 kramer17801 (1742), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
May 7, 2008 25 oz bottle, via jimbowood. Pours a dark brown body with just the slightest bit of light passing thru. Nice creamy foamy brown head that retained as a thin film. Huge intense fruity nose, all plum and to a lesser extent raisons, licorice, and cocoa powder. Just a touch of roast and some coffee. Heavy fruit flavor up front starts things off right, but the finish doesn’t do it for me. Seems kinda husky and rough with too much alcohol apparency. Lingering cocoa nibs and alcohol. Mouthfeel is full and thick with some lingering sticky clinginess on the finish. Nice pleasant soft carbonation. Overall, a little too much of a yeast profile as well. Ok, but it’s not as smooth as it could be. It really comes across as more "ale-y" than "lager-y" in it’s character.
RCL (855), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 30, 2008 Very tasty Baltic. Nose seems very licorice-like, and the flavor follows suit, a good quality, pure licorice.
LadySusan (344), Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada
Apr 27, 2008 750 ml. bottle The color is dark brown with a beige head. The aroma is of malt, the taste is also of malt with added taste of caramel and dark chocolat. There is a nice bitter finish to it that makes it pleasant.
MJ_GG (97), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apr 26, 2008 Bouteille brune de 750 ml. Arômes de grains torréfiés et de cacao. Robe noire et peu effervescente. Goût de torréfaction, de chocolat et présentant une légère touche de fruits rouges. Arrière-goût de torréfaction et d’alcool. L’alcool demeure bien dissimulé. Intéressant.
Pyrozoid (55), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Apr 8, 2008 (Dégusté avec french tickler) Biere noire, collet mince brumeux. Odeur pas trés sortant, chocolat, grain de café et une petite senteur sucré. Biere tres crémeuse avec un gout chocolaté et sucré. Vraiment agréable en bouche. Vive le bistro L’autre oeil!!
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