Bottled 12.12.12. Pours black. Small
head stays long in my BrewDog-aroma -glass, that might have been
named Abstrakt glass. Aroma is nice: I sense some spices, but can't
say, what. Still, I like it.
Taste is quite odd at first. Very
spicy. First I think there is also cherries or something, but I hate
krieks, so am happy not to sense that too strong. I have to check,
what BrewDog-webpage says about this, it's so interesting! →
”It is an 11.7% Imperial Black
Belgian Ale aged in old Invergordon Scotch whisky barrels with
mountains of raspberries, tayberries and blackberries in each cask.
Decadent yet surprisingly light and refreshing, this is a moreish
fruit sensation sure to leave your tounge tingling in delight!”
ABV: 11.7%
OG: 1108
IBU's: 35
Malts: Extra Pale, Chocolate and Carafa
III
Hops: Tomahawk, Magnum, Centennial and
Amarillo
Twist: matured in scotch whisky barrels
with mountains of raspberries, tayberries and blackberries
So, there is definitely blackberries! Or raspberries. Or maybe tayberries, which I don't actually know about (or their translation). Yeah, aroma is full of berries and a hint of whisky, just a tiny and good hint, not too much, which actually I don't like very much in beers (mainly those whisky barrel aged beers).
Actually taste is becoming more and more odd, as the beer gets warm. I don't know, if there are even that unique BrewDog taste, but maybe some in the aftertaste, after all. Very colourful and odd and mouth attacking experience, but actually aftertaste is good enough, that this rises above the shitty experiments and becomes a good experiment, but just barely an OK beer.
If you want an adventure and some change for your beer routines and sessions, try this. After this the best IPAs, stouts, porters and whatever you desire, must be back to basics. This is your berry one night stand :)
*** OK
PS. Aftertaste was so wonderful and the other beers weren't nothing as mindblowing than this, so I have to give this a better rating. So, after all, this is →
**** Great
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