 jde123 (706), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 5, 2004
I don’t know, tihs beer is an enigma. Pours really great, decent aroma for a porter, nice head and lacing, but the taste seems to be a little off... but in retrospect the flavor is ok. enigma...what the hell. seems like i got kicked in the head by a pack of wild hyenas, and then my throat got ripped out by a flock of roaming vampires and then my essence was drained by a murder of migrant tigers. weird stuff. not great, but not too bad.
MrChopin (207), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 13, 2008 Thanks to lithy for the bottle!
Beautiful sepia color with a short-lived yet rich, creamy tan head. There’s some roast malt and chocolate in the nose, but it’s driven by very sweet, sugary fruit: plum, raisin, near grape juice. Flavor is similarly fruity, more coffee present than chocolate, long in sweet malt. Full bodied and rich, it’s not quite as smooth as I’d like. Still a great beer; my main regret was it being only 33cl.
Archibaldo de la Cruz (138), Finland
Oct 7, 2008 Bottle. Pitch black colour with a nice brown head. Roasted malt and liquorice aroma. The flavour is sweet, liquorice and roasted malt with hints of coffee and dark chocolate. Long, roasted and bitter aftertaste. Full-bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Delicious Porter.
DrDavid (361), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Sep 22, 2008 (Bottle). Sweet malt aroma, with fruit and alcohol. Black in color, light brown head. Tangy fruity flavor, also coffee and caramel. Very long finish, including alcohol warming. Potent and very tasty.
tinde (3), Tampere, Finland
does not count  Sep 20, 2008 33 cl bottle. Totally black. Well balanced taste with aroma of coffee and chocolate. Beautiful porter! Best finnish beer.
mikkopen (116), Oulu, Finland
Sep 17, 2008 330 ml bottle. Pitch black, with a thick creamy light brown head. Sweet aroma of roasted malts, dark fruits, coffee and dark chocolate. THe flavour is like the aroma, with a nice bitter and slightly burned hoppy finish. Smooth mouthfeel. By far the best Finnish beer I’ve tasted.
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