 larsga (2958), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 15, 2006 Big dark brown head over body that’s opaque black, except for dark red at edges. Sweet chocolatey aroma with milk notes. Taste is sweet and milky, with chocolatey roasty notes, and bitterish caramel and chocolate finish. Nice, mellow, and easy to drink, without too much complexity or challenge. (0.33l bottle.)
TomDecapolis (3149), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 14, 2006 Thanks to Hatchy for sharing this. Pours a dark brown with a smaller dark tan head. Aroma of vinegar, vineous red wine characteristics, caramel and dark fruits. Aroma was roasty with more of the red wine, kind of dry.
jsquire (2098), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2006 Dark beer out of the bottle with some reddish glints around the edges when held to the light. Initial foamy beige head that falls back to an attractive whisp. Nose is of roasted grains (almost burnt) and berry. The flavor is dominated by the roasted grains, ash and almost burnt coffee. Having never had elderberries I don’t know if this is what they taste like, but there is a subtle berry tartness in the middle. If you like roasty in your beer then you will like this.
Papsoe (14881), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2006 (Bottle 33 cl) Clear, almost black with a reddish hue and a small, creamy, light brown head. Some roasted malt in the aroma and distinct berries. Medium body with roasted malt notes and then a distinct, tart fruitiness from the berries with an astringent bitterness. Interesting. 101206
VeloVampire (488), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 9, 2006 Updated: Feb 17, 2007330 ml bottle - pours dark brown with a small mocha head, looking very much like a porter in appearance. Strangely sour fruit aroma, as well as some mossiness/earthiness and a spice as well. Very interesting flavour - almost minty to start, then giving way to some spices and tart berries. Finishes very much like a stout or porter, with the roasted mlats and some oatmeal sweetness coming through after all the previous flavours. Not something to drink all night, but certainly a beer to be sipped and savoured. Most unique. I had the strangest urge to don a cloak and utter dark oaths to pagan gods in a dead language after I drank this. Weird.
xav33 (313), Midland, MI, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2006 Heather Ale Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale
12 oz bottle
Medium pour in an English Pint
Best before 02/08, picked 12/06
Poured a dark mahogany with a small frothy somewhat lasting light brown and slightly pink head with a tiny ring of lacing.
Smelt of moderate dark chocolate, dark berries, brown sugar, roasted burnt malt, vanilla.
Taste was upfront moderate dark roasted malt and coffee bitterness, light dark chocolate, fruit and vanilla sweetness, and some tartness followed by a moderate to strong dark bread bitterness and dark chocolate sweetness and faint Elderberry essence on a long finish. Palate was medium bodied, slightly creamy, lively carbonated, with moderate astringency.
Overall, the aromatics of the elderberries are there but subtle, overtaken by the rich nature of the darker malts. Satisfying.
Gr0ve (1392), Oslo, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2006 330 ml bottle. Dark brown, almost black. Thick light brown coloured head that clings to the glass. Rich, slightly sharp, roasted aroma. Not your typical stout, but there is also a vegetable/fruity character. Roasted flavours at first, but mellows into something more soft and drying. Rich flavours with quite a bit of sweet malts. Quite bitter, particularly in the finish.
StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2006 330ml bottle - pours an almost black, with minimal carbonation leaving a small, bubbly off-white head. Lightly tart aroma contains a scent not dissimilar to berry tea, along with some dark malt. More berries in the flavour, with the roasted malt more pronounced. There’s nothing intrusively sweet about it this, which is nice. There’s a bitter, sour character in the flavour actually, specifically towards the finish. This sourness (presumably from the tart quality of the elderberries) grows in intensity as the glass warms. An interesting and quite complex ale.
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