Nils Oscar Imperial Stout

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Foreign Stout
Nyköping, Sweden

Black in colour with ruby edges, long lasting creamy tan coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is very roasty, some chocolate, good sweetness, light alcohol and some espresso. The flavour is roasty, burnt, sweet, dark chocolate, coffee and light alcohol. Sweet roasty mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, malty and sweet.

This is quite nice, lots of roast but I’m not sure that it has the body to last another three years.

330ml bottle obtained in a trade with Engelsmann back in November 2005, thanks Martin.
Opened on March 2, 2008.
Best before January 2011.

330 ml bottle @ Poirotti, Helsinki. Very dark brown color, low tan head. Dark malty aroma, coffee. Lots of juicy dark malts and licorice in the taste. Well-balanced, with just enough of everything, but it doesn’t really stand out among Imperial stouts.

Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a small diminishing foamy tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, espresso and roasted malt along with light green hops and some cream. Flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, green hops and a bit of alcohol. Roasty, bitter coffee finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Very good stuff and a nice example of the style.

33cL Bottle. Nice salty roast. Oak and chocolate. Spicy. Simple, molassed and fresh. Pour deep black-brown with a frothy build of creamy tan. Flavor is piquant. A sharp, acidic roast. Not creamy. Biting and roasted. A nip of caramel. Toasted. A simple, singular flavor. But, nice, crisp and clean. Dry. Nicely fermented. Delicious and well-done. No overwhelming alcohols.

Bottle (thanks omhper!). Black-colored with a big and very bubbly light brown head. Lovely aroma of dark chocolate, some liquor pralines, quite a bit of dark fruits (raisins, some plums and maybe some faint grapes and berries notes) and a bit of alcohol. Sweet flavor of roasted malt, some chocolate and some fruitiness. Finishes mildly bitter with burnt, slightly smoky, malt and hints of caramelly sweetness. Medium-bodied. The flavor cannot match the complexity of the aroma but this is still a tasty stout.

Bottle. Ah, nice chocolatelike aroma with some fudge and coffee. Taste is good with coffee and chocolate; all in all typical stout flavours. Overall this is good beer, even though I’ve had better imperial stouts. Hm, maybe you’re right about it being an Foreign Stout rather than an Imperial.

I quite enjoyed this. Bottle from Holiday Wine Cellar. Very nice coffee flavor, and the chocolate notes are a bit on the milky side to keep the coffee round rather than dry. Very slight charcoal flavor too.

This beer starts off with a molasses/caramel aroma coupled with a strong dark chocolate and coffee aroma. The beer smells a little bit soy suacey with a hint of licorice as well. The head is a small size with a light brown color. The head longevity is mostly diminishing and the body is very dark - its actually so dark that one can’t tell whether or not its hazy, murky, or muddy!!! The body hue is a dark brownish black color. The initial flavor is moderately sweet and the finish taste is lightly acetic. To the Palate, the beer feels medium to full and a bit syrupy. The carbonation is lively and the finish feel is lightly astringent.