 Grovlam (3884), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 25, 2008
Bottle. [#2400 rating]Aesthetic fantastic looking bottle that really gave you the motivation to taste the content.
Nice sound experience as the cork came off the bottle, and smoke was coming out.
The fluid that came poring out was thick and pitch black like never before.
Start poring heavily into the glass and at first there was no evidence of bubbles. Then suddenly a huge thick and creamy head started forming.
Used about a full five minutes to examine the aroma experience. Notes of dusty motor oil, light sour malt, powerful burned malt, light fruity notes that leads to some dried fruity notes such as prunes and dates. Some smoke and brown sugar appears, with soft notes of pine and bitter flowers. Also some sharp experience of potent alcohol.
Over the palate came the most intense and extreme experience ever. Sharp almost warming and numbing feel. The hops, burned malt and alcohol supply an endless surreal experience. Notes of liquorish, chocolate, coffee, smoke and dried fruit creates the complexity.
Full bodied with an average carbonation and the most powerful texture ever.
Flavor was heavy bitter and sweet and the same time.
Finish was forever lingering, with an explosion of notes.
This is by far the most extreme beer experience I have ever had. Nothing comes close. And I thought it was fantastic. Sipping away was just amazing. Once again thanks Mikkel!
Mora2000 (564), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 19, 2010 Thanks to my brother for bringing me this beer from Lafayette, LA.
The beer pours black with no head. Very inky looking with some large brown bubbles. The aroma is dark fruit, alcohol and brown sugar. The flavor is alcohol, smoke, tobacco, chocolate and some sweet malt. The mouthfeel is very oily and no-very low carbonation.
grikmok (101), Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 13, 2010 Poured into a dark black beer with no head at all. Aromas of strong alcohol and molasses. Tasted a lot like soy sauce and left a strong bitter aftertaste. Strange and strong.
Finwe (100), Grankulla, Finland
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 10, 2010 Bottle 375 ml. Poured black with almost non-existent brown head. Molasses, roasted malt, liquorice and alcohol in the aroma. Strong, sweet flavour with elements of coffee, liquorice, chocolat, roasted malt, burnt sugar and alcohol. Quite an experience.
Ygberg (134), Sweden
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 9, 2010 Aged bottle. Big sweet aroma of raisins, port wine and prunes. Appearance is black as night with no head. Taste is of sweet raisins, chocolate, coffee, tar, port wine and well disguised alcohol. The palate is fantastic and the after taste is long and sweet. Overall an amazing beer that delivers so much more than I’ve expected, wonderful!
craftycarl21 (660), South Hero, Vermont, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 5, 2010 Oily black pour with minimal brown head. Aroma holds vinous notes, presumably from the champagne yeast, along with roasted barley, burnt sugars, caramel, molasses, and tons of booze, particularly in the form of whiskey and perhaps even rum. Flavor is huge with espresso and bitter dark chocolate, along with more caramel, roasted malt, and alcohol. The 17.5% ABV is clearly present, but proportionally not as aggressive on the tongue as it was on the nose; the other flavors balance it out beautifully. Both the flavor and palate hit the tongue in a parabolic sweep, starting slowly, building to a massive peak, and then subsiding slightly to a full but smooth finish. I think this beer is underrated by people who just simply don’t like high alcohol brews, but I am not one of them. This stuff is excellent.
arminjewell (474), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 2, 2010 Pours thick black, no head, no carbonation. Huge port nose, with some chocolate and smoke notes. Taste is great up front, with port and chocolate notes, leading into a dry and smoky finish. It’s a bit of a mess at the end, but overall its not a badly crafted beer.
DruncanVeasey (2969), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 1, 2010 Live at The Penguin.
Inks with a tar-like spiral into the Hook Norton chalice – an elfin measure intended, but failing, to caution moderation and respect.
Respect immediately earned with a manila-hued mousse of epically dirty head welling up, and refusing to disperse until the glass is empty and trailed with lace: ridiculous. Saliva at the first tentative sniff, unveiling sherry draped over Neapolitan ice cream, fried onions, charcoal and mince meat; soft peppery alcohol once the head has subsided. Nothing of the Honey Monster-sized ladle of sweetness that wrecked Black Hole; bitter orange, G+T, burnt flowers and incense over a bitter, blackened framework of bonfire-salvaged wood, leather, beef jerky, flambéed nuts, high raisiny cocoa, puffed wheat and grapefruit juice. Black to its heart but so poised by that baseline of shampoo hop, chocolate and burnt honey sweetness I’m about to fall over. Delicious lunacy.
JanVittrup (179), København V, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 1, 2010 Makes a good job out of hiding the alcohol. Don’t make it a great beer though, just good craft.
Purchased at Hugos/Køge.
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