Klein Duimpje Imperial Russian Stout

Brewed by Huisbrouwerij Klein Duimpje
Style: Imperial Stout
Hillegom, Netherlands

Draught at Pig’s Ear 2009, fairly ordinary red-black colour, nose is sweet, slightly tart, and fruity. Palate brings explosion of rich dark fruit, hops, dry smoky red fruit, and an aftertaste of bitter liquorice.

Bottle from Berts Bierhuis. Pours a dark beer with a lasting brownish head. Very creamy head that lasts till the end. Aroma is sweet with hints of dark fruits and roasted malts. Very good bitter taste with again hints of roasted malts and some coffee. The aftertaste is sweet. Very good beer for a small brewery like Klein Duimpje. Will try some other beers of this brewery in the future!

Pretty laid back imperial. Poured a deep brown/black color with a loose off white head. Aroma was roast, coffee, dark chocolate. Mouthfeel was a little on the thin side. Nothing stellar, but not undrinkable.

0.33 L bottle from de Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Coarse-laced, lightly tanned head. Opaque, dark brown body. Sweet caramel upfront. Some roasted dark malts, marzipan, and alcohol-soaked dark fruits to follow. Gently sweet-flavored. Light peppery, light roasted dark malts. Coffee tones, dark fruits, and a moderate amount of spicy, bittering hops. Mid-bodied. A certain sharpness on the palate. Finishes on the drier side, roasted malty with coffee notes, and a lingering bitterness.

Nice ,eazy Imperial. Roasty chocolate aromas. Dark fruit, creamy roast malts, bitter chocolate and coffee . A bit thin, but way eazy to sink considering the booze %.

Bottle.Pours black as Coke, with a small brown head. Aroma of coffee and chocolate. Taste of rum plums, chocolate and some traces of burning alcohol.

Bottle at Arendsnest, Amsterdam Clear, mahoney body with a large rocky/creamy, brown head (like yoghurt/cream lying on top of the beer). Nice looks. Aroma of coffee, chocolate, bit smoked. Well balance aroma with and ok complexity. Quite soft, moderately bitter, moderately sweet flavour. Intense malty flavour, but not dominated by it. Bit watery mouthfeel, but due to the intense mouthfeel, it is not really a bad thing.

Bottle.Black with a small head. Full body as you would expect from this style. Pleasant sweetness lingers and its is very easy to drink despite its strength. Quite impressive.Not as good as some American examples of this style but fairly close.