3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 27 Sep 2008) Very dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee, chocolate and liquorice. Roasted, malty taste with dark bitter chooclate, coffee, liquorice and a nice cocoa bitterness in the finish. Fairly sweet, slightly above medium body. The last sentence of the commercial description puts it quite well. Very nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 12, 2008 Bottle form Utobeer. Opaque black colour with a slight, tan head. Aroma of plain chocolate, liquorice and some roasted notes. Flavour had more chocolate and coffee. Very smooth drinking with a long bitter finish. Very good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille de 330 ml obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de café avec une pointe de cacao. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Saveur: Goût de café torréfié avec une pointe de cacao et de petits fruits. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de café en arrière goût. (Rating #2376)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Small light brown fizzy head that mostly diminished. Pitch black color. Spare lacework. Chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, dried fruit. Over the palate grapefruit, and bitter burned malt. Medium to full bodied with a light dry texture and a soft carbonation. Moderated to heavy bitter with a light sweet note. Heavy bitter and burning finish
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to a rep for leaving our store a sample. Black color with a thin head. It was immediately obvious this was the base beer for the previous one (Paradox). Roasty malt aroma, light oak and a bit of salt. Strong, grainy taste. Lots of roast and bitter chocolate. Earthy and chalky.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a khaki colored head. Kelpie tobacco aroma with dusty black malts. Smooth medium body. Great flavors of dry, roasty malts with kelp, coffee, and cocoa. Starts dry and finishes lightly sweet. Nice stout.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: APR 15, 2010 Bottle. Aroma has liquorice, some roast, coffee and chocolate. Black coloured, beige head. The taste is moderate sweet, slightly bitter. Main taste is chocolate and liquorice. Some coffee and roast present. Quite bitter in the finish. Not too complex. Bit too much carbonation, which makes it somewhat unbalanced.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very dark brown with big light brown head. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, liquorice and hops.
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