3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Wow, this stuff was unexpectedly good. Has some characteristics of an imperial stout, yet not quite as hoppy as said impy. Very creamy with a strong dark fruit presence and strong, lingering tar about the mouth. Not overly complex, but strong characters are present nevertheless. Not world-class, but very good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
50cl bottle, Alko. Poured dark brown with a nice beige head and nice lacing. Aroma is sweet malty and coffee. Flavour is raisins, burnt malt and caramel. Nice smooth palate. Nice porter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Having bought this lately, I couldn’t wait to open it. Russia’s number 1. Well that is quite a name to live up to. It mostly delivers just that. I can almost taste the roasted salty fish caught in Siberian waters and the smokey fires that keep the Inuit from Kamchatka warm. I wonder why all those Russians drink vodka if they have this, I definitely prefer this over a vodka. But I’m more of a whisky person anyways. Is that peat in the finish? Ahh, great. I’m off enjoying this further.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Big dark head, clear with red highlights; sharp tongue, quick effervescence, big body, a tad sticky, slightly cloying, bitter and semi-sweet; Big molasses nose and lots of malts. Good drop.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
7/II/2012 50cl bottle @ home - BB: 27/III/12, bottled: 27/VI/11 (2012-109) Thanks to Katya and Dasha for bringing me the bottle!
Very dark purple brown beer, big frothy beige head, unstable. Aroma: lots of rum raisins, vanilla, dried plums, ripe figs, touch of mocha, caramel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: dried fruits (prunes & dates), some caramel, overripe fruits, banana, mocha. Aftertaste: little sweet, caramel, banana, mocha, hop bitterness. Surprisingly good!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 50 cl, Alko Loimaa. Pours pitch black with a fluffy light brown head leaving lace. Aroma is very pleasant; sweet, malty, roasted, spicy, eartht and bready. Velvety malty mouthfeel. Flavor is balanced between the sweet, maltu, roasted and bitter with tones of caramel, dark fruuts and raisins. Finishes sweet, roasted and bitter all in balance.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
nice black beer with a light brownish head.nice and thick in the mouth with coffee,caramel , chocolate and dark malts,very good to drink with a bitter aftertaste
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours black from bottle with a couple of inches of khaki foam. Nice roasted quality to the aroma. Kind of a thin mouthfeel. Definite caramel malt on the tongue. Finish lingers a bit after you swallow. Nice example of style.
|
