Vital Statistics
Type: Stout (Imperial / Double)
Release: Limited Rotating (vintaged)
ABV: 17%
Bitterness: 80 IBU
Original Gravity: 1.135 / 31.2° plato
From the brewer
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. Cellarable for 10+ years.
Average Scores
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2009 release
Five years' aging has smoothed and deepened this beer's character, leaving an intense, but deliciously umami "reduction of stout."
2013 release
Like a stout concentrate: Intense and pungent -- maybe a little too umami for me. But it was certianly memorable. As far as super-strong straight stouts go, though, Dogfish's World Wide was still better.