BigBeer45 (676), Troy, Michigan, USA Jun 4, 2007 Pours a dark ruby brown with a off-white head, sweet berry and some faint blueberry fragrances, faint brown ale aroma, some grassy weed fragrances, faint bitter berry and chocolate flavors, flavors were not big except the berry, not real interesting, little alcohol in the sip, very dry on the palate, this was so so… GandGKevin (184), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Jun 3, 2007 Pours dark. I’ve never had an elderberry, so I presume the fruity aroma is elderberry. Nice roasted flavors. Very enjoyable. Ron (1002), Rochester, New York, USA May 29, 2007 One bottle from BOTW. Poured a large thick dark tan head that was almost chewy. Aroma is sweet and fruity. Color is pitch black. Flavor is of fruit, malts amd more. There is some sweetness in the ending. Enjoyable. DerWeg (750), Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 28, 2007 I love the integration of berry and porter flavours. Delicious and beautiful to look at. The fruit fermentation of this brewer’s beers renders them not exactly flat but very mildly carbonated and silky feeling which is perfect for the flavors of the ale. This is no a ’gimmick’ beer but something very special. oberabcbbsok (686), Hoboken, Belgium May 19, 2007 Updated: Dec 24, 2007A very nice fruity beer. Very tastefull althoug it was over the brew date of 2000. Still something special tasted from bottle Panzerfaust (393), Santiago, Chile May 19, 2007 Bottled at Rustico Pours a very dark brown/burgundy color. Very small bubbly off-white head that leaves no lacing. Maybe it was too cold.
Aroma is nice, with loads of dark fruits. Plums, prunes, elderberry?, blueberries some Syrah wine and woody touches. Enticing.
Flavor is sweet-ish with acidic notes from the fruity tastes. Notes of blueberries, blackberries, prunes, plums, licorice a woody hint and an interesting finish of turkish coffee. Different.
Medium body, thin but fizzy carbonation. Some alcoholic presence. Finish is acidic, fruity. Mild aftertaste. Interesting. beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA May 14, 2007 Another excellent unique brew from this brewery. Nice smooth black ale with just a light berry taste, nothing overpowering about the berry flavor, not like drinking fruit juice, just accents it well. Mild and roasty, with a light burnt chocolate note and light smokiness. RichardGretton (3131), Leicestershire, England May 7, 2007 Bottle. Black beer with a brown tinge and a mild head. The aroma is vinous, smoked and roasted, and the flavour is vinous, roasted and quite tart. Overall a nice strong black beer.
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