3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Henrik, Bergen. The colour is deep reddish brown to black with a light brown coffee-like medium head. Aroma of coffee, roast, dark chocolate, and nuts. Wonderful. Lots of roasted malt in the flavour as well along with coffee, hops and wet cardboard. More IPA-like in the aftertaste. Has a rich and slick mouth feel, and a heavy bitterness. The ale appears as a stout at first but more like an IPA in the end. Lots of bitterness and is pretty hefty.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20100417.
Pours pitch black color with a medium sized head. Aroma of intense hops, caramel, roasted malts and citrus fruits. Flavor of citrus fruits, hops, roasted malts and some chocolate notes. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Henrik. This is a deep dark brown one with a medium sized ashy-brown top that’s leaving some lacing down the glass. The nose is quite hoppy, lots of pine, some caramel and dark chocolate malts. Nice non-extreme. Oh, the flavor is really infused with piney hops! It also has a dark roasted undertone, but the hops dominates highly. Quite mouthdrying in the finish. Some nutty snickers. Did not notice the nitroglycerin to much. A really nice BIA. 08.12.2012
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
50 cl bottle @ Gastropub Nordic. Rated on 17.04.2010
Aroma is rather nice with exotic fruits, resiny notes, some roastiness and hints of coffee. Flavour has resin, exotic fruits, some vanilla and gooseberry bush. Finishes hoppy and somewhat dry with coffee notes. Very good BIPA!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Pitch black body, small white head. Aroma is grassy hops, catty herbal tones, chocolate, licorice, hints of leather and floral hops. Taste is dark chocolate, grains, deep roasty malts, grass, floral hoppy tones, resin and spruce. Nice. Full body, medium carbonation. A very nice and "stouty" BIPA from Amager and Shaun E. Hill.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma: The smell is dark roasted bread, dried fruits, raisins and dates.
Appearance: The beer is black, possibly with a hint of brown, the head rather light, tan. Receding slowly and leaving lots of lacing.
Taste: Not much sweetness in this, burnt caramel and bread crust, many bitter notes, roasted beans.
Palate: Rather high carbonation, a smooth body and a good dry finish.
Overall: A bit heavy on the bitter hops, could be balanced with some sweetness. Storing or an accompanying sweetness could and did improve this.
Note: bottle Reviewed 2010-09-08.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
scura con riflessi ramati buona schiuma medi apersitenza caffe piutosto intenso quasi bruciato leggero lupploa anche in bocca secca amaro deciso leggero erbcaeo pompelmo rosa
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
A very nice bitterness, but not very rounded. Bitternes is very grapelike. Black in colour with a white quickly fading head.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Ørsted ølbar. Black with a beige head. Aroma and flavour of hops, licorice and roasted malt.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
(Bottle). Very nice and fresh hop aroma with a solid foundation of roasted malt, slightly smoky with hints of licorice. Great taste of roasted malt and licorice with distinct flavors from the hops. In some respects reminiscent of a Porter. Absolutely superb beer!
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