Odin's Tipple - HaandBryggeriet

Reaper16

Alabama

3.78/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

500mL bottle - Batch 210, brewed 01/20/09 - served into a tulip

Pours an absolute pitch black. It doesn't appear to sit too heavily in the glass. The head is perhaps the darkest I've ever seen. It is totally a burnt sienna color. It isn't even a single finger in size but it certainly makes an impression.

The aromas explode out of the glass with vigor. Milk chocolate, chocolate syrup, sunken figs (I don't know what that means, but that is what I typed. I think I meant drunken figs), blackberry, stale cocoa powder. The aromas aren't exceptional or original but they are strong and their particular proportions and progressions make for a unique nose.

Right up front you can tell this beer straddles some strange line between Double Stout and Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Lots of sweet dark fruits meets lots of stale roasted flavors. There's booze, too. This doesn't taste like Black Albert, which is to say that Odin's Tipple is not a clear Imperial Stout w/ Belgian yeast flavors. This is straight-up style confusion. Which isn't a bad thing; this beer tastes good. Would that the chocolate tastes be fuller this beer might score higher.

The mouthfeel is nearly too thin for an imperial stout... at first. Miraculously, the beer thickens up with warmth to something suitable. The drinkability is pretty average for the style. The alcohol is up there and you can taste it and the stale chocolate flavors get to be a little too much after a while.

This is a confusing beer. A good one, though. Definitely try it if you see it on the shelves.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2010 02:54:25 | More by Reaper16

gbrill

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-26-2013 03:19:24 | More by gbrill

artoolemomo

Oregon

3/5  rDev -29.6%

05-26-2013 02:43:59 | More by artoolemomo

bluejacket74

Ohio

4.34/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

500 ml bottle, Batch 507 (3500 bottles). Served in a DFH snifter, the beer pours dark brown/black with about an inch and a half brown head that didn't stay around for too long. There's a decent amount of lacing. The brew smells like roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and burnt/charred malt. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's the addition of some dark fruit and licorice. It starts off with the burnt/charred/roasty flavors being the strongest, but the dark fruit flavors come out more as the beer warms up. There's also a lingering bittersweet finish. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's creamy and oily with good carbonation. I think this is a pretty nice brew, I don't know why it took so long for me to try this one. $9.99 a bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 22:46:19 | More by bluejacket74

freneticamnesic

Netherlands

4.85/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

A - poured thick and black, syrupy, with a very thin dark brown head that dissipated rather quickly

S - Hard to detect much in this one. I did smell some coffee or roast malts, but it was very very subtle

T - Tastes of toffee, brown sugar, some hoppiness and dark fruits at first, finishing with some very nice coffee and a hint of hop bitterness at the end

M - Creamy, moderate carbonation. Very smooth and full. Really what I like in an imperial stout

Overall, the beer looked and tasted fantastic. This is really what I enjoy in this style, and I was very impressed with how well balanced and delicious this beer was. I purchased this at random, having never heard of it before, whilst here in Denmark, and I'm very happy I found this beer, would definitely drink it again! Only real reason I marked this down is because of how light the smell was. I would of liked a little bit more than what was there. But that's really a minor issue compared to the rest.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 10:53:09 | More by freneticamnesic

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

4.43/5  rDev +4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

.5L poured into a snifter

A- Pours pitch black like dirty motor oil. Insanely dark beer and one of the darkers brown heads I have ever seen on a beer. A surprisingly large head with good retention. Intense alcohol legs. A sight for sore Eyes.

S- Super roasty. A pungent dryness on the nose. A refreshing, strong bitterness to compliment the intense roasted notes. A massive dark chocolate and burnt caramel. A touch of smoke and yeast.

T- A massively roasty beer. A pungent burnt dryness on the tongue. A strong lingering bitterness that helps balance. A lot of smoke and ash in this beer. Deep down there is a hint of a dark fruit and cherry pit. A burnt caramel and leathery taste. A manly tasting and massively roasty RIS.

M- Thick. A bit high on the bitterness and carbonation. Alcohol is well hidden and taste but is there in feel.

O- This is a fantastic RIS. One of the best non barrel aged stouts I have had. Great stuff.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 01:06:43 | More by TwelveOunces

hawkmage

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-11-2013 22:43:16 | More by hawkmage

jvillefan

California

4.36/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A: A pitch black body with a deep brown/mocha colored head. The head was very large and took a while to poor because it was so large.

S: Very subtle aromas present, they are not strong by any stretch of the imagination. There is very subtle chocolate, coffee, and very darkly roasted grains.

T: Amazingly rich flavors. There is roasted malt in the front of this beer. There is a rich chocolate and coffee flavors accompanying as well.

M: Very heavy and silky body with perfect carbonation.

O: Great RIS. One of the better ones out there. Well worth getting.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 06:11:41 | More by jvillefan

IrishColonial

Virginia

3/5  rDev -29.6%

05-03-2013 04:31:14 | More by IrishColonial

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.79/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to Rutager for the bottle!

Jet black in colour, faint ring of tan head, no lace, even a hard swirl produces any head, lokks fairly still and inky. Smell is full of dark chocolate, big deep roast, anise/liquorice notes with a bit of dark fruit, ends with char and chocolate. Taste of dark chocolate and soy sauce, deeply roasted near burnt malt, mildly astringent, liqorice with darker fruit. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Not bad but the burnt and astringent flavours become a little much after 8oz, solid effort otherwise.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 20:31:40 | More by peensteen

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-25-2013 21:46:18 | More by MarvinSnyder

heygeebee

Australia

2.18/5  rDev -48.8%
look: 1 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

From Platinum Cellars. Bottled 6/11. Batch 376.

Pours jet black and oily out of the bottle, and... Flat. Oh dear. Not good. No lacing no film.

Aromas are muted, licorice, roasts.

Taste is the same, but really missing a whole lot. Moderate roasts moderate chocolate.

Mouthfeel is, well,you can guess, understated. Medium to heavyweight, oily, cloying.

Really, I don't want to pan this but a flat aged RIS is a worry, and does no one any favours. And expensive...

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 11:49:40 | More by heygeebee

Benny3000

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-16-2013 00:01:34 | More by Benny3000

bvermilion

California

3/5  rDev -29.6%

04-15-2013 05:21:55 | More by bvermilion

PatGreer

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

04-14-2013 21:51:26 | More by PatGreer

chippo33

Vermont

4/5  rDev -6.1%

04-13-2013 19:09:33 | More by chippo33

MCain04

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-01-2013 23:36:39 | More by MCain04

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-01-2013 13:18:55 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

03-31-2013 04:31:49 | More by Zachtheporter

bostonryan

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.1%

03-31-2013 01:23:43 | More by bostonryan

BAsbill

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-30-2013 04:14:25 | More by BAsbill

Sparky44

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-25-2013 00:10:31 | More by Sparky44

SawDog505

New Hampshire

4.31/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a 16 oz snifter. Pours a viscous black, with a two inch mocha head, that leaves nice lace behind. Smell is licorice, dark fruit, tobacco, smoke, roasted coffee beans, and dark chocolate. Taste is all of that, as aggressive as the nose, loads of tobacco, extremely complex, vanilla, molasses seep in, and some warming alcohol in the finish. Body is chewy but smooth, perfect amount of life for the style, dry, and a sipper that goes down a touch fast because of the different flavors you pick up from every sip. One of the most complex stouts I have ever had, but that doesn't mean I love every flavor I get.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 16:03:23 | More by SawDog505

Resuin

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-22-2013 10:45:48 | More by Resuin

Drag0nz

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

03-19-2013 19:00:09 | More by Drag0nz