3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Black color with a fine brown head. Sweet anise aroma. Roasted malt and anise flavor. Vell ballanced.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500mL bottle, BB 11/27/08. Poured deep brown with a short, well-retained yellowy-beige head. The aroma picked up burnt ashy, smoky black patent malts joined by toast, molasses, and a hint of vanilla bean.. peppery alcohol prickled the back of the nose.. not bad, but the malt bill didn’t seem greatly interesting or complex. The flavor opened with peppery alcohol, with burnt black patent and baker’s chocolate behind.. toast, treacle, and vanilla showed up at times.. mild oxidation, dry-roasted malts, and alcohol warmth on the long finish.. tasty stuff! Medium-bodied, dry, and very roasty on the palate.. enough rolling carbonation to keep it moving.. this came together very well.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught.
Black with a porous tan head that dissolves into a ring.
Aroma is very nice: chocolate (mousse?), fruits, creamy.
Taste: chocolate mousse, cream, licorice, some honey, well concealed alcohol.
Full-bodied, smooth, some sharp bubbles at first.
Very nice and balanced, feels lighter than 10.5%.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012 Tap @ Porterveckan Bajt. Pours jet black with small head. Aroma is complex with dark fruits, raisins, roasted malts. Sweet taste with some bitterness. Full smooth body. Long aftertaste. Really good beer.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ BAJT. Pride of nekron. Pours pitch black with a small creamy head leaving nice lacing. Aroma is dark fruits, sweet, raisins, port, roasted malt, vanilla and fruity. Flavor is like aroma, plus bitter which mates well with other flavors. Finishes sweet roasted bitter
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sample draught, at Porterveckan BAJT 2011-10-16
AR: scottish fudge, caramel, chocolate
AP: pitch black wee beige head
F: creme brulee, Oboj, cookies, marsipan, chocolate - great brew!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml bottle from Dany. Pours dark brown/black in color with a medium sized beige head. The aroma has roasted malts, molasses, earthy and resiny hops and some dark fruits. The flavor is rather complex with roasted malts, molasses, figs, berries, chocolate, resiny hops with a touch of alcohol. I enjoyed this one quite a bit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured a black color with an average frothy brown head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy roasted chocolate malt, dark fruit and floral aroma. Medium to heavy sweet dark fruit flavor with a medium to heavy sweet finish of moderate to long duration. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. This is a very good beer.
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