Evil Twin Even More Jesus - Evil Twin Brewing

TK5150

Maine

4.58/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

A- Pours black with a one finger dark brown head. Alcohol legs and great lacing remain on the sides of glass. Beautiful imperial stout.

S- Licorice, chocolate syrup, roast, fruity esters. sugar.

T- Licorice, chocolate syrup, brownies, burnt charred flavor, cherry, coffee, and alcohol. The only thing to improve is the burnt, charred character and the slight heat. A balance between sweet and intensely roasted.

M- Massive mouthfeel. Heavy full body that feels like liquid chocolate. Very smooth.

O- What a complex, beast of a beer. This could even sit in the cellar to take the slight edge off the heat and roast. Impressive stuff.

Edit: After aging this beer for 4 months, I had another bottle. It did not age well in those 4 months. I think this beer was best fresh. I did not end up finishing the beer. I've never seen a beer make such a change in such a short amount of time.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 23:13:29 | More by TK5150

RyanTheLion13

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-23-2013 01:59:01 | More by RyanTheLion13

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-22-2013 05:18:50 | More by Kmat10

TofuDC5

California

4.48/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: First stout I've drank with a chocolaty head; 1-finger. Even after froth settles, it remains a brown shade. Beer itself is very dark; black.

S: Heavy on the mocha with a hint of licorice and maple syrup. Some citrus tingles the noes

T: Like eating a dark chocolate bar; sweet but not overpowering. Hint of coffee, but more chocolate. Licorice and citrus as an aftertaste.

M: Thick, creamy, and malty. Bitter hops come later but doesn't last.

O: I want more. This stout tickles my senses. It's quite strong too, but misleading because there's not much alcohol taste. *thumbs up* a very nice beer. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 05:07:51 | More by TofuDC5

Envelopes

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-21-2013 05:47:20 | More by Envelopes

metalgdog

New York

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-20-2013 02:36:34 | More by metalgdog

nesarebad

Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

22 oz bottle, served in FW Barrelworks teku

A - Pours thick dark black, with a 3 finger dark coffee head. This is one dark and thick beer, very impressive on the pour, you can not deny it.

S - Toasted dark malts, bitter chocolate, dark fruit and burnt molasses. Smoked meats are a minor tone.

T - Sweet and roasty, hints of burnt sugar, rum, molasses and dark fruits through out.

M -Thick, viscous, and most definitely chewy. Coats throughout, this one saturates the palate. Nothing thin here.

O - Rather enjoyable, hits all the right notes for an Imperial Stout. Would definitely recommend and seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 06:03:31 | More by nesarebad

AL89BR

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%

05-18-2013 19:44:27 | More by AL89BR

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-18-2013 14:56:11 | More by mikeincharleston

drgonzo2k2

California

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-18-2013 14:38:36 | More by drgonzo2k2

Dope

Massachusetts

4.51/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

A: Wow, one of the thickest pours ever. It reminds me of 30,000 mile motor oil. 50W. In subzero temperatures. It doesn't even splash as I pour it, it's just a black hole of beer, absorbing the droplets that would have spattered. Jet black pour with the darkest head on a beer I've ever seen. Huge, thick head to boot. The head is so dark that it's indistinguishable from the liquid for a little bit. Even after the head has sat for a while it's still darker than 95% of other stouts. Head fades super slowly with great retention. Body is so dark it looks like it's staining the glass when you swirl it. Spotty little bits of lacing is the only reason this doesn't get a 5. Only beer that has a better appearance that I can recall, is CBS.

S: Heavy, heavy black patent malt. Dark fruits, anise, char, chocolate and coffee. All of it. Quite a bit smoke with some umami too. It's comically thick, swirling it for aroma looks like you're trying to swirl a glass of brownie batter. Surprisingly mellow aroma overall for a 12% IS.

T: Again with the heavy roasted malt character. Tastes a lot like it looks - brownie batter. Heavy dark chocolate with a little coffee initially. Fades into some anise and a little char. No real discernible dark fruits as in the aroma, maybe a flash of raisin and cherry here and there. Might be in my mind. Smokiness and umami are still there but very light, thankfully. Lots of dark chocolate in the finish. Sweet all the way through but not cloying somehow. A bit of stinging alcohol throughout and it warms the belly immediately. This is a big one. Lingering dark chocolate brownies in the aftertaste.

M: Ultra heavy body, perhaps one of the thickest beers I've ever tasted (and I've reviewed over 1000). I'm not being cute when I say it's like used motor oil or brownie batter - it literally is. Coats the mouth for a long time between sips. Smooth and creamy at the same time.

O: Very interesting. A seriously heavy beer. I've had much higher ABV stouts (WWS, chocolate rain, etc) but somehow this one feels like a ton of bricks. Gotta be the thickest beer I've seen, ten fidy has nothing on this. Great testament to roasted malt flavors, they're all here. It's complex in its simplicity. Having said that, I imagine a barrel treatment to cut this one a bit might put this one off the scale. Here's to hoping they do someday! Great dessert beer and Evil Twin's best beer by far. Just awesome.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 04:00:53 | More by Dope

NathanFink

Iowa

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-17-2013 17:14:56 | More by NathanFink

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +11.2%

05-15-2013 02:32:06 | More by Bonko_the_sane

mattsander

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

05-14-2013 16:34:02 | More by mattsander

Kevincredible

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -23.9%

05-13-2013 20:11:22 | More by Kevincredible

Chadster

Alberta (Canada)

4.35/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had 2 bottles of this wonder gem from Evil Twin the other day and I have to tell you,,
This thick pour of this Dark imperial stout had a nice brown head to it and was rich in its delivery..
Its honey and mollasses texture tasted of that rich, and a little heavy as a hint of coco and molasses kept on the back of the tongue.
what a great brew by evil twin , and I must say I can't wait to see what comes out next.

cheers , may I recommend, Evil Twin Ashtray heart, Evil Twin Soft DK, Evil Twin Lil B, and Evil Twin New Years eve at a Hotel Room

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 19:08:30 | More by Chadster

SaCkErZ9

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -18%

05-11-2013 23:36:26 | More by SaCkErZ9

ipc2000

New York

4/5  rDev -6.3%

05-11-2013 05:00:12 | More by ipc2000

jklecko2

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

05-03-2013 16:32:48 | More by jklecko2

ADZA

Australia

3.99/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've had this stashed away and avoided for so long but not anymore its time to unleash the beast and it pours a dark as night black hue with no head and sporadic lacing,the smell is port,funk,dark chocolate,roasted malts and booze,the mouthfeel is thick,full with minimal carbonation and has tastes of chocolate fudge,booze,caramel,herbal earthy hops and finished with a mocha bittersweetness and overall a very warming stout that's well appreciated on a cold night like tonight cheers.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 14:12:10 | More by ADZA

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4.21/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

330ml bottle. "He doesn't look a thing like Jesus..." And neither does this, other than the fractured English babble in the marketing spiel about mortality, godliness, and the typical qualities of a big-ass stout.

This beer pours a beautifully cascading black hole abyss, bereft of highlights and that thing called light, with three hefty fingers of densely foamy, tightly bubbly, solid brown head, which leaves some agreeably frenetic paint-splash lace around the glass as it very slowly sinks away.

It smells of sweet roasted caramel/toffee malt, well-ripened black fruit, thick, gooey dark chocolate, dark tropical sugar, milk-tempered coffee, and a further dry smokiness, all soused by a brandy-like booziness. The taste is more sweet, sugary caramel malt, a hint of treacle, a drunken plum and prune fruitiness, heavy chocolate pudding, over-sugared black coffee, a withering smoky astringency, and bristling warming alcohol.

The carbonation is tame, and frothy by the same measure, the body a heavy, dense, somewhat oily affair, with an attendant smoothness that belies the big ABV, not to mention the subtle malt-shop creaminess. It finishes on the veritably sweet side, the chocolate, creme caramel, and thick black fruit puree holding fast against the baying booze.

One hell of an Imperial stout, all those dessert-esque qualities doing a right good job in sublimating the well-elevated ABV. Even more this, and even more that, but I'm still at a loss in figuring out how they managed to work Jesus' name into all of this. Oh, right - people do that all the freaking time. Damned good beer though.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 02:03:54 | More by biboergosum

IPA35

Netherlands

4.71/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Bottle for the American market, bought from the De Molen webshop.
Poured with all the yeast.

Pours a very very dark brown, viscous.

Look pitch black in the glass with a dark mocca head that fades quickly.
Some carbonation visible as the foam is gone.

Smells very rich and complex.
Big roasted malts (British in a way), dark fruits (plums, dates, figs, raisins you name it) and coffee. A pretty big overall caramel/toffee sweetness. Vanilla. Burnt notes.

Tastes very good. Very sweet, Chocolate but also dark fruitiness. Yeah, delicious chocolate coated dark fruits (raising for example). Some burnt woodiness in there too. Pretty dry because of that. Coffee too, and dark (rye) bread. Good bitterness to balance the sweetness.
Very complex. The alcohol is noticable but it is pretty well hidden and adds to the beer.

Great mouthfeel on this one, more like creamy chocolate milk than beer. Rich and creamy.

Overall a really nice, very big imperial stout. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 20:07:59 | More by IPA35

WeisGuy

New York

4/5  rDev -6.3%

04-27-2013 01:32:15 | More by WeisGuy

jsanford

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -12.2%

04-23-2013 17:48:57 | More by jsanford

CB2maltygoodness

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -0.5%

04-21-2013 02:30:00 | More by CB2maltygoodness