3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Quack-Duck (5921) - Down South, - MAY 15, 2010
bottle from Bierzwerg. Clear brown colour, mid-sized beige head. Aroma of espresso coffee, quite intensive. Shy malty base with hints of cocoa and caramel, also coffee. Hoppy in the finish, nice espresso character overall, low carbonation.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Grima (1573) - Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY - FEB 15, 2012
Sorry for the german rating, but this is a lousy rating from my "newbie" time (2007-2009), and it’s not worth of being translated. I just added it for the statistics, and to complete my backlog!
Im Glas steht ein fast schwarzes Bier mit gutem Rotstich. Die Krone verschwindet allerdings sehr schnell, und das Gebräu ähnelt innerhalb weniger Sekunden doch sehr einer Cola. Der Geruch ist schön karamellig und röstmalzig. Der Antrunk erfolgt bitter röstig, gut karamellig und kaffeebitter. Der Abgang zeigt sich karamellig mit ner guten Portion Toffee. Der weitere Verlauf bleibt dezent bitter und Karamell-betont. Zudem sehr sahnig. Gutes Dunkles!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Kristall-König (1642) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - SEP 2, 2011
Malzig-süßer und schokoladiger Geruch. Malzbestimmter Antrunk, süßlich. Mittig noch süßer, schokoladig, aber auch dünn erscheinend. Bitterschokoladiger Abschluß. Schwächen- dennoch recht solide.Test vom 1.7.2010, Gebinde: Glasflasche
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Miksu (4024) - Jyväskylä, FINLAND - JUL 26, 2010
0.5 l bottle. Reddish brown color. Caramelly and nutty aroma with almonds. Nutty and biscuity flavor with hint fo chocolate, licorice and toffee. Soft rounded mouthfeel. Tasty and moreish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 pivnizub (7239) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - JUN 16, 2010
Bottle (thanx to Quack-Duck!): Chestnut-amber coloured,small, but stable lacy off-white head; caramelly to toasty nose with traces of milk-coffee; light to moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied; slightly increasing bitterness towards the caramelly finish, rounded by a dash of milk-coffee. Pleasant, undemanding brew.....
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 MoritzF (7402) - Bochum, GERMANY - JUN 14, 2010
(bottle) Clear, dark brown colour with a ruby shine and a beige and short foamy head. Sweet earthy and toasty malty aroma with notes of caramel, chocolate and a tinge of vanilla. Moderately sweet and roasty bitter flavour, light bodied with a silky mouthfeel. Pronounced dark malt character with roasty notes, caramel, dark chocolate, mocha and shy herbal accents in the background; very smooth, mildly sweet and roasty bitter finish. A very nice and a bit Stout-like Dunkel. 14.VI.10
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 shrubber85 (5061) - Greenville, Indiana, USA - MAY 8, 2010
Bottle. Strong chocolate/molasses malt aroma. Dark reddish brown color with small head. Complex flavor - smoke, sour milk, chocolate, brown sugar. Light body. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 DickLaurent (6) - GERMANY - JAN 23, 2006 does not count
Medium head. Smoky hints of black coffee. Same applies for the taste: Smoked reminiscences of black coffee all around. Nice touch there. Surely not your typical Dunkel, but I can tell it seems to be elaborately made. Not too much info to be found about the brewery, though.
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