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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Brouwerij De Molen, Netherlands, Stout - Russian Imperial

De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis Bourbon Barrel Aged

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Brewery: Brouweij De Molen
Country: Netherlands
ABV: 11%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Imperial Stout-ish

Brewer Description: Not much description except that it is a bourbon barrel aged Hel & Verdoemenis.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.43
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 330ml black waxed bottle, bottled on 19th November 2013. Enjoy within 25 years. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate, roasted malts, oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, toffee, with some slight dark fruit notes.
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, oak, vanilla, caramel, toffee, bourbon.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, velvety, full to medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: I thought that the bourbon barrel aging of the beer improved it over the base. A very enjoyable sipper, well balanced, with great aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Brouwerij De Molen, Netherlands, Stout - Russian Imperial

De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis

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Brewery: Brouweij De Molen
Country: Netherlands
ABV: 10%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Imperial Stout-ish

Brewer Description: (from website) Hel & Verdoemenis is bursting with flavors. Bitter, roasted, chocolate, coffee. All times 2. It’s this why it’s our flagship and best selling Imperial Stout. Flavour indication: chocolate, coffee. Translates as Hell & Damnation.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.22
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 330ml bottle, bottled on 4th November 2013. Enjoy within 25 years. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, caramel, with slight wafer notes.
Taste: Chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, caramel, nutty, dried dark fruit notes, with a lasting dark chocolate bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Good aroma and flavours make for an enjoyable sipper on a cool winter night.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Brouwerij De Molen, Netherlands, Smoked Beer

De Molen Hemel & Aarde

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Brewery: Brouweij De Molen
Country: Netherlands
ABV: 10%
Style: Smoked Beer
Other Notes: Smoked Imperial Stout-ish. Bruichladdich malts

Brewer Description: (from website) Hemel & Aarde is brewed with the most heavily peated malts we could find. Not for the fainthearted. This powerful brew overwhelms you with smoke, chocolate and coffee. Flavour indication: smoke, chocolate, coffee Translates as Heaven & Earth.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle, bottled on 28th November 2014, and with a best before date of 28th November 2039. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Smoky, bacon, roasty, chocolate, coffee.
Taste: Roasty malts, smoke, peat, bacon, chocolate, coffee, light ash, and slight bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A nice peaty smoked imperial stout like beer. It’s a good sipper, and one for those that enjoy peat.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller ApS, Stout - Imperial

Mikkeller George Calvados BA

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 12.12%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Brewed & bottled by Mikkeller at Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Imperial Stout aged in calvados barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.06
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 30th October 2023. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Sweet dark malt, light roast, chocolate, licorice, wood, nuts, calvados.
Taste: Light sweetness, dark malt, light roast, chocolate, coffee, licorice, molasses, nutty, calvados notes, with a slightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable sipper on a cool night with good aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Denmark, Mikkeller ApS, Stout - Imperial

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel – Cognac BA

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Brewery: Mikkeller ApS
Country: Denmark
ABV: 10.9%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Brewed by Mikkeller at Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway

Brewer Description: Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with coffee & aged in cognac barrels.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 330ml silver/grey waxed bottle with no bottled on or best before date. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with pretty much no head except for a ring around the glass, and no lacing.
Aroma: Whisky, cognac, dark fruit, light roast, coffee, chocolate, with oaky notes.
Taste: Sweet malt, cognac, bourbon, lightly roasty, coffee, chocolate, boozy, wood.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A nice boozy sipper with cognac and bourbon flavours balanced with the light roast, coffee and chocolate.