4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle. [ Courtesy of drewbeerme ] Black color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark chocolate, mocca / cacao. Flavor is wow .... moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. So good balance ... very very nice. Body is full, texture is creamy / syrupy, carbonation is flat. This is very nice wow .. ;o))
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A pitch black beer with a chocolate brown head. The aroma is a little sour, a little smoked, and a littel sweet. The flavor is fantastic; smoked, chocolate, coffee combined with a little sourness. It ends on a note of coffee. The sourness draws down in my overall rating of this beer - so that it is only good in my world.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 65 cl) Completely black and opaque with a small, dark brown head. Very burned aroma. Notes of strong, black coffee and bitter chocolate. Extremely full-bodied - this almost pours like tar - lots of burned malt and a dry, burned - again - bitterness. 120805
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
RBSG07. From bottle. Pours black with a brown head. Aroma is hoppy and and sweet raisin. Flavour is soft malty, chocolate, raisin sweet. Finish is slight bitter on top of the coffee note. Very nice indeed.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottled (thanks heemer77). Pitch black opaque colour, mediumsized brown foamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, licorace, coffee, spices, caramel, slight hints of alcohol and a lot of chocolate. A real mindblaster. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, caramel, some oak, spices, juniper and burnt sugar. All in a lovely mix. The alcohol shows only in a slightly warming feeling. The aftertaste is smoked wet wood and roasted malts along with smooth chocolate. Absolutely marvellous!
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled, thanks hopsrus!!
Very black with no head. Vinous nose with fruit and chocolate. A wall of malt hits me at first sip, then licorice, tar, salt and sensory overload... The finish is full of plums, raisin and hop bitterness. Yikes, this is bitter.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottled at RBESG 2005.
Black coloured with a brown head.
Sweet roasted aroma with notes of coffee.
Nice flavour with lots of coffee, hops and roasted notes.
Very balanced.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Fruity aroma, some English liquorice. Black colour, no head. Sweet liquorice flavour with nice, creamy English liquorice aftertaste. Also salt liquorice notes. Thick mouthfeel.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2012
Date: October 01, 1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: black, thin tan head
Aroma: rich malt aroma
Flavor: rich and chewy roasted malt flavor with lots of chocolate character, touch of bitterness in the finish, slightly alcoholic
Date: September 11, 2002
Appearance: black, pours headless but a slight swirl will stir up a thin tan head
Aroma: rich malt aroma, lots of roasted, slightly alcoholic
Flavor: big burst of malt flavor, slight bitter finish, warms to a creamy malt body with loads of rich malt flavor and a hint of chocolate
Date: November 16, 2002
Words: blind
Appearance: black, whispy head
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of coffee character
Date: May 10, 2005
Mode: bottle
Score: iii+ to iii
Appearance: thick and solid black
Aroma: sweet roasted malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, slightly fruity, nice bitter finish, fruity character grows as it warms, long bitter finish, needs aged reviews
Date: April 28, 2006
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
rich chewey and delcious, nice fruit, like drinking milk straight from the tit
Date: May 23, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
incredable big body aproaching sludgy
Date: October 25, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Appearance: black, fine tan head, heavy lace
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma, caramel sweetness, light fruityness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of roasted with a big hoppy character, nice fruity and sherry character even when fresh
Overall: I keep forgetting what a great beer this is
Date: February 10, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2002
Aroma: huge sherry aroma with a touch of soy on top of dark chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, sherry
Date: March 01, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2002
Aroma: sweet winey aroma, dark chocolate and roasted
Flavor: sweet creamy dark choclate flavor, roasted
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
Date: February 10, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: rich dark chocolate aroma
Flavor: lots of dark chocolate flavor, touch of fruityness
Date: January 02, 2010
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: dark chocolate and ripe fruit aroma, still plenty of hops
Flavor: still plenty of hops in the flavor but the dark fruits are gaining hold, touch of oxidized sherry showing up, long bitter roasted finish
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown, green hue. Strong roasted malt nose, turning into something apple-ish; some phenol. Liquid liquorice, followed by a strong coffee and roasted malt wave. Strong, but too much unbalanced, to get a higher note. Thanks Philippe (Bov) for sharing this bottle.
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