3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ [ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012 ] @ Spartas Lokaler, Faelledparken in Osterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, light chocolate, moderate to heavy yeasty, saison yeast, spicy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, citrus, dark malt - roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120511]
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. A black beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt and bread, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From tap. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted and dark roasted malty. Mild fruity and yeasty. Smooth toasted malty and light caramelish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at CBC 2012.
Black coloured with a medium sized beige head.
Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel, hay and hops.
Sweet and light roasted flavour of caramel, hops and grass with notes of marzipan.
Sweet and hoppy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ CBC 2012. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with toasted hints. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Pours black with a creamys head and lacings. Roast, a bit of spice and warmth from alcohol. Fresh coffee. Smooth and full bodied. Nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Nippon Beer Festival 2010, Tokyo.
Black - brown head.
Burned. Chocolate. Coffee. High malty. Citric. Spicy. Alcoholic. High Peppery. Light bitterness. Milkey. Ok.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
DDC version, draught at the brewpub. Brown colour and fruity aroma with a light chocolate note. The taste is simpler, drier than the Japanese version and the fruits are more muted. Dark fruits, light coffee and chocolate are highlighted, along with alcohol, so there is quite a bit of complexity. For me, however, it does not come together as well as it did in the Shiga Kogen version. I would like some acidity up front and barrelly dryness at the back. Perhaps that is what the BA version will deliver...
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration. It’s a black one, topped by a creamy, two finger tan head, looking really great. The aroma has roasted malts, dried fruits and some Belgian style yeastiness. Roasted malts, licorice hints, dried fruits, a touch of Belgian ale yeast and a fine bitterness in the flavor. It’s creamy, full-bodied, lightly warming and quite dry on the palate, and with a bitter finish. A lovely tasteful and complex beer. 120511
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ CBC, 2012.
Completely balck pour with a small, creamy, light-beige head. Good lacings. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, fresh, light milky. Highish carbonation, nice light and dry mouthfeel. Flavour is delicious, good fresh chocolate, roasted malts, dry, soft peppery. Lingering elegant bitterness. Mild vinious. Very good.
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