 Jonte (801), Gothenburg, Sweden
Jul 21, 2008 Updated: Mar 30, 20092006 Bottle at Akkurat, Stockholm. Black color with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, strong wine, licorice, smoke/tar, wood and alcohol.
The taste is roasted and sweet with lots of chocolate, also notes of coffee, honey, smoke, licorice , wood and some alcohol. Full-bodied. Extremely smooth and balanced.
081022. Sample from Bottle. Bishops Arms, Järntorget, Porterfestivalen. Still very good. I noticed more bourbon character this time.
090207. 2007 Bottle. Tre Små Rum. Gothenburg. Maybe the worlds best beer.
pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 19, 2008 My #1000 Rating
7-18-08 bottle thanks to my secret beer lover
Dark thick black pour with a nice tan creamy head. Smell is cocoa nibs, oak, with perhaps a touch of black cherries and applewood smoked meats. Flavor is nice, sweet malt with a roasted clean hop finish. No present booziness to it - it is quite balanced and very enjoyable to drink. Smooth and very silky mouthfeel. Overall, a wonderful winner all around!
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Very generously traded by an amazing ratebeerian. Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this one!!
Pours a dark black with a medium lived dark tan head in a snifter. Smell is very well balanced and aromatic with bourbon, oak, and smooth rich chocolatey malt. Taste is dark chocolate and smooth balanced bourbon and oak with a light hint of a warming feeling with no burn or alcoholic flavor. Decent mouthfeel, but a bit thinner than I prefer for imperial stouts. Finishes with a lightly bitter dark chocolate flavor. This was definitely an amazing beer, and surprisingly didn’t disappoint. Thanks again!
travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Very black color with a thin tannish colored head. Smell is strong with malts, alcohol, wood, raisians, and bourbon. Taste is strong but with a great feel and a nice body. Notes of dark fruit, malts. A powerful and great beer.
ogivlado (3036), Zagreb, Croatia
Jul 11, 2008 Bottled(250ml). -RBESG2008, Grand Tasting. 2006 vintage.
Deep black coloured, medium sized brown head, light alcoholic chocolate nose. Roasted malt, chocolate, alcohol and coffee taste. Very complex beer. Goes in TOP 5 grand tasting beers.
Doggythedog (1541), Split, Croatia
Jul 10, 2008 RBESG08 grand tasting
... and then a bottle of Kaggen came in front of me. Gotta love those grand tastings. Poured an opaque brown/black. Very stable tan head. Nose... sweet maltiness, chocolate, coffee, yeast, some alcohol. Superbly balanced taste. Roasty, smokey maltiness... woody, tannine. Liquourish. Just lovely, but still not my favorite beer.
pepsican (883), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
Jul 7, 2008 Updated: May 17, 200906 version. Thanks to hopscotch and the person who wished to be nameless for samples. Black pour with a small tan head. Aroma was coffee, caramel, chocolate, anise, and maple syrup. Burnt coffee flavors, anise, chocolate, roasted malt, peat/bog, as well. Full bodied finish with sharp carbonation. Finish was quite long and complex but man this beer is flawed for the score. You’re kidding yourself if you gave it a 5, I’m sorry.
badbeer (432), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Updated: Jul 17, 20082006 Version:
Black with a tan head, spotty lacing; head recedes to a ring around the glass. Chocolate, roasty coffee, graham cracker, and some ash. Taste is roasty, maple, molasses, vanilla, and seemed to have a fair amount of earthy hops too. Medium carbonation and medium body. Pretty good beer, but not really the amazing beer it’s made out to be. Thanks to pepsican for sharing. I’d be interested in trying this again, but not for the price this commands in trades.
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