Struise Kabert
A blend of Struise Black Albert and Portsmouth Brewing Kate the Great Russian Imperial Stout.
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Oostvleteren, Belgium
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KAB no. 42. I believe Harrisoni bought this for me a couple of years ago whilst we were on a stag-do in Bruges. Anyway, pours lovely like. Deep cream coffee red head that settles to a patchy creme brulee. Great in the mouth - nice and soft. Flavours are subtle and powerful at the same time. Lots of blackjack sweets flavours and the big vinous hit of an imperial stout (with the body of a porter). Really good stuff.
Bottle shared by alexsdad06 pours opaque black with thick tan head. Nose mineral, light chocolate, some cherry. Taste initial dark fruit then moderate bitter chocolate. Some mineral and chalky flavors. Moderate roast then cherry, dark fruit on the finish.
Bottle. 2011 vintage. Opaque black liquid with huge, foamy tan head. Aroma of port wine, licorice, wood, smoke, light tomato purée, chocolate and light peat. Some light smokey phenols too. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with notes of licorice, wood and port wine. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Pretty nice but probablt too old for it’s own good. Bit phenolic too.
*Old rating, best before 29.12.2016. Schön tief-malziges, schön intensiv-trockenes dunkel-fruchtiges Bier. Dunkle Früchte, leichte alkoholische Noten. Lecker.
Soft on the tongue, caramel, raisins, vinous notes, slight roast, oily character like an aged Black Albert but with more depth. Great beer offering powerful flavours and silky mouthfeel.
heel donker van kleur en een mooie bruinige kraag. Ruikt naar drop, rozijnen,kruidig, smaakt idem. Dikke structuur, volle smaak. Goed bier,ergens tussen de smaak van pannepot en black albert in. De rijping op portvaten haal ik er niet uit.
Pours pitch black, like red wine with black ink. Head is creamy brown, very sticky, very smelly, very impressive. Aroma’s: Hazelnuts, almonds, wood, vanilla, kandi sugar, caramel, toffee, banana, licorice, chocolate, coffee, ruby port... Mouth feel is oily thick but not too lively, no alcohol or yeast in it (or at least seemingly). After taste is sticky bitter with roasted malts and eventually some alcohol starts warming my throat and tongue. Finish is very long... After a while my mouth and tongue got saturated and I could really only enjoy a few sips beyond that point. This beer is beyond awesome for tasting, but hard to drink.
From notes. Tasted on 10/21/12 from a capped 330mL bottle. Pours thick and dark cola brown with a slow forming, but thick brown head that leaves thick, even lace. The nose is dark chocolate syrup with a lightly fruity characteristic, very dark and roasted. The flavor is darkly roasted, tons of bitter dark chocolate, coffee, and just a touch of fruity port sweetness. The body is full with average carbonation and a long bitter coffee and vinous finish.
Bottle, 2011 vintage, aged in port barrels. Black, decent foamy tan head lasts a few minutes. Aroma is raspberry chocolate, light port character, background coffee. Body is medium, medium carbonation, initially quite foamy but becomes richer over time. Taste is spicy, chocolate, red wine. Long tannic finish with dark chocolate creaminess. Semisweet. No alcohol presence. Wow. Really lovely.
Bottle from trade ages ago, I think stakem? Poured black with thinning dark tan head. Aroma is pretty fruity grape dark fruits. Med light carb med bod. Bitter choc raisin, char, barrel fruity taste. interesting, lots going on.
Bottle - pours dark black w/ tan head. Smells of grapes, vinous, and oak. Tastes of raisin and chocolate. Good not great.
Aroma : Port, vinous, some caramel. Very dark, light carbon. Taste : a lot of port, vinous, now and then roastyness and caramel. Nice!
330ml Bottle - Jet black with a tan head. Liquorice, plain chocolate and some vinous notes in the aroma. Rich and complex, yet easy to drink taste with notes of chocolate, liquorice, port and vinous fruits combining to good effect. More drinkability than Black Albert in my opinion.
Bottle. Pour is dark brown/black with a small tan head. Aroma and flavor of dark roast, booze, bitter chocolate, slight fruit, and dry yeast. Finish is bitter and roasty.
bottle shared with friends, thanks! pours very dark brown-red tint with a nice beige head, good retention and lacing. roasted and burnt caramel, lots of raisins, port wine, wood booze, red wine and red fruits - zinfandel-ish, some coffee. light carbonation, medium body - oily, sweetish and astringent-woodsy finish. good stuff.
Pours a good black with a beige head that leaves good lacing. Nose is of grapes, licorice and alcohol. Taste is of raisins, chocolate with light oxidation notes. Body was medium-full and carbonation moderate. Overall a nice one but it might have suffered from the comparison with Special K.
33 cl bottle. Vintage 2011.
Pours black color with a small beige head. Chocolate and dark roasted malts on the nose, some faint vanilla as well as some wooden notes. Roasty, malty, chocolaty and slightly caramel-y flavor, faint wood and earthy notes, faint port wine notes on the background, comes as slight sweetness. Dry palate, lingering sweet finish. Good but nothing special.
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33 cl bottle vintage 2011 @ home
Aroma is somewhat sour with oat, malty tones and soy sauce. Flavour is somewhat tart with chocolaty malt, some citrus, cocoa and some woody tones. The porto is in the background, but starts to dominate at the end of the glass. Good, but I expected more.
330ml bottle from Bieresgourmet, vintage 2011
Pours pitch black with a smooth light brown head. Aroma of roasty malts, port vinous notes, sweet syrup and tart fruits. Taste is smooth, roasty and sweetish with hints of port vinous tartness, syrup and dark chocolate. Finish is warming, smooth and carbonated with some roastiness, dark chocolate and syrup. Okay, but I like the regular version more.
Bottled. Pours black with a large, lacing, dark brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and dark fruit. Sweet flavor that nds up more dry, bitter and with alcohol notes. Medium to full bodied and flat carbonation. An excellent Impy.
Bottle shared thanks to Lukaduke! Pours dark brown black with small head. Nose is fruity roast dark cocoa, dusty chocolate, rich. Taste is medium body, notes of yeasty dark fruit mingle with big roasty American bitter cocoa, soft mouthfeel. Finish is bitter roasty cocoa with fruity notes and maybe a touch of berry acidity.
Pours a deep burnt umber with a finger of khaki foam. Lost of port grape mingles with dark brownie batter making for a complex sweet stout with nice layers of dark vinous fruit and roasted cocoa. Grape juice and jammy berry undertones linger in the finish with some caramel, roasted cocoa and molasses.
A blend of two great imperials, it seems the Struise cannot get enough of this formula. And again they hit it: a jet black stout with moussy, sticky, beige head and very dense, powerful aroma, delightfully perfumed with coffee, elderberries, whisky, wood, cane sugar, vanilla, chocolate, port wine, toasted bread... Rich and full palate, oily mouthfeel, strong chocolate malt and molasses, red berries, peppery spiciness, mouth-filling coffee bitterness and a long, dry but well-rounded, full finish with heart-warming alcohol. Still, why they have to blend two excellent beers in an attempt to make a third, better one, is a bit beyond me: instead, I had preferred they’d make a completely new one and try to top their own Black Albert... If that were possible, of course.
Bottle. Pours opaque black with a large creamy brown head that dissipates slowly leaving nice lacing. Aroma and flavor are medium sweet, heavy bitter, anise, cocoa, red wine, light oaky astringency. Medium plus body, creamy, heavy lingering bitterness.
Coal black color, big beige head. Has aromas of cane sugar, toffee, raisins, nuts and a boozy touch.
Taste is defined by mocha, creamy chocolate mousse, syrup and toffee, spiced up by a pleasant alcoholic note. Slick, smooth mouthfeel, with a subtle bitterness in the end, while spicy sweetness gets more and more noteable. Earthy malts, along with hazelnuts add a wonderful complex body to the beer. Bitter chocolate reminds me of a boozy praline, acting as a convincing counterpart to the otherwise sweeter beer.
Bottle (dregs)... Pours murky and dark brown with a small, creamy, taupe head. Decent retention. The aroma is a blessed marriage of fudge and toasted coconut, flanked by only a hint of vinous port wine. Full-bodied with a 2%-milk mouthfeel and soft carbonation. The flavor offers fudge and port-like sweetness. Finishes tangy, sweet and roasty. Bottle provided by ctipping!
At my place with Taylor, Justin, Kristen, and Matt. Pours black, light lacing. Aroma is beautiful sweet fig, refined bourbon. Taste is a light cardboard, old roasted malt, dark fruits. Mouthfeel, sticky, full, lowing carb.
Pours a dark brown with tan head. Oak, cherry, chocolate, and some roasted malt on the nose, complex; follows onto the palate. Finishes a little hot.
Bottle @ Schraevenacker, Belgium. Pours pitch black with 1 finger dence and creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, little yeast, coffee, chocolate, kaluha, port, wood. Flavor is rather sweet, malty, yeast, caramel, wood, port, kaluha, light spice, hints of pepper, dark fruits, raisin, plums. Medium to full body, average carbonation. Rather sweet beer, but still easy to drink. 010814
330ml bottle. [European ’Tour de quitter’ or ’Trauerzug durch die Gemeinde der ausgeschiedenen Nachbarn’ part two: Belgium]. Opaque darkest brown colour with late awakening, huge, thick, firm, frothy to creamy, long lasting, moderately lacing, tan head. Intense, chocolately dark malty aroma, yeasty overtones add a decent amount of fruitiness, hints of red and dark berries, plum, raisin, also some vanilla. Taste is chocolately dark malty, interspersed with yeasty proliferation, fruity hints of dark berries, plum, also some oak and vanilla, some treacle, peppery yeast spiciness; oily texture, sticky palate. If you are inclined to divide beer country into three regions and allocate a genuine, special strength to any of these three areas, you might arrive at the following arrangement: Germany (malt), United States (hop), and Belgium (yeast). So you know what is unique about this Imperial Stout. (If you don’t have a clue: Danish is wrong - sorry for that).