Beelzebub | The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors Center
Brewed by:
The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors Center
Vermont, United States
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Style: American Double / Imperial Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.00%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Beelzebub is an American Imperial Stout. The intensely smooth and rich roasted flavor is complemented by the unmistakable presence of hops. The bitterness is held in check, preserving the flavors of dark chocolate. This ale is aggressively dry hopped with Citra to cut through it all. Hail Santa.
Added by NEhophead on 03-01-2008
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Ratings: 580 | Reviews: 99
3.99/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.31/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to JLindros for sharing this can.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice dark black hue with a dark black hue and a big mocha head that fades to leave excellent lacing and a creamy blanket.
S - Aromas of bitter roast and hops, light pine, good chocolate, light citrus too.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, big pine notes, bitter hops, acrid roast, nice chocolate. The finish is very bitter.
M - Mouthfeel is very bitter especially on the finish. Almost astringent.
O - Overall this was a solid beer though the bitterness is a bit too aggressive for my tastes.
Serving Type: can
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to JLindros for sharing this can.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice dark black hue with a dark black hue and a big mocha head that fades to leave excellent lacing and a creamy blanket.
S - Aromas of bitter roast and hops, light pine, good chocolate, light citrus too.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, big pine notes, bitter hops, acrid roast, nice chocolate. The finish is very bitter.
M - Mouthfeel is very bitter especially on the finish. Almost astringent.
O - Overall this was a solid beer though the bitterness is a bit too aggressive for my tastes.
Serving Type: can
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3.96/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Huge fluffy mocha colored fizzy head fades slowly, big fluffy lacing, pitch black beer decent legs
Nose big dark malts, roast and a little acrid, pretty of anise, earth spicy hops, dark choc cocoa, little caramel and fudge, little cookie dough, little fluffy nougat, bitter roast
Taste big dark malt, cocoa, roasty, star anise, charred notes but quite roasty, very bitter spicy earthy hop, creamy dark malts, lush, crazy spicy earthy hops.
Mouth is med to heavier bod, creamy lush, fluffy carb, little booze warmth, little astringent bitter
Overall it's a cascadian dark ale, super bitter hoppy stout that clashes, not a fan.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Huge fluffy mocha colored fizzy head fades slowly, big fluffy lacing, pitch black beer decent legs
Nose big dark malts, roast and a little acrid, pretty of anise, earth spicy hops, dark choc cocoa, little caramel and fudge, little cookie dough, little fluffy nougat, bitter roast
Taste big dark malt, cocoa, roasty, star anise, charred notes but quite roasty, very bitter spicy earthy hop, creamy dark malts, lush, crazy spicy earthy hops.
Mouth is med to heavier bod, creamy lush, fluffy carb, little booze warmth, little astringent bitter
Overall it's a cascadian dark ale, super bitter hoppy stout that clashes, not a fan.
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4.49/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.82/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.09/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.23/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours dark black with a nice big tan head
S: Smells like tropical fruit, not getting smells of anything I'd expect from a stout.
T: Chocolate and coffee followed up with a nice bitter bite.
F: Smooth and a little creamy but thinner than I expected.
O: An interesting and enjoyable stout with both the hoppy smell and the thinner mouth feel. Reminds me a bit of a black IPA or a black and tan part stout and part IPA
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours dark black with a nice big tan head
S: Smells like tropical fruit, not getting smells of anything I'd expect from a stout.
T: Chocolate and coffee followed up with a nice bitter bite.
F: Smooth and a little creamy but thinner than I expected.
O: An interesting and enjoyable stout with both the hoppy smell and the thinner mouth feel. Reminds me a bit of a black IPA or a black and tan part stout and part IPA
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3.46/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
4.33/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.79/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.24/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look is near jet black with a plethora of gorgeous dark tan head.
Aroma is odd. At first it smells like a stout. However after sniffing around all I can smell is hops. It smells more like a DIPA than a stout.
Taste is bitter coffee, bitter dark chocolate plus a bunch of hops. Honestly it's a bitter punch of charred coffee and chocolate hops.
Feel is nice. Goes down creamy and smooth yet hangs on the palette for a long while.
Overall a fine beer. I think it maybe closer to a black ipa than it is a stout.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look is near jet black with a plethora of gorgeous dark tan head.
Aroma is odd. At first it smells like a stout. However after sniffing around all I can smell is hops. It smells more like a DIPA than a stout.
Taste is bitter coffee, bitter dark chocolate plus a bunch of hops. Honestly it's a bitter punch of charred coffee and chocolate hops.
Feel is nice. Goes down creamy and smooth yet hangs on the palette for a long while.
Overall a fine beer. I think it maybe closer to a black ipa than it is a stout.
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3.7/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Average rating from 12 members of the Eastman Craft Beer Club.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Average rating from 12 members of the Eastman Craft Beer Club.
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4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pitch black, larger tan head, good lacing throughout. Fairly hoppy up front, roasted malts, char, black coffee, quite bitter. Medium body, sticky mouthfeel. Drinks like a black IPA on steroids.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours pitch black, larger tan head, good lacing throughout. Fairly hoppy up front, roasted malts, char, black coffee, quite bitter. Medium body, sticky mouthfeel. Drinks like a black IPA on steroids.
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4.18/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Beelzebub from The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors Center
4.18
out of 5
based on 580 ratings.
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4