Dark Force - HaandBryggeriet

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume II, Issue III:

Batch # 73. Perhaps the only Imperial Wheat Stout in the universe, though with trends, popularity and inspiration other brewers will jump on this sub-style. Thick tan head forms almost in slow-motion, good retention, and no light seems to be able to penetrate its darkness. Aroma runs all over the place; toffee to dark cherries, milk chocolate to a hint of smoky, woody charcoal, and a duo of fruit with blood oranges and passion fruit. Smoothness runs deep, sturdy medium body. Thick layers of dry-roasted malt flavor, dry wheat grain bite, hint of dark milk chocolate and a light-roasted coffee. Soft sherry note, perhaps a hint of oxidation has grasped this beer. Very faint note of vanilla, smoky charred wood, chalky yeast and a solid bready wheat middle to end.

Lots of flavor and complexity coming from this beer. Yeah, it lives up to the beer geek hype, hunt this beer down and enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2009 02:21:42 | More by BeerAdvocate

JMS1512

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

06-18-2013 18:13:53 | More by JMS1512

mrfrancis

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-18-2013 13:59:03 | More by mrfrancis

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-22-2013 03:15:56 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Chegui

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +26.6%

05-14-2013 20:47:23 | More by Chegui

Phelps

Arizona

3.48/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle into a tulip.

Black as outer space. Head is about a quarter inch, a silky medium tan.

A little licorice, dark chocolate, alcohol. A touch of vanilla or marshmallow. A little smoke.

Sweeter in the flavor. Chocolate syrup, smoke, a touch of anise. Slight lingering alcohol. Smooth.

Smooth, medium body. Pretty high carbonation and a little too much fizz. Very well-hidden alcohol. Tongue-numbing.

Smooth stuff. Wish there was a little more showing from the wheat. Still very smooth, easy-drinking.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 23:22:47 | More by Phelps

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

04-24-2013 15:51:28 | More by Jason1337

CopeTech

California

4.21/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Feel the force!
A pitch black stout, light on the carbonation. Its a wheat stout which is a bit of a contradiction with the wheat shining through almost as new side flavor, not the deep barley, but the deep barley with a side trip toward a triple wheat or a sturdy wheat contribution.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 04:29:42 | More by CopeTech

thebouch01

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

04-15-2013 02:15:56 | More by thebouch01

DruRho

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

04-14-2013 22:08:53 | More by DruRho

dsauter

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

03-25-2013 00:03:08 | More by dsauter

JonIrabagon

New York

4.75/5  rDev +20.3%

03-18-2013 11:10:14 | More by JonIrabagon

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

03-11-2013 19:15:20 | More by IanSpindler

kojevergas

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

03-09-2013 23:35:11 | More by kojevergas

andant

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

03-09-2013 14:30:12 | More by andant

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-24-2013 19:10:04 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

BrownNut

Florida

3.15/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Batch 449, brewed Feb 2012, drunk Feb 2013, cool, from a tulip.

A - 4.25 - Black, with a finger of nice tan head that really endures.

S - 3.75 - Hey surprise, smells like a wheat beer, although backed up with some char, bordering on metal. The wheat sweetness is almost that characteristic Belgian yeast smell, and a little bubble gummy. There's a decent malty smell.

T - 2.75 - Surprisingly crisp and dry. The dryness is of an unfortunately metallic kind. The dryness makes it kind of hollow overall and there's not a lot to fill that void. Aftertaste mostly of faint char and borderline metal.

M - 3.5 - Surprisingly not even medium bodied - just shy. Dry. It wants more than this.

O - 3.0 - Overall kind of weird. The wheat notes don't seem to come together well with the char notes. The dryness and lack of viscosity leave it kind of empty. And faint metal in the aroma, palate, and aftertaste are unwelcome and distracting. I've had more/worse metal, but this is juuust enough to register. An interesting attempt, but it didn't work out. Don't want the rest.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 03:13:17 | More by BrownNut

erlenmeyer

Maine

4/5  rDev +1.3%

02-23-2013 23:25:52 | More by erlenmeyer

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

02-09-2013 21:21:50 | More by Zachtheporter

mitlinks

Switzerland

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

02-07-2013 11:27:47 | More by mitlinks

MastaShonuf

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

02-03-2013 15:52:05 | More by MastaShonuf

Bonis

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-01-2013 16:51:57 | More by Bonis

GrindFatherBob

New York

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

01-24-2013 13:22:35 | More by GrindFatherBob

McD0uche

California

3.93/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass:

Pours a dark brown color typical of stouts with a decent head. Smells of roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, and sweetness. Taste is similar to the smell with roasted toasted malts and chocolate prevailing and coffee and fruits playing in the background. The wheat is present but subdued. Has a sweet flavor but is not overpowering. Mouthfeel is consistent with stouts. Carbonation is at the right level.

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot, and I'll try to get it in the future when I see it. Definitely a cool play on wheat beers.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 01:01:47 | More by McD0uche

mynie

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

01-19-2013 18:33:56 | More by mynie