The Alchemist Beelzebub

A hoppy stout with 90 IBU

On tap at Brewpub in 2011 @ 7.6% ABV
Released in Cans, March 2014 @ 8% ABV

3.8

195 reviews

Stowe, United States

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4.0 MBCC. Black with medium dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice and salt liquorice . Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, sweet, liquorice , salt liquorice and medium bitter.

3.2 473ml can @ Trillium park. CANBIF 2018 Spring, thanks darcyk. Pours an opaque black with a decent brown head. Nose is a mix of roasted malts with light notes of dark fruits. Flavour is roasted malts with an intense bitterness, ashy and charred, with a hint of sourness. Full bodied, decent carbonation, low sweet, and very bitter. Too much for my liking.

3.7 Tap@MBCC 2018 Red Session, Copenhagen - black pour with a tan head. Roasted and sweet malty with chocolate, caramel, some coffee roast, medium body, some ashy charred malty notes, sweet and roasted finish.

4.1 Can in Warpigs, shared with Max. Pours black with medium beige head. Roasted malts, chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, surprisingly strong hoppiness, pine. Sweet with some nice bitterness in finish. smooth. Dry. Medium bodied.

3.8 Big stout with strong roasted notes topped with vanilla and coffee. Nice color. Good weight.

4.1 Fat på MBCC 2018, grönt pass. Svart med beiget skum. Kola, toffee, choklad, lätt rörsocker, laktos, mjölkiga toner, hasselnötscreme. Stor och fyllig kropp. Fina rostade toner, kaffe, hasselnöt och nötcreme, fin kaffebeska. Old school brittisk IS möter ny modern amerikansk variant. Tack Samuel214

3.3 keg at mikkeller 2018 red... dark black.. thin tan lacing.. soft sweet chocolate roast malts.. Dry black roas Light pine nose.. Dark roast malts.. Light dry pine

4.1 Sample at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Red Session. Aroma has sweetish roasted malt, wood and grains. Taste is bitter, roasty, resiny and really hoppy. Leans more towards an imperial black IPA.

3.6 12May2018 Intense coffee, dark roast filter, burnt toast. Hazy, very dark brown, medium, creamy, beige head. Medium bitter. More burnt toast, dark roast, bitter filter coffee, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Alright, very burnt. Keg at MBCC18 Red Session, Copenhagen.

3.9 Sample @ MBCC Red Session, Copenhagen 20180512. Roasted malty and hoppy with coffee, sweet, has a bitter finish.

4.0 Thanks to Metalchopz for picking this up at the brewery. Pours a massive frothy, creamy brown head and has a dark brown, blackish appearance. Great retention. Moderate carbonation. Big dirty lacing. Aromas of dark roasted malts, coffee, cocoa nibs, earthy and herbal notes. Flavours are somewhat on the sweeter side, lots of chocolate and cocoa notes, roasted malt, coffee. A fair amount of herbal and earthy hops appear in the finish. Some subtle bitterness on the palate but is well balanced with sweetness. Smooth, slick and slightly slightly astringent mouthfeel. Goes down extremely well. Overall, pretty damn good.

4.1 MBCC. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and moderate hoppy - citrus and pine. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 120518

4.0 Draught @ MBCC 2018. Pours black with a brown head, lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, rather hoppy, citrus, piney. Flavor is rather bitter, roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, piney hops. Medium to full body, average carbonation, dry and bitter finish. 120518

3.8 Score: 7 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 15 From can at MBCC 2018, green session. Black body, with a big, fluffy, lacing, dark beige head. Aroma of roast, coffee, dark bread, soy sauce, tobacco, cocoa powder, some citric hops. Tastes quite similar, while hoppier, almost like a Black IPA. Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes medium bitter, medium roasty, hoppy, citric, with coffee, cocoa powder, soy sauce, tobacco. Very nice. Surprisingly hoppy in the taste, almost like a BIPA. Otherwise a quite old-school, straight, robust Imperial Stout, with dominant roast notes. Not outstanding and I enjoyed their Luscious more, but still really enjoyable.

4.2 Fat på MBCC 2018, grönt pass. Svart med beiget skum. Kola, toffee, choklad, lätt rörsocker, laktos, mjölkiga toner, hasselnöt. Stor och fyllig kropp. Fina rostade toner, kaffe, hasselnöt och nötcreme, fin kaffebeska. Old school brittisk IS möter ny modern amerikansk variant.

4.0 Tap @MBCC2018, Red Session. Black, tan head. Aroma has lots of roast, coffee. Boozy coffee flavour, hard roast.

3.7 Tap. Black color with creamy grey head. Aroma is roast, liquorice, coffee. Taste is roast, very liquorice, coffee, light petrol. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. A rather classic, roast-forward and well-drinkable Imperial Stout. Good!

3.4 Pours dark with low brown head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla. Taste has notes of roasted malts, dark fruits, vanilla, brown sugar

3.5 Pours black with a low tan head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, roasted nuts. Taste is chocolate and roasted notes.

3.8 Pours black with low tan head. Aroma of citrus and coffee, light chocolate. Taste is sweet chocolate followed by a rich coffee and citrus bitter finish. This is a black IPA, not an imperial stout! Medium bodied and smooth with soft carbonation.

2.8 12.05.2018, 1 pint can @ MBCC: Nice light brown slightly fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish roasted, burnt toast, pine needles, dark malts, dark sugar, hops, licorice, sour coffee, bark, minerals. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish roasted, burnt toast, burnt coffee, weeds, bark, ashes, dark malts, hay, minerals, pine needles, cocoa, alcohol. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh roasted mouthfeel. Fair enough.

3.6 Can at MBCC 2018. Pours black. Roasted, coffee, peat, dark chocolate. Roasted character.

4.0 Sample from the can at MBCC2018, Copenhagen. Color is dark brown with small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. Very nice hoppy roasty stout.

4.2 473ml can @ MBCC 2018. Sticky sweet, roasty and really hoppy stout with some lingering bitterness, grass, pine, herbal notes and chocolate. Like a sweeter and stickier version of one of my all time favorites (Plevnan Siperia)

4.0 16 oz can. Pours a pitch black color and topped by a thick tan colored head of foam that shows great retention and slowly recedes to a thin film that sits atop the body and leaves streaks of lace all around the glass. This is the darkest color of black I've seen on a stout in a long time. Looks amazing in the glass. The aroma is really nice too showing notes of bitter dark chocolates, earthy roasted coffee, some toasted caramel, a touch of ash, black patent malts, and waves of resinous, bitter piney and grassy hops. The flavor follows suit with the bitter dark chocolate and earthy roasted coffee right up front to go with the dark and toasted caramel malts, and a hint of ash and molasses sweetness while the grassy and piney hops add a big hop bitterness bite on the back end. Nearly full bodied and smooth with ample carbonation that leads to a mostly dry, bitter, acrid dark chocolate finish with lingering piney hop and resins on the finish. Really solid and tasty imperial stout, but definitely on the bitter side, and maybe a touch too bitter for me. Still a really solid offering from the Alchemist.

3.3 can 1pint. Aromat: kwaśna wiśnia głównie, utleniony chmiel. Smak: popiół, paloność, kwaskowatość - słabe!

3.6 Definitely some oxidation going on here. Some honey and spices in he taste. Rap stones and cocoa. Tastes of honey, spices, cocoa, lots of roastiness

3.6 Draft at Stone Liberty Station. Pours opaque dark brown with a bubbly tan head. Tastes like dark chocolate, mild booze, roasted coffee, and earth. Medium body and low/medium carbonation. Smells like dark chocolate, roasted malt, mild booze, and earth.

3.9 Can from the brewery. Pitch dark colour with a big creamy cap, mocha-coloured, very long lasting with some nice creamy lacing. Fresh hoppy nose over the roasted malts with notes of chocolate, coffee and molasses. The taste starts off with the burnt malts and coffee, going through some nice grassy hops to end with the mild molasses, hints of dark chocolate. The bitterness seems to intensify at every sip. Alright, stays straight after a while. Quite smooth Imperial Stout with some nice bite from the hops.

3.7 Tap at Stone event. Pours deep, dark brown. Aroma and flavor are dark chocolate, espresso, spice, earthy bitterness, and some woody notes. Medium/full body.