Mikkeller Black Hole

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

Fascinating! Pours - as expected - dark as night, with a dark mocha-colored head. This stuff is thick and dark enough that the last drizzle I poured through the head actually stained the bubbles darker. Aroma is predominantly (you’ll never guess) dark roasted coffee. Alcohol and bitter chocolate notes are also very apparent. The flavor is where it’s at, though - the alcohol kicks in, and you can easily tell it’s there, but there’s no burn to go along with it. The coffee is certainly there - but unlike the stale espresso grounds I usually get out of stouts, this tastes like fresh-brewed coffee. A wonderful note. Bitter chocolate, too - it’s like an incredibly well made mocha in a beer. The high ABV makes it slightly reminiscent of Mikkeller’s Black, or the DFH World Wide Stout - but this one is certainly about the roasty coffee flavor more than anything. There’s a sweetness there to offset the bitterness a bit - like you added a packet of sugar to your coffee. Huge novelty points, but still probably not something I’d seek out on a regular basis.

Black in color with a smaller head. Aroma is lightly chocolatey with some roast and an odd vegetal essence. Flavor is mediocre at best - Chocolate, cream and some fruit. Decent feel. I totally feel ripped-off by this one. I like Mikkeller and I love Impy stouts, but this seems to be a cruel joke. 99th percentile my ass.

Bottle back from Bruisin’ Ales. The coffee bitterness is very prevalent at first but dissipates as it warms a bit. Big roasted coffee malt and chocolate flavors. Getting some bittersweet chocolate like I just swallowed a tasty piece of chocolate. Finish is a bit sweet. Aroma is slightly bitter and a has a bit of prune as well. Very tasty coffee chocolate bomb here.

Bottle. This beauty poured a deep dark black with minimal tan head. Aromas...WOW, tons of coffee, mocha, and roasted malts jump out of the glass and up your nose. Palate was very smooth with nice body. The flavors were very nice coming back to the coffee, espresso, mocha, roasted malts with a touch of hops at the end. Alcohol was very well hidden. Absolutely fantastic, I am surprised this is only an 83% for the style.

Bottle @ Coles Buffalo NY. Pours an opaque black as night black. Very roasted, chocolate, booze aroma. Taste is very overpowering. Felt peppery burning. Burnt flavors, pepper heat. Boozy. Extreme but unbalanced to the extreme. Didnt really get any of the coffee that this was brewed with. Not for me

Bottle. Pours almost pitch black with a firm brown head. Rich aroma; chocolate, roasted/barbeque notes and a certain tanginess mixed together. Brandy-like notes as it warms. Flavour is roasted with a blend of chocolate and liquorice notes. Finish is a great roasted coffee with lingering hops. Sweeeet! Stingy alcohol notes as well. 20-10-08.

Poured into a fluted glass. Dark, almost black with nice red highlights. Sustainable tan head. Coffee, dark chocolate, and dark fruit in the aroma that is a bit sour. Flavor is not what the aroma would suggest. Much more fruit and chocolate and much less coffee notes. This is almost a cherry chocolate beer with a super high ABV. It is also brings some salt. The feel is very rich and smooth. Chocolate is a bit cloying but this is a delicious beer

Deep rich, dark pour. Smelled like coffee, soy sauce and dark malts. Flavor was much of the same: Soy sauce, chocolate, coffee and malts. Incredibly strong. Overdone, sweet and just too much. Not a Mikkeller fan, sorry.