3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark red, near black colored, little light brown head. Strong raspberry in sweet aroma, mild alcohol and licorice also there. Medium to full bodied. Flavor has strong licorice with raspberries and medium alcohol, spices come up also. Strong licorice dominates, maybe slightly too one-dimensional.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Cafe Krull. Amsterdam. Very black with tight head. A wop of a taste - quite bitter, heavy, syrupy. But also fruity with apple flavors. Ended with a bit of metallic, alcohol flavor.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Medium beige head shrinks quickly. Body is black, almost opaque, lighter at edges. Bready, yeasty, licorice and chocolate aroma with milky notes, and faint alcohol. Taste is chocolatey licorice with yeast notes and alcohol heat. Lots of carbonation in the mouth initially. Sweet. Slightly watery. Dry licorice aftertaste. Good but not as good as the "regular" Barbar. (0.33l bottle.)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown body with a short lived off-white head. Very malty body with toffee and cake flavours. Lots of honey-ish sweetness. Some crunchy peppery spices flavours too. Pretty rough and unsophisticated beer but very effective. Barbar-ian.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark brown coloured with some light carbonation and a large, yet diminshing head. Sweet alcoholic yeasty notes in the aroma, with some more clear honey touches. Full creamy palate, smouth and sweet body. Finish is bitter, roasted malts, and at the end a honey touch with some alcoholic notes. Not as good as I expected, could be more balanced.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Another Barbar beer ordered by the Mrs. I think that she subconsciously correlated the beer with the elephant. This bock is just a little too watery. Otherwise, it has a hint of sweetness that combines well with a relatively smoky taste and aroma.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours like a coke. Smells a little bit like one too, although yeasty as well. Flavour is fruity with some spice and malt and a lingering caramel finish. Like a few belgians, it’s over carbed, which is a shame. Nevertheless, a nice beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep burgundy in color with a huge stable head. Floral, plum, malt and yeast aromas. Dark fruit and caramel flavors with an earthy finish. Nicely balanced beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 26, 2010 nick bought it i enjoyed it...very dark appearance..big head...delicous!...grape jello choc smell...lots of floaters...great in the mouth...no alcohol detected..sweet yet balanced and full too. great.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 27, 2009 Bottled. Whoa, crazy carbonation. This pours really noisy. There are yeast deposits in there as well. A dark brown with a purple hue but suprisingly no head. The aroma is plummy rich fruits with some sugary sweetness. The taste is jammy and fruity also. NIce sweetness and a reasonable body. Tasty.Score 3.4
Subsequent rating scored 3.7. Average becomes 3.5
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