the alcohol runs wild throughout this one. Good but not great.



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