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Struise Black Albert

Percentile
100
overall
Brewed by De Struise Brouwers
Style: Imperial Stout

Oostvleteren, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
6444.1/5.04.08/5.0Special13%93.7Snifter
Commercial Description:
This Belgian Royal Stout was brewed as a tribute to one of America’s best pubs. Jennifer and Chris Lively who run the place may be proud of Ebenezer’s Pub. Not only do they have 35 beers on draught, most of these are hard to find Supreme Belgian Ales. Above that, they have one of the most extensive bottle-conditioned beer lists through different bottling dates we have ever seen. Not only can you drink almost any Belgian beer, the worlds best brewery’s are represented. A lot of the guests talk about the American Kulminator, yet with that difference that the Belgian inspired food, is simply great. Black Albert was brewed and crafted with a 100% Belgian ingredients. Pours a blacker than black beer with an inch of dark tan head that lingers as it cascades into itself. Nice aroma of bitter-sweet chocolate, fresh torrified coffee beans, barley, candy sugar, complex fruits, and floral hops. At the front, there is spiced baker’s chocolate, fresh mocha, caramel like barley touches, and underlying hints of dried fruits which marries the back of your palate and features a Top, and well integrated but not overbearing hop flavour. The after-taste is well balanced and shows a panorama of extreme sensations like chocolate and coffee bitters, a plum cake richness that covers the palate, and a crisp impression of hop bitters that brings elegance and freshness into this massive brew. Artwork done by www.beautifulfreaktattoo.com
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 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Bottle from Belgium. Thanks Chuck. Deep dark brown copper in color with a medium off white head that left a nice lacing on the glass. Roasty malty spicy aroma. Caramel dark fruity notes. Spicy caramel malty hoppy flavor. Roasty Chocolatety coffee vanilla notes. Full bodied. Finish is malty. Very drinkable. Nice.


 JPDIPSO (4901), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 5, 2008  
Very dark brown liquid with a diminished head of chocolate colored bubbles. Nothing extraordinary about the looks. Roasted malt and spices in the scent. Aromas of coffee, cinnamon, prunes, dates, bourbon vanilla, and dark chocolate. Nice complex aroma. Lightly oily feel. Just a little zip from the alcohol and effervescence. Once again I am confronted by licorice, a long time foe. Licorice, grass and grains all mingle about in a dark malt stew. Some chocolate and fruit rise up briefly here and there. Still I am left with a very grainy linger. and a quite warm stomach - you tell the alcohol is there when tasting, but not a fault or too much in the taste. Some acidic black malt also found in the finish. For me just another strong stout that others seems to go agog about.


 noncaloric (609), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/516/20
Dec 4, 2008    Updated: Mar 9, 2009
Molasses pour, with an inch of a dense tan head that never fully dissipates. Aroma muted, some raisins, not a lot else. Much fuller in the flavor, big roast profile, raisins, milk chocolate, turning darker in the finish, smoky elements waft through the mouth long after the swallow. As it warms, becomes more hoppy, coniferous, chocolate develops more complexity. Thick and smooth like no other beer I had. Would rate 6 on the palate if I could.


 BigBang (211), Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours dark but not completely opaque with a thin head. Smells of dark fruit, molasses, maybe maple or hazelnut. Mouthfeel is soft and creamy but not that thick. Does linger for a while. Flavor is roasted malt and dark fruit; maybe a little spice of some sort. ABV is amazingly well hidden. Very smooth. I prefer stronger coffee and cocoa in RIS but this is definitely interesting.


 yngwie (4967), Kristiansand, Norway
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Bottle at the European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. Black as can be, with a tan head. Licorice, roasted malt, alcohol, coffee and chocolate on the nose. Sweet in the mouth, full-bodied and almost sticky. Nice alcohol warmth as well. Chocolate, coffee, some licorice and even more sweetness. The finish is of the lasting kind, with alcohol, sugar, chocolate and coffee. Not an easy to drink beer, but wonderful. (080912)


 KnutAlbert (3127), Oslo, Norway
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/518/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Bottle from Ølbutikken. Bitter Belgian chocolate, coffee, charcoal. Some fruit - plums, raisins. Port-like tones. Sourness lingering underneath without coming all the way to the surface. Dry cocoa finish, a little pepper. Enormously complex, for sipping on a dark night with a good book.


 bonfunck (149), Waasmunster, Belgium
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/517/20
Nov 27, 2008  
33cl bottle from hopduvel in Gent, it is a very dark beer with heavy taste, its almost impossible to taste a beer objective short after drinking a black albert.


 heavy (835), Split, Croatia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Nov 27, 2008  
30/10 0.33 l bottle courtesy of Doggythedog, huge thanks for sharing! My Belgian beer #100, and finally, my first Imperial Stout! It poured very dark brown, almost black body with big brown head. Very pleasant aroma of sweet caramel, some sourish berries, a hint of coffee and bittersweet chocolate. Flavor is lightly sweet with coffee dominating here. A bit of wood as well with, for sure dry fruits, some other spices, all mixed in its full body. That coffee is hiding its alcohol very well, so almost it’s not felt, which, at 13% is a great thing. Long, more dry than sweet fruity and caramel finish. What to say about the style I was so eager to try...it wasn’t so different than ordinary stout, just like complex and very good one...imperial! Although it’s interesting and great brew, my taste still prefers a good, stronger Belgian ale.



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