2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
500 ml can. Pours a blackish brown with a tan head. Slight aroma of sweet malts. Fairly light body, watery mouthfeel, some notes of chocolate and roasted malts, dry finish. Not bad, but not spectacular either.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Can, shared at a Charley’s post- birthday party in Tromsø. Rather nice appearance with a brownish, lacing-head solid resting on a devil-black body. Smell of light roasted grain. Plain dark malty profile with a smoked touch. Finish off with hints of bitter coffee. Medium bodied (14.06.2008).
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
500 ml can. Deep, dark reddish brown, with a thick and creamy tan head. Sweet, roasted malts and coffee in the aroma. Smooth but rather light mouthfeel. Coffee and roasted malts in the flavour. Dry, slightly hoppy finish. This beer looks a lot better than it tastes.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500ml Can - Very dark brown, almost black in colour with a foamy tan head. Slightly metallic aroma with malt and aniseed and some roasted notes. The taste is smooth with coffee featuring prominently along with a hint of liquorice. Not bad.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 ml can. Very dark brown. Light brown head is firm, cloud-like tructured and creamy. Roasted and sweeter malts, sour coffee and light hops in the aroma. Decent coffee notes in the finish. Nice change from sour coffee to dry malty caramel in the finish. Quite dry after all. A bit watery, but creamy smooth palate. One of the better beers in the standard Finnish market selection.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very dark brown colour, a fair beige head. Aroma has roasted sweet malts with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Light, dry mouthfeel, quite a lot carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: APR 28, 2008 very dark malty bitter hoppy, slight coffee good body but a bit too carbonated. as it warms up, seems that the bitterness grows..
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Staunch, tan head textured like whipped cream floats on dark but clear brown body, leaving tight lacing behind. Roast and chocolate are immediately welcoming in the nose and set against a bristly herbal element. From that enters a perplexing note of Bakelite. Still, it’s not too discouraging and there’s a pleasing scent of cherries and white toast that eventually makes itself known. The flavour lacks more than a very curt, bready sweetness and is primarily guided by roast, cocoa and pungent herbs. The finish is rather disappointing with a shot of astringency. Toasted bread lingers in the mouth. Definitely on the drier side and just under medium bodied with too soft carbonation. As it stands, about average. If not for the Bakelite and if there was more sweetness or sturdier carbonation this could be a good one. 50cl can, bbe 06/01/2009.
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