I had this on St. Patricks day. I figured it would be a good way to try something new, while still being able to drink a stout on the day that everyone is Irish.
Brewed in Esen, Belgium by De Dolle Brouwers (the mad brewers) this is an export stout, so it should have a higher level of alcohol and hop rate to ensure its safe passage to where ever it ends up. And looking at the bottle, you can see that it is indeed 9% abv. Quite a bit stronger than Guinness.
Huge mocha colored head when poured that settles down eventually. Very dark beer. Abundant carbonation, seemingly so much at first that it turned into bubbles as soon as it hit my mouth, making it hard to taste. Very complex flavors. Brewed with wild yeast and bacteria, but these are not very present by themselves, but rather add to a whole.
Lots of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice, spices. Very dry and bitter but highly drinkable on a colder night. The alcohol content does not come through and can catch up to you. Definitely a good alternative to Guinness on St. Pats day, though it is not Irish. Then again, most of the people celebrating St. Pats day aren't Irish either.
My rating: If you like stouts and darker beers and want to try something a little different than everything else, buy this.
Abv: 9%.
Volume: 33cL/11.2 fl oz.
Website: www.dedollebrouwers.be
Price paid: 6.99 at Liquor Mart (a bit more expensive than Guinness).
Number of cans of Bud Light you could buy for the same price: 11.
(My Bud Light estimation numbers are off I realize. From here on I will use the figure of 14.95 for a 24 pack of 12 oz cans or 62 cents a can.)
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