Mikkeller Black Hole

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

Pours a three finger brown head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Black opaque color. Light-medium carbonation and heavy bodied. Coffee-alcohol nose. Flavor is roasted coffee and alcohol. Lingering burnt coffee aftertaste. Pricey at $10.09 for a 12.7oz bottle from John’s Marketplace Portland, OR. Label has the ABV at 13.1%.

Pours a black color with a thin brown head. Aroma is molasses, coffee, and roasted malts. Flavor is malty, caramel, molasses, roasted malts, and a bitter hop finish.

375 ml bottle, corked and caged. Cork date is 14/08/11. Purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle, WA. Opens with a pop. Pour is black, with a nice 1/2 inch deep tan head. Nice lacing on the glass. Head appears very oily. Aroma of bright pine hops, coffee, black licorice and alcohol. Taste is initially quite bitter and acidic. The coffee is present immediately, as is the pine. The coffee, mellows really quickly. Alcohol is present in the taste, but it was much stronger in the nose. The finish has sort of a sour sweet taste to it, somewhere in the middle of the triangle of citrus, soy and licorice. Palate is oily, with a very long, lingering hot finish. This was a well made beer, but was a little to sharp (bitterness, alcohol, etc) for me.

Small brown head that settles slowly into an almost mirror reflection of the label art, neat. Color is black. A wee bit of saggy lace left behind. Nose is rubbery, chocolatey, malty , grainy with notes of berries and alcohol. Body is full, oily on the palate with some alcohol astringency. Fairly common flavors of chocolate, roast and coffee with more alcohol notes as well. Dry, roasty finish. Meh. Alcohol notes seem to be a bit much all around. Obviously the first batch was far superior to this latest one. Oh well, just my luck.

(bottle from alldaydrinker)black body with a brown ring around the glass.with some swirling i was shone a light brown head that left some lacing on the side of the glass.nice aroma of chocolate,molasses,coffee beans,marshmellows,and cocoa.unfortunately after this it pretty much goes down south.the flavor was an unusual mix of spent coffee grinds,brett,and bitter cocoa.what happened????im sorry but its just to bitter and sour for me.

This poured a very jet black with a small foamy tan head and very sticky long-lasting lace rings. Nose is very powerful with aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, and ripe fruit. Mouthfeel is very oily and slick. Flavor is dominated by the coffee, but you still get chocolate and now a little alcohol. The finish is malty, and the alcohol remains under control. Very nice to sip. Remarkable beer.

Bottle thanks to shp555. Pours a deep jet black with a nice creamy light brown head. The aroma is amazing; floral hops and burnt coffee. The taste really starts out hoppy with some hints of coffee and dark fruit. There is no notice of the ABV at all. As it warms the hops fade and coffee, dark fruit, molasses, and brown sugar come to the fore. A great beer.

Bottle #55/100 - Very good beer here. Lots and lots of roasted malts in both the flavor and the aroma. There was some interesting aroma profiles I found though. Peppers, smoke, charred wood, a touch leathery. Nice nose. Appearance was jet black with a small 1-finger thick brown head. Flavor had some puckering quality to it, which made me think of astringency. Reminded me of some kind of bitter espresso thats a day or two old. Also some smokey flavor on the palate, a nice bite of piney hops...very acrid. Overall a very nice impy stout.