Seigneur Noir
Brasseurs Du Monde

 

 

Appearance: Poured with a half finger of head that neither laced nor stayed around. The body is a completely opaque black.

Smell: Well roasted malt with a touch of orange and with a dark chocolate note boasting a mild amount of sweetness. Didn't need a lot of warming to come out and was of respectable potency.

Taste: Starts with a malt note with bitter chocolate which then takes over with a slight floral and cherry touch that is regrettably not as good as it could be as it's complimented by a boozy note that certainly shows it's ABV.

Mouthfeel: Point get deducted for the lack of head, the high alcohol note also carries into the aftertaste as well and it's not until it calms down does a dark chocolate aftertaste come forward. Transitioning is ok, and the carbonation tends to help out the beer fairly evenly. The issue though is it falls flat around the 3 quarter mark.

Drinkability: On the heavier end of medium bodied, which I usually find impressive for an imperial stout, but sadly the fact it doesn't conceal it's alcohol content doesn't sit very well with me. Not something I'd want to drink most of the year.

Final Thoughts: I can only see wanting to drink this in two circumstances. The first is as winter nursing stout. The kind of beer your order one pint of in the winter and nurse for the night as long as possible so you don't break the bank. That said, two pints of Guinness would likely fill that niche, for probably for close to the same price. The second, would be with Oysters, where I can see the sweet playing off of saltiness of the Oysters or the lemon to cut the alcohol note down. That said though, both are very niche times, so I can't really squeeze out a recommendation here.

 

 

 

 

L - Pitch black, thin beige head, no lacing

S - the highlight of the beer. Chocolate, a hint of coffee, orange, herbs, no much of booze, just enough

T - marshmallow, chocolate, coriander, bitter orange, sweet booziness

M - low carbonation, quite thick

O - an alright beer even if it's a bit messy and sweet in the taste. It has all the attributes of a RIS plus orange and coriander which makes it a bit odd. It's a bit strange but its better cold

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 12oz bottle.

One of the darkest pours in recent memory, black as midnight with thin head. Bit sweet in flavor with fudge and hints of burnt coffee. Was actually surprised by this one given the brewery's spotty record. Worth a try for sure.

 

L: Pitch black. Creamy, dark tan color head that is slow to rise which I'm assuming is due to the viscosity of the beer.

S: Sweet malt and bold roast. Far more floral hops than I would have expected.

T: Starts smooth with some caramel and toffee then ends in a long finish of roasted malt. Coffee and dark chocolate all come through. Very nicely balanced; I haaaate when Imp. stouts become syrupy messes- this beer is nicely bitter and roasty and maintains good drink ability throughout the experience. What alcohol? This beer never even suggests an ABV past 7%. As it warms even more roast comes through. A good dose of floral/ american types comes through.

F: Viscous, but not overly so; creamy would be an accurate descriptor.

O: Nice stout overall. It's been a while since I've had a stout that wasn't a syrupy, black, alcoholic mess. Highly recommend.

Second beer from this brewery and both have been just cloyingly sweet. Same goes with this one. Only flavor other than pure sugar is the aftertaste of mocha. This was just too sweet for me.

Look: Opaque black, orange-brown head, minuscule bubling.
Smell:Toasted malt
Taste: Sweet malt toast with a bit of hops.Cherrries and alcohol.
Feel:Light and easy if you like sweetness in your beer. A dry finish.Perhaps a bit overboard on the sugar-caramel. Watchout for the 11.5%!
A nice beer for a winter evening after skiing.

Bottled feb 2015 drank june 2015
Paid $ 4.00 cdn each in a 4 pack of 341 ml (12 onc )
Temp is cellar 70 deg

 

A very good imperial stout