 JK54B (385), Finland
Jun 8, 2008
Draught beer. A dark brown porter. Brown head. Less than average carbonation. Grassy and hoppy taste. Quite spicy.
tupalev (2311), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 16, 2008 Bottle shared with GregClow, Hogtown Harry, Jerc, Blankboy, and Garthicus, courtesy of Harry. Nice aroma - spicy, roasty. Looks great - black, foamy head. Great taste - such a spicy porter! Lots of roast, tingly medium mouthfeel. A unique terrific porter.
jsquire (1899), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
Sep 13, 2008 Dark beer out of the big bottle with a frothy brown head that refreshed itself and left nice lacing on the glass. Rich nose of dusty chocolate, roasted grain, raisen bread, and an almost raspberry fruitiness. This is a big, flavorful porter. Chocolate, coffee, roasted grains, vanilla, and something that is a little funky. Almost raspberry tartness, and a green, celery like note. As it warms, the alcohol really blooms, but that makes it more inviting. Long finish of sweet coffee and that green flavor. Thick, oily mouthfeel. Very interesting, big porter.
BuckeyeSammy (379), New York City, New York, USA
Sep 9, 2008 Your all idiots, one of the best christmas brews I have found. 3.7?... come on people. Dark color, creamy thick brown beige head, strong fingers. Some funky tart fruit, spice, plums, definitely some tropical fruit, malt. Finishes with light coffee, roasted malt. Mikkeller rarely disappoints.
GregClow (2345), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 1, 2008 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, blankboy, tupalev, jerc & garthicus - courtesy of HogTownHarry. Dark brown - almost black - with a big beige head. Aroma is spicy, funky, malty and roasty - very unexpected, and very cool! Flavour starts as a solid porter, and develops into a tart and funky... something, with a long, herbal finish. A very interesting beer, and very good as well.
ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2008 Appearance: Pours a black body with a very tall, very frothy, tan-colored head.
Smell: Aroma of dark malts imparting notes of chocolate and coffee and maybe chocolate-flavored coffee. Touch of spiced, stewed fruits.
Taste: Chocolaty dark malts, a taste of roasty coffee and an expressed sweetness. Moments later the chocolate flavor begins to deeper, becoming a bit more dessertlike. Slight sourness. Spoonful of plum pudding. There’s a growing spicy, herbal component, as if they chucked into a couple Ricolas into the fermentor. Herbal, roasty finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A mixed bag for me, I appreciate the pleasant maltiness, but I found the sourness and herbaceousness to be more of a hindrance than anything else.
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