Nils Oscar Imperial Stout - the Nils Oscar Company

Bix

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

08-25-2012 17:41:44 | More by Bix

campfirebrew

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-18-2013 12:08:22 | More by campfirebrew

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-16-2013 22:02:58 | More by Slatetank

UCLABrewN84

California

3.78/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle shared at GRG1313’s tasting.

Pours a clear super dark brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of dark roasted malt, cocoa, and vanilla aromas. Taste is much the same with cocoa and dark fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that smells better than it tastes in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 00:44:55 | More by UCLABrewN84

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

03-24-2013 19:20:31 | More by wisrarebeer

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.84/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a sizeable head of frothy light brown foam. Colour is jet black. Pretty solid retention and good lacing.

Smell has strong bitter coffee and dark roast malt. Black treacle, straw, dark chocolate. Very roasty to verging on slightly burnt, but really intriguing. Hop bitterness comes across with a bit of earthiness. Some nuttiness, a really nice balance.

Taste has an initial malty caramel sweetness, the strong coffee, with dark fruits. A lot of interaction going on, this is a bit sweet for the style I find. Bitterness is quite mild, some earthy nutty undertones, and a big malty presence to it. Finish is soft, roasty dark malts, some residual sugars. It has a really nice flavour to it, I've had more complex stouts that I prefer though.

Mouthfeel is big and malt, carbonation is quite slight. Drying feel on it, but the sweetness make it really tasty. Alcohol is not aggressive or very noticeable at all, figuring it a bit low for the style. Still has a good body to it, but surprisingly drinkable.

Really tasty stout, and it doesn't seem too big at 7%. Certainly a nice interpretation, I would have preferred a bit more depth and bitterness, but wouldn't turn this down again, one of the more drinkable imperial stouts. Worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 20:28:54 | More by mick303

BarryMFBurton

Indiana

3.6/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Beer from Sweden? Impossible. Nothing but blondes and cheap furniture come out of Sweden.

A: An aggressive pour gives nothing but cola fizz for a head; lacing and retention almost non-existent. Chocolate brown body with a noticeable wateriness to it: unlike most stouts, it looks like coffee rather than chocolate syrup.

S: All syrup: rich chocolate, buttery caramel, vanilla extract. It’s a dessert beer in fine fashion, with a character like some fine chocolate liqueur. Notes of hickory smoke, black licorice, currant, roasted rye, medicinal booze, and oxidized sherry aromas abound.

T: A thin-bodied, mineral-heavy interpretation of the style. Light milk chocolate body smoothes out with roasted malt bitters, like burnt biscuit and caramelized sugar with splashes of honey flavor. Hops are leafy and tea-like in astringency, a little softer than most imperial stouts, though the water has a mineral taste that cuts as sharp as the hops. Has that same sherry taste as in the nose; a little wet cardboard, even, which makes it hard to finish, unfortunately. Aftertaste is lightly acrid, like skunky hops.

M: Thin and very soft, showing just as much carbonation in the feel as you’d expect from the lack of head. Not lacking, though; it works for this old-world palate.

O: This beer is unique in a lot of ways, sure, but it’s not my style of stout. Enjoyable to a degree, though.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 03:44:34 | More by BarryMFBurton

srandycarter

California

3.9/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - Black as night, small tan head leaves fast. Some spotty clingers.

S - Soy sauce, malt.

T - Big malt flavor, soy sauce prevalent. Nice combo. A little chalky.

M - Big, chewy, heavy beer. Balance is ok, not too sweet and not too hoppy.

D - Good to try, but not my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 00:47:51 | More by srandycarter

Googs

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

10-24-2012 06:10:48 | More by Googs

mtbdonn

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +3.4%

10-17-2012 16:55:28 | More by mtbdonn

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

10-16-2012 16:46:05 | More by RblWthACoz

DavoleBomb

Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a perfect pint.

3.0 A: Black color. Half a finger of frothy tan head. Retention is poor and just a tiny ring of lacing is left.

4.5 S: Like the coffee stout, this is wildly earthy. Mineral, mountain stream water, clay, general woodziness. Supple roast, subtle coffee, plenty of dark chocolate, a touch of caramel. Fairly dry, but not too dry. Really nice nose on this.

4.0 T: Pretty much like the nose, but it doesn't impress me as much. The flavors are less bold than the nose suggest. Still, it's quite tasty. Mineral, mountain water, outdoors. Moderate roast, subtle coffee and chocolate, and a touch of caramel. Again mainly dry with just a touch of balancing sweetness.

3.5 M: Medium body. A little undercarbonated, not as much as the coffee stout though. Light creaminess and super smooth.

4.0 D: Very tasty, earthy beer. I might get a couple more of these. Solid all around.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2012 02:43:20 | More by DavoleBomb

rarbring

Sweden

3.78/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Very dark brown/black, a tan head that settles quickly leaving little lacing and some curtains.

Burned tones, dark coffee.

Starting with dark bread, burned crust, sweet dark dried fruits, some bitter coffee and dark chocolate.

Medium low carbonation, soft, slightly sticky, a small bitterness.

A decent imperial stout, lacks some sturdiness though.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 21:27:53 | More by rarbring

ajs4bd

Missouri

4/5  rDev +3.4%

08-20-2012 14:59:29 | More by ajs4bd

CPAGH

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

07-30-2012 14:30:36 | More by CPAGH

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.58/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours ebony with 3 fingers of mocha colored head. Good lacing & head retention

S: Coffee & carob, figs

T: Follows the nose, some faint coffee notes as well up front. Leafy hoppyness as this warms, much dryness, hints of cherry & more carob as this warms. Finishes fruitty, a touch woody, & dry

MF: Medium bodied, minimal carbonation, thins out once warm

An alright RIS, nothing special here. First beer from these guys, not too impressed

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 02:23:54 | More by russpowell

aztraz

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-05-2012 13:57:34 | More by aztraz

superjose

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

03-13-2012 03:56:01 | More by superjose

crashoveride

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

01-21-2012 15:48:39 | More by crashoveride

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-13-2012 01:01:43 | More by PEIhop

deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

12-21-2011 20:24:05 | More by deapokid

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.4%

12-01-2011 00:26:48 | More by Rochefort10nh

sbricker

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

11-14-2011 19:17:07 | More by sbricker

rvdoorn

Netherlands

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Look: the beer pours a very black color with a small brown head.
Smell: Roasted malts, coffee, caramel and almonds.
Taste: Creamy chocolate, caramel, coffee and roasted malts. Middle-dry after taste. Very creamy taste and soft for the style.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, very creamy texture, medium carbonation.
Overall: Not a typical Imperial Stout, much more soft and smooth, but very nice

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2011 19:30:21 | More by rvdoorn

dirtylou

Washington

3.9/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

on-tap, akkurat stockholm

2007 vintage

from notes

appearance: served in a goblet, dark oily body, light chocolate cap - decent retention

smell: light sweet chocolate notes, molasses, caramel, light roasted malts

taste: hardly an imperial by international standards - smooth chocolate, light roasted malts, no alcohol, caramel cream, touch of dry coffee. enjoyed this, but wasnt quite what i was expecting from a 2007 imperial stout - no real flare

mouthfeel: very smooth, silky

overall: good

Serving type: on-tap

06-08-2011 03:38:06 | More by dirtylou