Caramel Fudge Stout
Brouwerij Kees

Copenhagen 31/8 2019. 33 cl can from Voldby Købmandsgård (web-shop). Can is saturated in brown. With Kees logo in even deeper dark brown.

Pours opaque dark brown with a small, bubbly off-white head. Settles as thin layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. No Lacing.

Aroma is intense, extremely candy-like and sweet beyond measure. Milk chocolate, fudge, brown sugar, caramel, lactose, vanilla. Light touch of bitterness lurking in the background.

Light carbonation. Thick, viscous, soft, fat, creamy texture.

Flavor is heavy sweet followed by a very light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet and candy-like. Lingering for a long while.

The candy affluence manages to dominate pretty much anything else including the pretty high ABV. It’s too much and quite impressive at the same time.

This is my second from Kees. The first was a 14.5 ABV Barleywine that made me silly. (That's rare of me, but much much easier at 14.5.) So Kees already has garnered a micro-review and little has changed since my silly episode of late 2024.

But Kees is perfecting their tricks with Caramel Fudge, which appears to be a flagship that keeps them in business so they can make caustic old men write silly reviews. But I will resist this time since Fudge at 11.5 does not quite cross the line.

Fudge Looks the part of an RIS and keeps an active foam until this sipper is no more. Smells are what I'd expect from an ale in lieu of dessert, full of dark fruit. Tastes are well-balanced throughout and I give extra points for the ABV not getting in my face. Full-mouthed viscous.

While Kees did not save me calories, they did save me the desire of eating desert. And for that and their general exuberance for brewing, I give Kees excellent Overall Hugs.

 

 

Wow. Very unique tasting beer. This beer is a LOT. Very strong smell, very strong taste. A bit too strong in my opinion. Smells very sweet. My gf did not like it at all. Tastes like a combination of tiramisu and indeed caramel fudge. Strong chocolate and caramel taste. Very alcoholic which makes it remind of tiramisu. Very unique and you can taste the quality. Its just a bit TOO much for me. (Im pretty new to imperial stouts, and stouts in general). Taste absolutely explodes in your mouth.

Re-review after trying more stouts:
Score is still the same.

When I first tried this it obviously came with a kick. Strong and very deep flavours. After trying way more stouts, this one is not as deep as id liked to see. Its thick but again not as thick and creamy as id have liked. Still has that pure chocolate caramel goodness that reminds me strongly of family time on "Sinterklaas" (dutch people know) eating chocolate "kruidnoten" etc. Fills the mouth with nostalgia (for me) and has a long lastig after taste. An amazing beer that will definitely be one that will always be present at my house.

this seems like the beer that will bring me over the 1000 beer karma mark, which i suppose is a good achievement, and what better way to celebrate than with a beer which is placed in my new land’s top 10 beers. been a while since i had a big strong russian imperial stout, and that is indeed what this beer is, big meaty, marmitey malt flavours, black bread, burned toast, strong espresso, the caramel, which is really heavy on the nose, is just right in the beer, giving a nice sweetness along with the milky chocolate flavours which cut straight through the big malt flavours and balance nicely, there’s vanilla and a load of dark fruit flavour as well, fig, prunes, raisin, high bitterness on the finish, big full bodied beer, low carbonation, thick, sticky, heavy beer, boozy, and very nice, my first beer from kees, and hopefully not the last

 

Can from Etre
Inky black in color with a smattering of tan bubbles on top that dissipate quickly. Huge caramel and burnt sugar aroma and flavor. Light roast chocolate and ashy notes. Creamy smooth mouthfeel medium body, pretty tasty.

 

 

 

I've always said that I appreciate it when a brewer delivers on his promises. This delicious stout is a case in point. Poured from an 11.2-ounce (33 cl) bottle into a snifter. Color is a deep chestnut brown, with reddish-brown highlights and no head to speak of. Ingredients listed on the bottle are water, barley malt, hops, sugar, and yeast. Huge aromas and flavors of caramel, milk chocolate, and coffee bean, with a little molasses, a floral note, and a kick of hop bitterness on the finish. Although there is a ton of sweetness and alcohol heat, the finish is quite dry without any lingering tartness. The brewer has done an outstanding job of coaxing the decadent brownie flavors out of the most basic of ingredients. Highly recommended.

Canned in a crafty craft can and poured into my westy XII gold rimmed glass because I motherflipping well can you motherflipper
Pours a dark dark brown body with good tobacco stained head
Smells like a good caramel latte
Tastes like a salted caramel fudge liquor

 

 

A: The beer is black when viewed from afar; when held up to the light the edges are very dark red in color. It poured with just some specks of off white bubbles around portions of the collar of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of caramel and fudge are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, but has much stronger flavors of chocolate fudge with notes of caramel and some associated sweetness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a low to moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I really enjoyed the taste of this beer, but the mouthfeel seemed to be a little think for a Russian Imperial Stout.

Serving type: bottle

 

Really nice looking (although not persistent) foamy head when poured in a glass.
Chocolate - coffee smell.
The taste is basically sweet with caramel, coffee and chocolate additions. Not a very dense body, more watery actually, but cool hazelnut finish.
Good, but not impressive.