TaxiDriver (999), Stadland, Germany
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 7, 2010 Bottle. The aroma is malty, some chocolate. The head is very small, creamy and beige with a rather short duration. The body is nearly black. The taste is light bitter, malty with a hint of bitter chocolate. The finish is light medical. The body is creamy and medium strong with a soft carbonation. TET (261), Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Feb 6, 2010 Dark brown beer with quite weak and head. Biscuit malts, some toffee and oak barrel and some typical brittish bitter in the flavour. Malts, some roastiness and toffee, hint of oak and overally flavour is surprisingly quite dry. Body is strong enough to make this nice to drink. Good, balanced beer but there are nothing to remenber; maybe this kind of beers are not brewed for me. ChrisThomson (439), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Feb 4, 2010 500ml bottle from DK. I always have really liked this beer. Bottle. Pours a nice dark copper colour with a short-lived light tan head. Aroma is quite sweet and fruity with notes of vanilla, toffee, raisins, dates, and oak.. Flavour is also fairly sweet, vinous and fruity with similar notes to the aroma as well as some additional spiciness. Full bodied with low carbonation and a lingering bittersweet, roasty and spicy finish. Very flavourful, but still I could drink a few pints of this one. muffel (25), Germany
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Feb 3, 2010 Bottle 500ml. Very dark brown-reddish color, small head. Very light carbonation. Roasted malt aroma, somewhat fruity, soft and sweet, but not too sweet. Very slight hops in the aftertaste, but almost no bitterness. Very drinkable and one doesn’t taste the alcohol at all. I was actually surprised how good it was. acblue (83), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jan 27, 2010 Deep amber/brown with a medium but quickly receding tan head. Port and malty sweetness at the front with a mild oaky finish. Complex and interesting but very sessionable. BeerChaser0078 (456), Melbourne, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jan 25, 2010 Bottle. Pours a lovely dark copper colour with a short-lived light tan head. Aroma is quite sweet and fruity with notes of toffee, raisins, dates, port, oak and rum. Flavour is also fairly sweet, vinous and fruity with similar notes to the aroma as well as some additional spiciness. Full bodied with low carbonation and a lingering bittersweet, roasty and spicy finish. Very good, a complex and well balanced English ale that is great in small doses after a meal but is also just as good as a session ale. cprochak (468), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Jan 15, 2010 Bottle on 7/27/09. Pours beautiful brown with hints of copper, thin head. Dark roasty aroma with some syrupy sweet caramel and alcohol aroma. Mild sweetness on the tongue, then a powerful alcohol flavore. Thin dry oaky finish. Marthinus (137), Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 6, 2010 Strong liqurized aroma, smooth head. Dark brown. nutty, cereal, coffee, not that bitter. carbonation is fast disapearing. A good direct harmounes beer.
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