 finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
Jan 11, 2009 2003 Bottle from Selfridge, Oxford St. London.
Red-black-orange colour. Smells like glögg (spices, wine and alcohol) and soy sauce.
Kind of sweet taste, iron (blood). Thick mouth feel. It is apparent that it is made to be traditional. I think it would be more balanced and better if the abv were higher(!).
I kind of like it, but I´ve had plenty of better IS.
hirigalzkar (550), Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 10, 2009 Bottle. Black. No head. Nice aroma of glögg, some smoke and soy. Overcomplex taste. I could not handle more than a couple of small sips of this beer. This is a beer for vampires, not only becouse it actually tastes blood (!), but also becouse of it’s darkness. Bitter malt. Soy. Port wine. Disgusting!
AndrewC (70), Canterbury, Kent, England
Jan 8, 2009 I first had this on a train with Harrisoni at the end of an all day pub crawl. It was powerful sippin’ beer, rich and vinous. The next time I had it was at Christmas (thanks again to Harrisoni) and it was just too overpowering for me to enjoy it. I will prefer to remember it as the beer on the train (as that was good stuff).
cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Jan 2, 2009 2001 33 cl bottle from Plaza Liquors - Pours a black color with no head or lacing. No carbonation. Aroma is toasted malt, hints of chocolate, dark esters and alcohol. Flavor is licorice and alcohol. Palate is slick and oily. Thick bodied. I would have like to have tried this vintage a few years ago. Im not real wild about this beer. Definitely wont be spending another 7 dollars on a bottle of this stuff.
bobinlondon (786), Harrow, Greater London, England
Jan 1, 2009 2003 bottle from brewery shop in Lewes. Black and flat with no head. Sharp corky aroma. Very bitter earthy oilh taste. To me there is somthing wrong with this beer, however I have tried other similar beers of this type in the past and found them equally difficult to enjoy. I considermyself to have a pretty open mind to extreme flavours in food and drink, but regretfully, as I respect the brewery, I find tis to be utterly foul and will not finish the bottle. It reminds me of cod liver oil!
HonkeyBra (1279), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Dec 28, 2008 Black, oily pour. Sour aroma with soy notes. Flavor is horrifically sour: earthy, inky, soy sauce, all with a terrible, oaky, not palatable sourness. Chalk and tar too. Almost like rancid chocolate milk. It gets more stomachable as you drink it, but still. Yech.
RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
Dec 27, 2008 Oh, wow. Extremely thick black pour, viscous, with no head. Salty, slightly burned aroma. Flavor is very similar to Sam Adams triple bock ... soy sauce is the only thing that comes to mind. A few sips before a drain pour. Yuck.
SaintMatty (1197), Tallinn, Estonia
Dec 16, 2008 330ml Bottle 2001 Vintage - Black in colour with a chocolatey tan head. Plain chocolate in the aroma with rich vinous fruits and a hint of dry coffee along with a slighy tart and musty element. This part of the aroma is rather reminiscent of a lambic. Rich taste which is fairly bitter. Vinous fruits, plain chocolate, coffee and marzipan all feature in the complex taste.
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