Beer Style: Stout
Hop Variety: Magnum, Styrian Goldings
Malt Variety: Two-row barley, black malt, roasted barley,Belgian special B, aromatic
OG: 1.145 ABV: 15.1% IBUs: 107
Color: Coal Black
Availability: One vintage brewed and bottled December 1st of each year. 12oz single bottles. Limited quantities.
Mephistopheles is the crafty shape shifter, the second fallen angel. Amazingly complex, coal black, velvety and liqueurish, this demon has a bouquet of vine-ripened grapes, anise and chocolate covered cherries with flavors of rum-soaked caramelized dark fruits and a double espresso finish. IBUs 107.
Mephistopheles is the final installment of “The Demons of Ale” series.
Food Pairing: We like Mephistopheles' Stout with chocolate (60% cocoa or more), chocolate lava cake, flourless chocolate cake, tiramisu or traditional fruit cake made with rum-soaked fruits.
I bought a couple of cases of The Kaiser while visiting the Avery Tap Room last Fall, and brought them back to Texas. Now the word is out that I have an Avery stash and I seem to have acquired a lot of new "best" friends. It may become necessary to barricade the door and turn off the telephone until all bottles have been enjoyed.
-Lee A. from Texas
