Black Walnut
Hopalaa
- From:
- Hopalaa
- Latvia
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 25, 2026
- Added:
- May 25, 2026
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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Hopalaa’s Black Walnut is an Imperial Stout from the Latvian brewery Hopalaa. This release is built on a complex malt base of Maris Otter and Munich malt, which gives depth to the dark notes. The addition of walnut and vanilla adds a nutty sweetness and a velvety texture. The aroma is characterized by coffee, cocoa and freshly chopped nuts.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Copenhagen 25/5 2026. 33 cl can from Øltanken web-shop. Black can illuminated by orange and gold luminescent shards.
Pours opaque dark brown with a small beige head. A bit bubbly. Settles as a thin, rim of foam running along the side of the glass. No lacing to speak of.
Aroma is intense with a sugary, dark and malty odor mingling with alcohol. Dark roasted malts, toffee and brown sugar. Sweet liqueur. A bit hard to detect the walnuts.
Low carbonation. Thick, oily, soft, viscous, fat, creamy and flat texture.
Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish with a lightly bitter undertone. Finish is semi-dry and a bit searing.
They take their nuts with a lot of sugar.
May 25, 2026Pours opaque dark brown with a small beige head. A bit bubbly. Settles as a thin, rim of foam running along the side of the glass. No lacing to speak of.
Aroma is intense with a sugary, dark and malty odor mingling with alcohol. Dark roasted malts, toffee and brown sugar. Sweet liqueur. A bit hard to detect the walnuts.
Low carbonation. Thick, oily, soft, viscous, fat, creamy and flat texture.
Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a light bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish with a lightly bitter undertone. Finish is semi-dry and a bit searing.
They take their nuts with a lot of sugar.
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