 nhorween (483), New York, New York, USA
Mar 18, 2008
Bottle, batch 72. Brownish red pour with a big off white head - I can already smell it. Much less smoky and much more funky and sour than I expected. There’s some really savory and smoky components in their though: bacon, duck, apples. Considerable fruit character also - really interesting. The flavor is really smoky up front and actually quite clean in the finish, with the juniper berries coming through really well. It’s kind of like drinking a really great beer while sitting around a smoky campfire, which I guess works. Interesting and well crafted.
Dr_Funk (51), Sorumsand, Norway
Jul 15, 2008 500ml bottle from monopoly outlet, Oslo. Pours hazy brown with small offwhite head. Faint aromas of woodfire and us hops. Wonderful smoky taste, not too much like those german ones, and a bit fruity. Fantastic...
Ethereal (723), London, Greater London, England
Jul 7, 2008 500ml bottle at The Rake, with renffisch, duff and harrisoni, 17th May 2008. Bottle was from batch 66, brewed Feb 2007. Dark reddish amber with a solid whitish head. Very unique and wonderful aroma - pine, juniper, wood smoke, herbs. Utterly lovely smoky malt flavours, balanced by a dry, lingering hoppiness. Not too heavy either. A very different, very, very enjoyable beer.
Vac (2175), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Thanks for sharing Sick_boy. Pours with a slightly cloudy, deep amber body topped by a thick, quickly disappearing head with lots of lacing. It’s smoky and malty with a slight sweetness and a little hop character. Medium bodied and very tingly from the carbonation.
espenra (59), Oslo, Norway
Jul 5, 2008 50cl bottle from Vinmonopolet. Batch 142. It poured a dark brown colour with a light brown head that disappears fast in the glass. The aroma smells of malts, smoke, dark chocolate and I also think there is a hint of juniper. The flavour is a bit bitter and tastes of smoked malts, dark chocolate.
The aftertaste is suprisingly short.
zappafan99 (214), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Brewed 4/7, Tasted 7/8 Batch72.
Huge tan head on a brown body. The head demands patience. Smoke, and dark fruit. Creamy when drunk with head. Bitter chocolate. Juniper adds a nice hop character to keep smoke from overplay. Nice and well rounded for so many strong characters.
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