Mikkeller 黑 / Black (Cognac Edition)

Mikkeller 黑 / Black (Cognac Edition)
Brewed at De Proefbrouwerij
Copenhagen, Denmark
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 17.5%

C: Thick and Dark
H: Jet Black
N: Hellllooooo Cognac! Hints of Coffee and Roasted Malt

The Ferm: Huge thanks to HopScotch for sharing this Barrel Aged Treat that is good till 2020?! 2020? REALLY? Will the world still be in existence in 2020? Regardless, this bottle wasn't alive for more than 20 minutes once it was opened.
Did you order an Imperial Stout with your Cognac? If you did, then I think the bar accidentally mixed the two together. Seriously this beer was filled with the cognac sweetness and alcohol bite on the attack then followed with strong coffee and roasted malt on the back-end.
A little too sweet for my liking, regardless this beer is very unique, it doesn't hide the alcohol, but almost allows it to shine in the forefront of the beer. This approach is often reversed by brewers, as people like to have the ABV hidden in big beers. Over time I think this beer will become near perfect. For the time being its damn tasty though.
Score: 3.899

*Note: EvilTwin in the background enjoying the beer!

Beer Here Dark Hops

Dark Hops
Beer Here
Denmark
8.50% ABV
Style: Cascadian Dark Ale

C: Pitch Black
H: BLACK
N: Chocolate, Coffee, Light Hops, Alcohol

The Ferm: "Here come the men in black....::CLAP CLAP::......The one that you'll remember" Yah or something like that....Thanks Will Smith!

Well just like that horrible crappy pop song and lame movie....the label on this beer just makes me laugh.
Honestly, this label looks like the Fresh Beer Webguy decided to hop the heads of the MIB characters. THANK GOD the Fresh Beer Webguy has taste and would NEVER DO THIS!

OK, so this beer isn't that bad, I am not a huge fan of Cascadian Dark Ales (BLACK IPA'S), but this was pretty good. The malt backing on this beer did a good job of balancing the citrus hops. The rear of the beer was filled with smokey and roasty qualities which would be perfect for a BBQ. Good but not great. Snag a bottle just to make fun of the label!

Score: 3.72