Black Albert - Costa Rica Espresso
De Struise Brouwers
- From:
- De Struise Brouwers
- Belgium
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 8.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2021
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Belgian Royal Stout aged with Tarrazu coffee from Costa Rica roasted by De Struise themselves.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong
3.9/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A 750ml bottle, bottled on 17th November 2016. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, coffee, chocolate, caramel, plum, dark fruit, licorice, boozy, and light smoky notes.
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, coffee, moderately sweet, dark fruit, plum, raisins, licorice, candi sugar, and a strong boozy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The booziness comes through quite strong in the aroma and taste, and maybe a bit too much. I was also hoping for more or stronger coffee notes. It’s interesting, but I easily prefer the original version of Black Albert more.
Feb 13, 2021Appearance: Black in colour with no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, coffee, chocolate, caramel, plum, dark fruit, licorice, boozy, and light smoky notes.
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, coffee, moderately sweet, dark fruit, plum, raisins, licorice, candi sugar, and a strong boozy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The booziness comes through quite strong in the aroma and taste, and maybe a bit too much. I was also hoping for more or stronger coffee notes. It’s interesting, but I easily prefer the original version of Black Albert more.
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle poured into a snifter appears black in color with a faint khaki head that fades leaving spotty lace.
The aroma is char, slightly green and fruity to solvent alcohol, tobacco, earth, coffee and sweet chocolate.
The taste is bitter earth, char, coffee, tobacco and a vinous touch of alcohol. The greenness noticed in the aroma is not present in the taste.
This is medium in body with low to no carbonation. A nice riff on black albert but dont think I need to seek it out again.
Jan 30, 2017The aroma is char, slightly green and fruity to solvent alcohol, tobacco, earth, coffee and sweet chocolate.
The taste is bitter earth, char, coffee, tobacco and a vinous touch of alcohol. The greenness noticed in the aroma is not present in the taste.
This is medium in body with low to no carbonation. A nice riff on black albert but dont think I need to seek it out again.
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