 jake65 (1698), Williston, North Dakota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 18, 2006 Bottle: pours a dark and murky brown with a tanned head. Taste was fruity, malty, and earthy. Some bittersweetness in the finish, but very smooth and easy to drink. I couldn’t distinguish elderberries from the basic fruity tones, but overall it was well balanced and quite pleasant.
Tmoney99 (4702), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 9, 2006 Bottle. Poured dark reddish brown with an average frothy brown head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate roasted malt, tart citrus and earthy aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium tart earthy sweet flavor with a medium sour finish of long duration. This is a very complex and one of a kind beer.
Rastacouere (5552), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 31, 2006 BB dec 2005, thanks Oakes. Close to black, very dark, opaque, bottle-conditioned and wearing an initially large collar which recedes to a beige ring. Indeed a most interesting product with plenty of idiosyncratic character. Rather gentle, cohesive nose comprising dark cereals, soft alcohol sweetness, ink, prunes and blackberries flavors. Good malty body, firm and adequately irrigated by firm natural carbonation. May have thinned out a bit, but it still displays an interesting roundness. Tobacco suggestions emanate as the finish approaches. Surprising citric bite to the tannic fruits. Gentle roastiness never approaches the extremes, just pushing the fruitiness to further levels, with charcoal grains and ashey undertones.
Sigmund (2274), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 30, 2006 Bottle, at Haket, Göteborg. Black colour, moderate but lasting creamy head. Strong aroma of roast malts, chocolate and elderberries. Flavour is mellow and rounded with chocolate and elderberries, surprisingly well balanced.
Arnie (272), Chicagoland, IL, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 27, 2006 Bottled. Dark brown, with a think malty and chocolatey nose. Bitter, think and malty in the mouth with some yeast on the finish. An interesting flavor, just a bit expensive for what it is.
thomat (666), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 25, 2006 Dark color with a nice foam. Very smooth and fruity taste with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
fonefan (11019), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 23, 2006 Bottle. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of burned malt with elderberry and some tobacco undertones. Malty flavor with elderberries. Dry bitter finish with some alcohol presence.
harrisoni (6771), Ashford, Kent, England
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 21, 2006 Bottle. Black beer with thin pale beige head. Good well rounded aroma, lots of dark fruit aroma, some vanilla, blue cheese too. Good deep mouthfeel, velvety, but a bit edgey too. Bit of charcoal. Dark fruits in mouth (damson, plums, dark cherry), juicy. Not a huge finish but the velvety choc and fruit flavours are excelletn.
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