Saturday, April 8, 2017

Ölbeat 252: Emelisse Black & Tan Bruichladdich BA

Brewery: Brouwerij Emelisse (in Dutch)
Country: Netherlands
Style: Imperial Stout 
Abv: 10,5 % 
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What about the beer?
Colour is black with a small tan head. Aroma has roasted malts, espresso, salty liquorice and dark chocolate. Taste starts with oaky dry bitter roast. Oaky roasted malts, strong espresso and bitter liquorice take over. Towards the end oaky salty liquorice and bitter dark chocolate rise in front. Aftertaste has very dry oak, heavy roast and boozy bitter liquorice.

Powerfully bitter and extra dry Imperial Stout. Roasted malts meet aggressive bitter hops. Bruichladdich gives its dry oak and strengthens the liquorice flavour. Result is supersmooth and delicious barrel-aged brew. These seem to be a modern Dutch tradition.

Ölbeat

"Hey I'm your life / And I no longer care." Heavy bitterness. When taken out of the beery context we get to the darker side of everyday life. The emptiness and the anger when you realize the life you've lived has been steered by someone or something else. Luckily, the beer and the beeroholic are far from that state.

Metallica: Sad but True (YouTube)

From the 1991 album Metallica, the song was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.