PappyVanWise Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Sometimes there is a bottle that just sits on the shelf and stares at you. This can happen at your local bottle shop or just the shelf you keep your beer on at home. I probably walked by this beer 10 times before buying it. I don't know if it was the $15 price tag, the 22 oz. bottle of dark black stout that I couldn't imagine drinking on my own, or the memory of all too sweet stouts that didn't even pass the smell test. With a 98 from the field on Beer Advocate, and a palate tired of IPAs, I went ahead an picked up a bottle the other day. After pouring the beer into three glasses to share with some friends, taking the aroma in, then drinking the first sip I immediately hoped that I'd be able to go find a second bottle. Although it is pitch black in the glass with thick brown foam, it is not too syrupy like some stouts can be. There are excellent coffee flavors at the beginning followed by a sweetness leaning more towards vanilla than chocolate for me. With the dark colors, my brain was expecting a chocolate-base, so the vanilla was a very welcome surprise. Probably due to the name of the beer, I could easily picture the flavors being inspired by dipping a cookie into a strong cup of coffee. This is a definite buy again for me, even at the higher price and 11.5% ABV. It's a good one to share with a friend or two after dinner; I imagine a whole bottle might be your only drink of the night. Evil Twin also put out a Glazed Imperial Doughnut Break. I am probably too late to the party to find on the shelf, but am very interested in trying. Evil Twin Brewing is Denmark-based gypsy brewery that started in 2010 in Denmark. The founder is by Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsí¸, who is the brother of Mikkeller's Mikkel Borg Bjergsí¸, another gypsy brewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyVanWise Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Here's a fun little news article about the brothers Bjergsí¸: A Fight Is Brewing. Sounds like the brothers are the beer version of Noel and Liam Gallagher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyVanWise Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Picked up a 32 oz growler of this at a local beer retailer that's not my store. It's still a great beer six months later, but I think I prefer it from the bottle rather than the keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Picked up a 32 oz growler of this at a local beer retailer that's not my store. It's still a great beer six months later, but I think I prefer it from the bottle rather than the keg. Eric, how would you compare and contrast this with the Doughnut Break? Superficially, the two appear to be nearly identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treznor Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Eric, how would you compare and contrast this with the Doughnut Break? Superficially, the two appear to be nearly identical. I definitely got almonds in the Imperial Biscotti Break, though my wife didn't get that at all. Also, I thought the Imperial Doughnut Break was slightly sweeter than the Biscotti. ETA: I've tried both on tap, not in the bottle. Have a bottle of Imperial Biscotti Break at home to try, but haven't cracked it open yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyVanWise Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'll have to agree on that, though it's been a while since I had the doughnut break. The Biscotti has some almond/hazelnut flavors in it while I seem to remember the doughnut have some anise tones. Biscotti is a little sweeter because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 In case anyone is interested, this, along with about a half-dozen other Evil Twin beers, is available at Rodmans on Wisconsin Avenue (or was last night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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