Bottle @ home. Deep dark brown with a red hue, off white head. Aroma of hops, yeast, caramel and roasted malts. Flavour is yeast, hops, roasted malts, some coffee and some dark fruits. Bitter roasted finish with sweet undertone. Medium bodied. Very nice.

Wow. At first sniff I just know this is heading straight into my top…100? Gritty, pithy grapefruit rind citrus, tangy blackcurrant, distant charred smokiness, chocolate. Smoke and alpha resins in perfect lip-smacking equilibrium. Ripe inviting Cascade and Galena. Pulls together the brazenness and big hop ripeness of America with the gentle cigar smokiness and chocolate of an English stout or mild…pumped up with American hops, of course. This is just all over the place, and I love it. The body’s light and liquid, but it totally suits the flavours. Drinks like Titanic, Tunnel, Castle Rock…can’t remember the names I’m getting so carried away. Something dark and probably listed as a mild on RB but really nothing like it because of those blatant citrussy, blackcurranty hops. Post modern, kick-ass silky Belgian dark Mild with American hop-soul. This is beer that defies categorisation, or demands a new one. APA, GA, Real English Stout, Mild, tipped in the same pint pot and cranked up to an unnoticeable 8% ABV. World beer. Totally lean and unsugared G&T dryness and citrus, smoked. Castle Rock Black Gold, Rogue Shakespeare Stout, Belgian silk. Chocolate and faint burnt toast in there for balance. Just won’t shut up with lingering soft smokiness, KP Dry Roasted, cocoa powder. Nothing like 8%. Dangerous, dangerous, sexy, modern ale. Magnificent.

750 ml bottle shared at Nertz party. Dark pour with a big head. Aromas of chocolate and sweet malts. Flavor fell off quite a bit with still some sweet caramel and touches of coffee, but some cardboard and hints of bandage. Maybe a bit old?

Draft at Kerstbierfestival 2007. A very dark brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of spice - especially cloves and coriander and a light acidic note of coffee. The flavor is sweet with notes of coffee, malt, and caramel, leading to a dry roasted malty finish. Lovely.

Smooth head that lingers in a faint layer along the surface. Color is a dark chocolate amber. Smells a little fruity with some floral, maybe chocolate. Taste is quite nice, roasted malts, coffee, spices, and some good hop bitterness at the end. I’d think this would make it too bitter, but it’s quite balanced between the two. Very roasty and hoppy for a belgian, good alcohol degree that is covered up quite well. This seems very drinkable for me!