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Mikkeller Black Hole

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

Copenhagen V, Denmark

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6733.97/5.03.96/5.013.1%86.5Snifter
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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 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 18, 2008  
Bottle enjoyed with shp555 and douglas88 at my place. So this is the second batch but man, this was tasty. Thick and rich. Like biting into a coffee and chocolate confection. Has a bit of bitterness which nicely complimented the richness.


 Hank1980 (762), Athens, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Jan 17, 2008    Updated: Jul 8, 2009
Bottle. Pours black with a brown head. Lacing on glass is pretty heavy. Aroma of roasted coffe and chocolate, with some unID’d bitter/sour notes. Taste is also of coffee and chocolate, with some fruit and hops. The most fruit I’ve ever taste in a RIS. Finish has some other flavors that are hard to pickup, bitter, salt, citrus(?). A lot going on here. Mouthfeel is slick and sticky. A very nice stout. Not as hot as I expected for 14%. Really nice and unique for the impy stout group.


 mwelsh13 (483), Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/518/20
Jan 17, 2008  
Gratis bottle from Rick. Opaque black pour into a snifter. Nice thick, creamy tan head that dissipates to to a fine layer. Great lacing that lasts. First thing you smell is coffee and a deep roast aroma. Initial taste had a great full mouthfeel that left a bit of a oily feeling. Little to no hop bitterness but the coffee taste lends a nice bitterness. The 14% ABV is hidden well until the swallow; you feel it going down and gives you a great feeling in your stomach. The low carbonation and toffee/caramel flavors mix well. To date, this is the best Imperial Stout I have tasted. Worth the price. As it warms, the bitterness is subsiding and has a nice vanilla flavor to compliment the coffee. Would love to try a cash version if it were ever available.


 Defreni (1003), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Jan 17, 2008  
Flaske. Fantastisk duft på en kulsort øl med et fint lille skumhoved. Duften er en smule frugtagtig med en god del lakrids. Smagen er ekstrem. Meget brændt en del vanillie der evt. ville stå godt med en fadlagring? (Bare en ide) lidt chokolade. Eneste minus er at alkoholen slår for meget igennem, hvilket trækker 0,2-0,3 ned i min bog. Ellers taler tallene vidst for sig selv.


 KimJohansen (7007), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Black with medium brown head. Aroma is sweet with burned malt, liquerice and alcohol. Flavor is quite vinous and sweet with burned malt, chocolate vanilla and liquerice. Finishes bitter. Rock on!


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 15, 2008    Updated: Jan 30, 2009
375 ml . Opaque black with a medium, mostly lasting head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, citrus, and slight uric acid. Flavors of coffee, cocoa, citrus herb hops, and slight alcohol. Smooth medium body is watery and finishes dry.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 14, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a pitch black body and a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee,chocolate, caramel, fruit, and alcohol. Taste of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt and soy sauce. Slightly bitter hop finish with some alcohol.


 pantani (1900), Salinas, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Black with no head. Aroma is coffee, licorice, smoke, very roasty, caramel. Taste is roasty with coffee, a light citrus type tartness to it, cream, and dark chocolate. Good stuff.



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