3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Received via trade with GuyinChicago at Dark Lord Days 09. From a 22-oz bottle pours a clear copper amber colored brew with a thin off-white head that slowly dissipates to a thin white ring. Aroma of roasted dark malt, toffee, a hint of chocolate, some vanilla and a touch of floral hops. Taste is medium bodied, flavors of toasted dark malt, with flavors of caramel, light chocolate, some floral hops and a touch of citrus. Finish is semi-sweet with a light Cascade hop aftertaste that slowly disappears.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Monks Sveavägen. Deep brown colour with a white head. Caramel aroma. Malty flavour.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: November 22, 2011 Mode: Cask Source: GI Clybourn Description: Semi-opaque reddish brown pour with good head and lacing, nutty and malt aroma, taste was similar but had some toffee and oak in there and a slight bitter finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This poured a light to medium brown color with a beige head. Aroma was of nuts, toasted malt, and light toffee. Flavor was toffee roasted malt, some caramel and nuts. Ok.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Pour is brown with a tan head. Nutty aroma with caramel. Taste is vanilla, oak, caramel and slightly bitter.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Poured a clear dark brown color ale with a large thick off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of lightly smoked malt with some residual sugar and some black chocolate notes. Taste is also a mix between some chocolate malt with light subtle traces of smoked and nuts with light residual sugar which provides a very nice balance. Body is a bit light with good carbonation. Good example of how to pack loads of while keeping the alcohol level to a reasonable amount.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty nutty caramel and chocolate aroma. Slightly roasted malty nutty chocoalte and weak dark fruit flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty nutty caramel and chocolate finish.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On-tap at the the brew pub... Stunner body, a dark but clear brown, hints of amber. A huge light tan head that is really smooth and creamy looking, good lacing... The aroma comes across to me sterile, too clinically executed, no character. Light nut, alcohol, and roast. Right notes, just doesn’t do it for me... The taste is much better, chocolate with a roastiness to it, hazelnut finish. A little dry for my liking, but complex and tastey. Mouthfeel is too dry but nicely carbonated...Easy drinker.
Not as nutty of a brown as I’m used to or used to liking, but a more clinical approach that is pretty good. I’d drink again
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nutty brown-ale aroma. Brown in color. Medium body brown ale...an excellent brown ale.
Notes: GABF ’09
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
0.65 l bottle at Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival 2010. Dark reddish brown color. The aroma and flavor is slightly sweet, nutty, chocolatey and raisiny with some coffee, toffee and mild bitterness. Easy drinking brown ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very good brown ale. Some of the complexity of a porter but quite drinkable. Serving: Tap
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