4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Not sure where I bought this one, but has been in my cellar a while. "Édition Limitée, Automne 2008" written instead of "Grand Cuvée". Pours a real dark colour with little red highlights. The head is beige-brown coloured, decent sized, frothy, has good retention and leaves a bit of lace. The aromas are strong with some plums, raisins, coffee, molasses and hints of chocolate. Beautiful silky smooth and even a little creamy mouthfeel with absolutely no burning. You can really taste the roasted malts in the flavours, giving that burnt smokiness that lingers. A very nice light bitterness holds up, with the coffee and chocolate. Notes of cherries are very well-hidden as well. Quite happy I have held on to this one, but will have to try a more up-to-date version to see if it is as smooth and easy to drink. Would of never known this was a 10% ABV brew if it was not written.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ML bottle
Jet black color, two finger head that falls to a thick collar. No lacing but good ABV legs.
Coffee, wood, chocolate, subtle notes of cherry, and earthy bitterness. Nice warming nose.
Sweet tasting. Brown sugar, maple syrup, dark fruits, sweet chocolate. some coffee. Not as earthy as the nose leads to at all. Very smooth tasting with sweetness.
Sweet and slick feel. Bitterness shows back up in the palate. Not very earthy as the sweetness really undercuts it. Still robust but more of a dessert beer.
Nice, but the sweetness is a bit much. Good nightcap
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 750ml. corked @ [ (Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting) by Chriso - London ].
Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, wood, alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, tart roasted, chocolate, port wine, cheery, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130331]
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 ml bottle. Pours a near opaque dark brown with a large mocha colored head. Aromas are chalk, coffee, chocolate, ripe berries, and a bit of smoke. Tastes are chocolate, coffee, sweet malts, some smoke and alcohol. Robust on the palate, moderate to heavy carbonation, slightly bitter finish. Not bad but not well suited to my tastes. Masks the 10% abv fairly well.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma: Smelling of burnt bread, some ashes, dark dried fruits, sausages.
Appearance: The beer is black with a light brown head, little lacing and rather small curtains.
Taste: Intensely sweet start, candid sugar, toast, dates, figs, dark chocolate, a hint of cocoa beans.
Palate: Little carbonation, oily and smooth, a huge body.
Overall: Really a treat, "probably the best Baltic porter in the world".
Note: Bottle 750 ml (thx to Kenneth Malmqvist, bought it in Montreal) Reviewed 2012-07-06.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Kensington Wine Market, Calgary. It pours deep brown with a small off-white head. The nose is caramel, cola, cherryade, cocoa, wood and earth. The taste is pretty sweet actually....cola, roasted malt, sweet liquorice, tanginess, cherryade, umami aspect, brown sugar and chocolate. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Hides alcohol well. Not bad, just too sweet really.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 acquired through a trade in Montreal, March ’12.
Extremely dark mahogony brown with a thin tan head.
Nose is light roast malt, sugars, lactose, dark toffee, dates, dark fruits.
Taste comprises roast malts, sweet brown sugars, dark chocolate, dark toffee.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, sweet finish,
Ok stuff but no world beater!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Beautiful looking - black with tan head. Looks like a stout! Smell is like sweet dark malt with a mild roasty character. Taste is cherry first. So rich. Lots of complexity. And the medium carbonation is perfect for the rich flavours. Palate is a bit clingy. Overall, a brilliant porter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Bruce’s. Cheers to Paul for sourcing this bad boy. The pour’s deep brown with a tiny off-white head. The aroma’s of rich german chocolate cake, some cinnamon, stewed prune, Dr. Pepper. The taste is much the same. More sweet milk chocolate, prune. Plenty of red fruits, jam, butterscotch. The finish is sickly sweet. Quite sugary. Medium body, fine carbonation. Overall, a bit too sweet, but decent.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours black with a tan head.
Nose shows roasted and bready malt, some nutty notes and a bit of cocoa.
Sweet flavours of chocolate liqueur, roasted malt, soft coffee, bready malt and booze. Too sweet.
Could use higher carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
13th March 2013
Bottle - thanks Paul! Almost clear dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Light palate, softish. Super mild tangy dark malts. Mellow chocolate, somewhere between dark and milk. Trace of coffee. Finishes quite sweet and tangy. Slightly left field but good.
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