3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20Tap (SOPP2012, Turku)
Fairly full roast aroma, but again (after 3 other Kuninkaankartano beers) it’s minerally - it must be the local water. Full body, rich roast, but a bit thin and flat. Finish has more roast, leaves a pleasant feel in the mouth. Dissapointing after the look - so dark, such a large tight viscous beige head. Adequate, but never saying "drink (more of) me". Finished the glass, so better than the previous 3. As it warms I’m happier that it deserved the 3.3.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught. Poured dark brown in color with a tan head. Roasted malty notes, some coffee and hints of licorice in aroma. Flavor a bit similar, but with some more salty notes as in soy-sauce and some licorice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught @ SOPP Helsinki 2012, Finland.
Dark black brown colour with a average, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, tar, moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, roasted, sweet malt, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120726]
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draught at SOPP, Helsinki. Completely black, small beige head. Aroma of molassed and dust. Sweet and full bodied with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Slightly lactic with loads of caramel, notes of ash. Dusty finish. Not great.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ SOPP 2012. Poured black with a brown head.licorice, salty candy, anise in aroma. Flavor has roasted malt, strong herbal notes with dark chocolate in finish. Good body, really good, tasty, one of the best beers on the festival.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught @ SOPP 2012, Helsinki.
Pours a dark brown, almost black colour with a small white head. Aroma of roasted malts, vanilla and tobacco. Surprisingly good aroma. Flavour of roasted malts, vanilla, tobacco, ash, perfume and strong bitterness. Medium bodied, oily mouthfeel and a finish of bitter hops, roasted malts and some fruitiness. Good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught @ SOPP Helsinki 2012
Pours pitch black with a nice smooth light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, some yeasty and herbal notes. Taste is malty, roasty and slightly hoppy with some herbal notes and some off-flavors. Finish is smooth and malty with some roasty notes. Okay, but feels like something is a bit off here.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Black, with slight tan head. Soft, full flavoured roasted malts, some chocolate, yeasty flavors. Some licorice, anis even. Spices and herbal notes though. Tasty, but a raw ale. Soft, and full, but with the yeasty, unfiltered characters you find in homebrews and alike.
-- rated with ’lankku’ (N9)
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: JUL 29, 2012 (Draught at SOPP’12) The beer poured black. Its head was small and almost white. Aroma had roasted malts, green apples and hops. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were roasted malts, liquorice, ash, burnt malts, herbalness and bitterness. Aftertaste was roasty and bitter. A tasty beer but weird.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ SOPP Helsinki 2012. Almost black with beige head. Caramel, roasted malt and hint of coffee in the aroma. Roasted flavour with slight chocolate and coffee, but with a slight hint of vinegar. A fine porter save the vinegar.
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