UPDATED: JUL 17, 2023 Bottle split at the last minute CBJ Tasting (big thanks Marcin for hosting), thanks to Kenny for this one, 13/07/23. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that thins to edgeing. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, umami, molasses, cocoa dusting, light oxidisation setting in. Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, oak, chocolate, light spice, dates, brown bread, soy nip, molasses. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad for the age.

UPDATED: JUL 13, 2023 Bottle shared at craft beer junction bermondsey. A light hazed brown coloured pour with a fading khaki head. Aroma is dusty dark malts, cola cubes, grape, raisin. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, cola, aged malts, raisin, cola cubes. Dusty malts. Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Bit dead.

UPDATED: MAY 15, 2022 Still very good after some year in the basement Clear dark pour and a fine tan head Ok intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a fine carbonation level Dark malt, toffee, fruity, vanilla and mild rum in the flavor [Bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika in Oslo, Norway]

UPDATED: FEB 16, 2021 Small brown head. Dried fruits, rum and some vanilla on the nose. Taste is sweet at first with some cocoa and bitternes in the end.

UPDATED: FEB 14, 2021 330ml bottle from 2011, sampled Oct 2016. Pours dark brown towards black with virtually no head. Aroma: lots of dried fruits, vinous, caramel, rum, booze, vanilla, light peat, liquorice.Taste: raisins, plums, cola hints, lots of oak, rum, vanilla, liquorice, charcoal, ash. Surprisingly thin body with very low carbonation. Creeping level of oxidisation here but still a fine beer.

UPDATED: MAY 24, 2020 (Bottle) Dark brown colour with brief, foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, wood, black rye bread, liquorice, rum, nuts and raisins. Malty, roasted taste with notes of raisins, wood, dark chocolate, black rye bread, liquorice, rum, nuts, hints of tropical fruit, burnt sugar and a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and fairly well balanced for its strength, with a rich oak aged rum character. Very nice.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2019 12oz bottle pours out a cola brown color topped with a small fizzy head. Nose is big ripe pit fruit heavy rum booze and roast malts. Taste is more of the pit fruit heavy booze and barrel.

Aroma malt, karamell, rom, rosin. Utseende mørk brun med lys beige skum. Smak malt, karamell, rom, rosin, alkohol. Middels fyldig, kraftig smak, søtlig. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta Tromsø, 33cl 11,5% Smakt November 2012

UPDATED: JAN 19, 2018 Bottled. A dark copper beer with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel, sweet, rum. Taste is sweet, caramel, licorice. Warming alcohol. Very low carbonation

Strong notes of choco, dried fruits, spices and rum, dark brown with no head, full body, flat and oily, a bit of honey with spices and choco again...explosive nose after six years.