BeerGestapo (422), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Jun 26, 2008 Updated: Jul 22, 2008 (Scotland) Pours a brown / amber color with a sm-white dissipating head. Aroma is of caramel, warm bread, and roasted malts. Taste is of dark fruits, caramel, and coffee The finish has a slight bitterness to it , very enjoyable .
Enjoyit (1197), Vadum, Denmark Jan 2, 2009 Deep brown of color with an offwhite head. An aroma of sweets, metallic, dark fruits, prunes and roasted notes. A flavor of roasted malt, fruits and prunes. robforbes (848), Bremerton, Washington, USA Dec 15, 2008 pours a clear dark copper with a large light tan head, and great lacing.
smell is of malt, grain, caramel, and some sweetness.
taste is smooth, toffee, sweet caramel, malt, honey-nut cheerios, and roasted nuts, ends smooth and just a touch of bitterness. Rune (2038), Tromsø, Norway Dec 14, 2008 500ml bottle picked up at Luvians I St Andrews. Malt-accented beer with a creamy, off-white head resting over a ruby dark body. Smell of bready malts. Flavoured by malt with nuances of dark fruits, ending with bittersweet notes. Soft carbonated [30.10.2008]. cgreb (88), Marburg, Germany Nov 27, 2008 bottle - red-brownish beer with white head. Sweet and roasted aroma. Flavour has notes of metal and cherry. Moderate sweetness. Allen (737), Wölflinswil, Switzerland Aug 28, 2008 Bottled 50cl. It pours a dark chestnut colored beer with an excellent head retention. The head itself is lightly tanned and nicely creamy. Beautiful lacework. The nose is of malt, candy floss, honey and coffee. Pleasantly smoky. Slightly medicinal. Very nice sweet malty flavor. Full bodied. Perfectly balanced. Woody, smoky with hints of mince pies and raisins. Lightly sour and salty. Low bitterness. Wonderful finish with hints of licorice, aniseed, pumpernickel and heather. Flawless and deeply pleasant.
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