New Holland Night Tripper

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Imperial Stout
Holland, Michigan USA

Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 30 2008; eye: black, no effervescence, no lacing, opaque; nose: roasted malt, caramel, soya sauce, liquorice, bitter hops, strong coffee, candied fruits; mouth: soya sauce, roasted malt, liquorice, caramel, caramelized malt, strong coffee, rather bitter and sweet, candied fruits; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 31 mai 2008; oeil : noire, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle, opaque; nez : malt torréfié, caramel, sauce soya, réglisse, houblon amérisant, café fort, fruits candis; bouche : sauce soya, malt torréfié, réglisse, caramel, malt caramélisé, café fort, plutôt amère et sucrée, fruits candis; en résumé : bien aimé

Black pour. Minimal amber head. Immediate chocolate nose. Taste is rich, oily full in mouth. Chocolate and coffee abound.

(22oz. bottle) Pours a dark brown body (near black) with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, nuts, and some dark fruit. Flavor of roasted malt, chocolate, and some lactose.

This bottled brew from Indianapolis, IN poured a small sized head of foam with a frothy top of brown colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind an opaque black colored body with no visible carbonation. The aroma was of cocoa coffee hops dark malts and a mild vinous note. The mouth feel was mildly tingly from start to finish. The flavor contained notes of thick coffee dark malt and hops. It was very yummy. An excellent stout!

Bottle courtesy Gillard. Pours black with a one finger tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma is a bit boozy but has a good amount of roasted malt, chocolate, and dark fruit. Taste is heavy chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruit, and just a touch of alcohol on the finish. Full oily mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and very smooth alcohol. A damn fine brew

this stout is an absolute favorite of mine, from the tan head to the hints of cocoa and caramel, it has some hops to give it a bite. the beer gets better as it warms about 58 deg. I feel is the best a nice pick me up on a cool eve.

22 oz bottle: Thin and short lived tan head on a thick, almost black, oily body. Roasty and chocolate malts dominate the aroma @ first; Lightly toasty and solventy w/ a moderate cookie dough and caramel malt aroma. Hints of raisiny fruit and solventy gets stronger as it warms, and oddly enough, a strange bit of what seems to be pencil lead (graphite). The flavor is chocolate dominant w/ a roasty and herbal hop flavor. Deeply caramel and lightly dark fruity (raisins) with a semi dry finish and lingering hop flavor and light bitterness. Aftertaste is roasty, herbal, and lightly bitter. As seemingly big as this beer is, I thought it would be a little more up front with most of the flavors, but they seem to be lighter than they should be to me. And as oily as it poured, the body seems a bit thin for an imperial stout. It is smooth, I’ll give them that, but it’s also a bit hot at the finish. Carbonation is on the low side. Not a bad beer, but compared to the BORIS the Crusher I just had, this seems a bit flat on the palate. It’s not a bad beer by any means, but I’m not sure I’m 100% sold on this one.

Courtesy mgumby10. Pours a very dark mahogany brown color with a frothy, tan head. Sudsy lacing leaves random spotting behind. Aromas are rich and sweet, with notes of caramel and chocolate fudge dominating. Flavors are similarly simple, yet inviting. Chocolate and caramel again rise above all else, with traces of vanilla and nougat emerging in the background. There is a faint, dark, indiscernible fruitiness there as well. Medium-full bodied, smooth, and creamy, the mouthfeel is really nice. Overall, this is far from complex, but very enjoyable nonetheless.