 mj (4975), Colorado, USA
Apr 4, 2008 Strange sweet nose of scotch, sweet maple, and some sweetish smoke and oil. Malty, sweet, slick, silky, oily, with a strange vegetal olive oil and silky roast flavor. Kind of strange for the most part, but sweet enough to be drinkable.
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
Apr 4, 2008 330mL bottle, courtesy of wickedpete. Thanks, Pete! Pours a dark, murky brown color; thin light tan head with patchy lacing. Loads of nougat, peanuty goodness, and roasted coffee in the aroma; soft and rich. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: viscous, oily coffee and nougat and caramel; a bit rough and astringent from the coffee notes; bitter baker’s chocolate and a touch of citrus. Smells better than it tastes. Lengthy finish: dry, bitter baker’s chocolate and citrus.
ryan (1774), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Apr 4, 2008 Courtesy of wickedpete. Dark brown small light tan head. The nose is toffee, dark fruits, light molasses and light chocolate. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter with cola, molasses, milk chocolate and raisins. Medium body is a bit thin with light carbonation.
esox (259), Oulu, Finland
Apr 3, 2008 330 ml bottle. Pours black and thick. Head is brown and quite small but durable. Looks just delicious! Nice roasted and caramel malts with coffee in aroma. I also found some grass-like sweetness, quite the same as in some Novopcká-beers. Medium body with low carbonatioin make palate very soft. Finish is very enjoyable bitter with chocolate, coffee and malty sweetness. Great beer with rich aromas and brilliant finish. Perfect for slow sipping or as a dessert. Maybe with ice cream?
yumyum (118), barrie, Ontario, Canada
Apr 2, 2008 pours a dark black with very little head. The low carbonation makes for a very smooth drink. The flavour is really nice. The dark chocolate taste is very prominant initially then I was left with a hoppiness on the finishl. It was a nice finish as well in that the hoppiness wasn’t overly bitter and complimented the chocolate nicely. A great beer if you are in the mood for something with similar flavours to a stout but want something that doesn’t have to be savoured as much ie easy drinking. A really good beer especially the flavour.
unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
Apr 2, 2008 Updated: Jun 15, 2008. This is a truly remarkable and unusual brew! The name and description entices the palate. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours thick, black and oily. There is absolutely no head at all. The aroma is oaky and lightly malty. Smells like a snifter of scotch. The texture is thick. The brew is rather bitter with a like oaky finish. Very reminiscent of a strong port. Definitely a slow sipping beer - and not one that I would choose to drink often - but I am definitely glad to have tried it.
SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
Apr 1, 2008 Pours a thick black color with a small, but creamy tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted coffee and burnt grains. Very nice. Greay flavors too, bitter chocolate and coffee, with a touch of caramel sweetness. Smooth creamy palate. Bitter finish. Yummy.
Brouwser (119), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Mar 31, 2008 De couleur noire opaque, avec aux marges, des reflets rubis. Ne donne aucune mousse au service, n’a pas de col et pétille à peine.
Le parfum est très agréable, aux notes de toffee, de cacao, de mélasse, de gâteau vanille et de torréfaction.
Le goût est sucré, avec une petite note d’acidité et se termine avec une amertume bien sentie. Peut-être était-ce le repas qui l’accompagnait, mais l’arrière-goût avait quelque chose de savonneux… Les saveurs ne sont pas à la hauteur du parfum, mais elles sont authentiques.
Le palais est mince, enfin pour une bière aussi foncée, et manque de tonus en raison de la faible effervescence. Mais si on accepte l’étiquette de « Old Ale », on n’est pas déçu.
C’est somme toute une bonne bière, mais il y a tellement de bonnes bières foncées sur le marché…
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