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Calvinus Noire

Score
5936
OVERALLStyle
Frères Papinot
Brewed at Locher
Style: Porter
les Acacias, Switzerland

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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 3.31/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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4. Post Tenebras Dignitas
A Genève, l’hiver 1556 fut si terrible que la rade gela durant trente jours. Mais malgré le froid et la bise, un marchand de passage offrait au peuple un curieux divertissement sur le marché de Rive. Il exhibait un esclave noir au torse nu et musclé, affublé de plumes rouges et jaunes. Enchainé, l’ esclave avait sur l’épaule un perroquet dont les chapelets de jurons amusaient une foule railleuse. Un jour pourtant, l’esclave parvint à s’enfuir. Echappant à ses poursuivants, il se lança sur la rade, mais la glace céda sous son poids et il se noya en un endroit depuis le "Port Noir". Apprenant la nouvelle, Calvin, ulcéré, interdit le marché de Rive aux montreurs de foire et autres bonimenteurs. Il lança également depuis la cathédrale un vibrant appel pour que Genève incarne aux yeux du monde la tolerance et le respect de la dignité humaine. En hommage à Genève, ville ouverte et terre d’accueil pour les opprimés, nous, les Frères Papinot, avons brassé une bière noire aux arômes de café, caramel et réglisse, contenant orge, houblon, eau et levure. et que vive la Liberté!


3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jookos (124) - Helsinki, FINLAND - NOV 26, 2011
0.33 bottle from coop/mitros. black. porter-like roastyness, milk-chocolate, on the nose. a bit of coffee (with milk), milk-chocolate, roasted barley in the taste. quite good, much like a brittish porter, but with a lighter touch (hence the milk- prefix to everything). Not that heavy either, good drinkability.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
altonbrownd (3581) - Brussels, BELGIUM - APR 11, 2011
Bottle bought at Geneva Airport. Nice dark oak brown with medium frothy head. Nose of dark berries, molasses and caramel. Taste is sticky, malty and toffee. Quite nice and syrupy texture. Enjoyable!

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
blipp (3920) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - AUG 5, 2010
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasty sweet aroma. the flavor has sweet malty toasted caramel with some lighter roasty notes. Decent.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JUL 28, 2010
Bottled, thanks fiulijn! Really black, creamy beige head. Fruity nose with some strawberries and notes of coffee. Sweet with above medium body. Salty licorice finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nickls (1343) - SE DC, Washington DC, USA - JUN 29, 2010
(OId BA rate - bottle) Pours with a finger of richly tan head that didn’t stick around too long; dense black color that had hints of brown around the edges. Dark sweet fruits; lightly roasted malts; hint of chocolate in the aroma. Lightly roasted qualities, but would have hoped for more; bittersweet chocolate and hints of prunes/raisins at the end. Medium MF; nice carbonation that was a little more lively. Nice drinking

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
beerlady (551) - lucerne, SWITZERLAND - JAN 5, 2010
deep brown beer with an beige head. smells bittersweet and of some sweat, some caramel. tasts of some coffe and bittersweet( more sweet than bitter). aftertaste bittersweet, coffee, toffee

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
yespr (22204) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - DEC 19, 2009
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a huge and chocolate brown head. Aroma is dark roasted and breadish. Dry breadish and somewhat phenolic flavoured - towards spiced. Roasted and lasting dark malty flavoured into the finish with a light liqourice note.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bov (7354) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - NOV 30, 2009
courtesy of fiulijn - pours a dark black colour under a solid foamy dark beige head; nice lace left on the side of the glass; fairly roasted aroma of milk coffee and touches of vanilla; the palate is tasty, rounded and a bit harsh on the end; good malt backbone; long chocolatey and coffeeish aftertaste with notes of licorice - a bit heavy but quite good

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - AUG 3, 2009
Bottle from the wine shop inside the train station at Geneva airport
Black color; big head. Some caramel aroma, a bit stale. Caramel and chocolate flavor, more than roasted malt, but very simple, with very light ashes; I would not be surprised if it’s a low fermentation and not a Stout/Porter. Boring.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
gowdy (404) - Ferney-Voltaire, FRANCE - APR 20, 2008
Bottle at home. caramel, resin, black, aminimal head, medium bitterness, medium body, sticky, average carbonation,


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