kask (4), Toender, Denmark
does not count  Jul 7, 2008 The colour is pitch-black. It is lowcarbonated and the formation of froth is therefore rather modest. The taste of hardroasted malt is very strong and persistent, the roasted taste is different from what I have tasted earlier, which probably can attribute to the admixture of roasted oats. The taste of elderberry recedes very appropriately into the background and it actually gives a weakly touch of liquorice. Other notes are dark chocolate and smoke. The bitterness is rather limited, so it`s a beer which in spite of the full-bodied taste seems pretty round and soft.
It`s an outstanding beer which I can´t get enough of.
Macbeerboy (2), Whitby, Ontario, Canada
does not count Dec 23, 2004 St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout was my favourite beer until I tired this one. Oh God this is good stuff. It is surprisingly light and the flavour is rich. It’s too bad it is only around for the Christmas season at the LCBO. It’s also too bad that it is so expensive. It comes with 3 other traditional ales at a little over $13.00. Still it is worth it.
 mikeben (335), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Apr 9, 2004 Updated: Jun 12, 2004Good stuff. It tasted like what I imagine a smoked beer would taste like. It tastes roasted with a fruit undertone. I don't know if it tastes like elderberrys as I never had one. I will say it is something very different and worthy.
khayman_70 (154), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Dec 18, 2002 I loved the flavor of this strange dark brew. It almsot has a burnt flavor.
KAggie97 (1887), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
Jan 15, 2005 Pours like a thick root beer. The smell is of thistle in a quaint Scottish garden, and the taste is of the rugged Highland earth. Smoky with a slight hint of peat moss initially, followed by the subdued sweetness of elderberry. Awesome. (Whenever I hear ’elderberry,’ I always think of Monty Python for some strange reason... Hmmm. Wonder why.)
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