Black Swan
Birrificio Pontino

MARCH 2023.
33 cl can (€2.50)
9.5% Imperial Stout with the addition of Coffee, Cocoa, Coconut and Vanilla. Wheat is also present, in addition to the usual barley malt.
On the nose toasted notes and vanilla.
Poured (in a decidedly vertical way) it releases little foam and minimal consistency (but I knew it, I've already drunk it), it doesn't make the "hat" of creamy foam that one would expect.
Nice to see the "nitro" effect given by carbonation with nitrogen.
In the mouth, beer with a leaner body than one would expect and practically flat.
The taste, however, is very characteristic: notes of espresso and toasted coffee predominate, bitter hint of dark chocolate and at the end of the drink, vanilla emerges, in the right dose, with its sweetness to make the drink soft and pleasant, without spoiling.
By letting it rest for a while in the glass, the light coconut notes also emerge and remain on the tongue in a pleasant contrast with the notes of roasted coffee beans.
As room temperature approaches, the alcoholic note also emerges, which is present but well hidden.
In general, tasty beer with contrasts of flavors brought about by the ingredients that create a good harmony.
However, the gustatory balance, in my view, is not supported by a structure suitable for an Imperial Stout of this type and alcohol content: a greater sense of density would have given it a more decisive character.
Excellent value for money.

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