 Mes_and_Sim (4476), Highgate, Greater London, England
May 20, 2007
A Mes rate:
Bottle from The Bishops. Perfect thick black body with a tan head that is very well behaved all the way down. Sumptuous just does not do it justice. Complex aroma of sweet barley, honey, red wine, chocolate and just a slight lick of beautiful creamy alcohol. Flavour is utterly sublime. Love that quote from FatPhil about your dark beer tasting life flashing before your eyes. It really does put everything in perspective. Palate is nothing less than perfection. Served at perfect temperature, straight from the shelf in the Bishops. To make the whole experience all the more perfect it was poured into an Old Tom tulip. I was so proud and couldnt be happier. Totally worthy of it’s legendary staus, clearly one of the best beers I will ever try. How I wish I could get hold of this.
lassem (134), Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 8, 2008 On tap on EBF in Copenhagen - a 2007 version. Pours a deep brown with a light taned head. The nose is pretty light with notes of cigars, plump and dry fruits like raisins. The mouthfeel is huge and it takes up every space in your mouth with a bombastic attitude. At the same time it is smooth as hell and both vinoes and sweet. I taste heavily roasted malts, brown sugar / sirup and cacao .. a bit like northeeuropean mead. The finish is long and bitter with strong hoppy flavours that keeps hunting you
Rune (1809), Tromsø, Norway
Oct 2, 2008 It came as a very pleasant surprise to find the 2007 vintage of this one on tap at bar set up by Den Tatoverede Enke, EBF in Copenhagen. Shining, rosewood body with no head. In-depth smell of dark malts and vanilla sweetness. Delicious taste of honey, malt-covered dark and dried fruits (plenty of raisin and prunes) with an everlasting finish of roasted bitterness added a charming spicy touch (Saturday afternoon, 13.09.2008).
asheft (951), Marburg, Germany
Oct 1, 2008 [on tap at EBF 2008; 2007 ed.]
Chocolate-coffee aroma with sherry, vanilla, and cream notes. Black and opaque with a fine wispy cover. Velvety raspberry-chocolate with oak bourbon vanilla and perfect hops flavour and bitterness to balance. Salty, but not overly. Excellent roastiness. Full body, moderate carbonation, lasting roasty bitterness, warming.
tarjei (1300), Bryne, Norway
Oct 1, 2008 Tap at EBF 2008, Copenhagen. The body is black ant the head is brown. Aroma is dark chocolate and sweetness. Flavor is fantastic mixture of coffee, chocolate and dark fruit. Now I´m looking for the «Kaggen».....
Fin (2357), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 28, 2008 Had this at the European Beer Festival, Kobenhaven 13-09-08 Pours black, wonderful oily texture and really thick substantial mouthfeel. Creamy, loads of coffee and dark fruits, good but not as good as the mighty Kaggen.
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