3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gift.
Bottled, 300611.
Black with beige head. Aroma of chocolate and malt. Flavor with coffee and fruit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with a finger of light tan head. Smell is very roasty, a bit of chocolate. Taste has an almost sour taste, fruity and roasty. Very good.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
330ml bottle.
Pours pitch black, with a brown head.
Heavily roasted aroma, dark chocolate, coffee beans, malt, hops, licorice, smoke.
Off-dry, medium body and bitterness, lively CO2.
Roasted, malty taste, slightly phenolic, coffee, chocolate, spices, hops.
(2012-02-28)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught. Thick Foam. Smell - hey, tobacco, roasted coffee beans. Earthy, dry. Light body and carbonation. Haunting bitter finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bootle. Pours very dark brown to black with dense dark tan coloured head. Aromas are somewhat subtle and show a little espresso coffee and some milk chocolate. A little licorice and belgian yeast coming through as it warms slight. Flavours likewise are quite sublte with some roasted grain and a little sweetness. Medium to thin mouthfeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ home. Black to brown pour, foamy off-white head. Aroma is roasty, bready, and with caramel and licorice. Flavor is bitter spices, quite roasty, huge carbonation and a decent body. A bit rough, but pretty nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very dark colored with a small foam. Aroma is fruity but hints of roasted coffee beans. Same for the taste, surprised by the freshness the fruitiness gives.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle@Home. Black chocolate aroma with some coffee. Black, light brown fizzy head, fair lace. Coffee, bitter, not much more, flavour is fast disappearing. Very dry and sparkling.
2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
0.75 l - Good color and some lace but that’s it. No real palate. Really felt like a porter, especially in weight.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Kris Wines. Looks great, jet black with big white head. Taste is smooth, with some mild burnt toast roastiness in a medium finish. A little thin and watery on the palate. Highly drinkable, pleasant without being particularly special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle - 330ml. Pours a black body with a thick beige foamy head. Well balanced malty/hoppy aroma with plummy and subtle woody, coffeeish hints. Taste is slightly dominated by hoppy flavors. It carries roasted cereals notes and ends with a dry, bitter/grainy finish. Enjoyable.
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