McGarnigle (320), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 31, 2008 Very dark. Full-bodied with soft carbonation. The aroma hints at citrus hops, but this is mostly malty. Choclatey, roasty, with dark fruits underneath. Finish kicks in with some bitter hops, but that’s relatively minor, and keeps it dry. It’s hard to do more than sip it. Good value at $5+ a bomber. KimJohansen (7308), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 30, 2008 Dark brown with medium dark beige head. Swwet aromaen with roasted malt, coffee and mild chocolate notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, hops, caramel and coffee notes. Ends bitter. Papsoe (15178), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 30, 2008 (Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of FlacoAlto. Pours a clear warm reddish brown with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of burned malt, fruit and alcohol. Quite full-bodied with burned malts and a hint of solvents. Distinctly bitter burned finish with a huge alcohol burn. 260708 carl4beer (410), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Jul 29, 2008 22 oz. pours dark brown with small tan head. aroma is of roasted malts and little fig, vanilla, and spice. mouthful is very solid and creamy with cocoa, vanilla, some fig and spice. very nice, complex, solid beer. mazal tov! Ungstrup (15483), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jul 27, 2008 Bottled - tasted blind. A deep red beer with a disappearing tan head. The aroma is very sweet malty with strong notes of caramel as well as medium notes of alcohol, and lighter notes of whiskey and wood. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt, alcohol and lighter notes of roasted bread, chocolate, adn medicin, leading to a very dry and bitter finish. yespr (12443), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jul 27, 2008 From bottle #14 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours dark brown to black with a lacing rim of a light tan head. Spiced and solid hoppy aroma. Flavour is roasted, chocolate and mild vanilla. Roasted acidic flavour into the finish. Spiced and sharp finish. Grovlam (3881), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jul 27, 2008 #14
Bottle [Sk8viking great American blind tasting] Small beige fizzy head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Dark mahogany color. Aroma of roasted malt, hint of smoke, wood, hint of vanilla. Liquorish, burned malt, alcohol, pine and grapefruit. Full bodied with a soft carbonation and dry thick alcoholic texture. Heavy bitter and sweet flavor. Lingering bitter burned malt and hoppy finish. 7 / 3 / 7 / 4 / 14 = 3.5
TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 26, 2008 Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Has a nice balance of all the different hops and malts. Is bitter with the taste of syrup and chocolate. The alcohol is well hidden in the beer!
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