1.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
Deep reddish colour with a small off white head. Malty, grainy aroma with a dried fruit sweetness. Artificial sweet flavor with alcohol hints in the finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
International Night of Swill tasting. Dark brown pour, no head. Sweet wine like aroma. Taste is, well, there’s flavour and considering what we have experienced so far, that is a start. The mouthfeel was fizzy, and what flavour was there was certainly along the artificial syrupiness side of things, but it wasn’t offensive and I didn’t mind it.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Canned. Pours an opaque brownish black with a ruby highlight or two. Small, tight whitish head. Aroma is malty with a hint of coffee. Flavor is roasted malt, sweet with a definite alcohol presence. Very thin bodied. Decent overall, but not great.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Beer #10 in the line-up at The International Night Of Swill. Dark reddish brown colour, looks like a glass of of Dr. Pepper. Aroma is a little stale and metallic, but has some dark sugary malt notes that are OK. Flavour is malty and metallic as well, with a bit of coffee, and a sour finish. Very middle of the road. The Holsten Festbock is better.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Canned) Very dark reddish brown color with a small, very quickly fading head. Caramely, toffeeish, malty and wineous, but not alcoholic aroma. Very bitter and dry, slightly ashy and smoky flavor initially, but it fades quickly into smooth, sweetish maltiness. There’s not much action left in the finish or aftertaste. Alcohol is very well hidden. Medium to full-bodied, quite bitter palate with smooth carbonation. Quite interesting and drinkable brew.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I found the can did lend a metallic taste with a bitter sweet taste, for the high alcohol content is hard to distinguish. Not bad, next.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml can. Poured deep brown with red and purplish hues. Tan head flared up quite a bit then fizzled down to a thin layer of surface bubbles, then totally vanished. Aroma of sweet dark malts. Flavourwise, there’s more dark malts, roasted malt, caramel with a bitter bite to it. Aftertaste consists of coffee and black liqourice.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Not special or spectacular. But above average thick malt and a bittersweet palate. Pours nice enough as well. I am not a fan of the metal taste.
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