4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20UPDATED: JUN 12, 2004 Good 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.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
beige head that disappears fast with some lacing. cola clear colour. aroma of ester, alcohol, liquorice and anise. taste of coffee, bitter, anise, liquorice and a light bitter aftertaste. medium carbonation and quite thin mouthfeel. couldn’t really detect the elderberries though. bottle 33 cl
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
pours almost inkjet black/super dark brown with almost no head and not much retention. Roasted malts and soy sauce on the nose.
Attack: 7/10-sweetness mixed with citrus/light acidity,
Mid-palate: creamy mouthfeel, yeasty elderberries, sweet roasted malts, red wine, soy sauce
Finish: persistent 5/10-sweetness, bitter roast, woodiness, hints of licorice, medium malty bitter finish.
A good decent body on this black-fruity-bitter beer. The texture kind of thins out near the finish but otherwise a decent brew.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma: Smelling of dark bread, smoke and stable.
Appearance: A hazy black colored beer. A off-white head with small lacing and good curtains.
Taste: Tasting bread, dates, coffee and smoked meat.
Palate: Low carbonation, a oily texture. A good body with a somewhat dry finish.
Overall: Soft and kind, but stout.
Note: Bottle at a De Klomp tasting. Reviewed 2013-06-01.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
yes there are some berries, but very faint and in the back... lots of oatmeal, some milky chocolat... nice thickness but very low carbonization... taste is great, sweet, bitter/sour very wel balanced... great drinkable beer
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Pours deep cola dark with beige small top. Aroma - light smoked, minimal roasted, sweet-sour berries, something clove like, light burnt sugar - dark caramely.
Taste is almost no sweet from malt, above medium bitter from roast and hops, light sour from berries. Spicy on tongue, medium body, dry medium lasting finish, soft texture. Well - this to me is like spice beer, with weird flavor - like herby/spicy unknown something combined with bitter. Not to me.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, elderberries and chewing gum. Flavour follows the nose. Dry.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle shared with northropfrye. Gentle aroma. Clear black body. Tastes unlike any other.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 16, 2013 Dark brown body with off white head. Smoky roasted malts aroma. Taste is a bit like a dry stout, with a touch of fruitiness and smoke. Quite nice.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from dobbies garden world deep black in colour taste is sweet malt slightly smokey significant flavour if berries giving a fruity sweetness smooth drinking with limited noticeable bitterness
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Brewdog Slovensko. Aroma is malty, roasty, coffee, light chocolatey. Pours with brownish head, stable. Colour is clear dark brown. Taste is roasty with coffee and indeed berry fruitiness. There is some light malty sweetness, which is quickly taken over by medium bitterness. Stays bitter for the rest of the duration. The somewhat sourish elderberry presents itself mostly in finish, in interesting harmony with bitter roasted and coffee flavours. Nicely drinkable piece from Bros, despite a little bit higher ABV. Full body.
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