PKPMarine (32), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 6, 2009 1L bottle from local store. Pours dark brown with thin head. Aroma of malt and a hint of apricot. Smooth and crisp with moderate carbonation. The taste is of caramel and malt with a touch of chocolate and dark fruit. Good beer.
 GAManiac (1141), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 12oz bottle courtesy of lackenhauser poured into a pint glass.
Looks dark, dark brown in the glass with hints of copper around the edges underneath a small, short-lived off-white head which leaves no lacing.
The aroma is full of sweet lightly-toasted caramel malts. There are hints of coffee and chocolate that come out a little more as it warms.
The taste doesn’t venture too far from the aroma and has dark sweet malts as the backbone with hints of smoke, coffee and chocolate on top. The finish is slightly dry and toasted.
The mouthfeel is light for a Belgian dark but slightly heavier than a schwarzbier, so it’s an interesting mix.
A tasty, if tough to categorize, black beer from New Belgium.
crajun (90), , Texas, USA
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Feb 5, 2009 I don’t get it.
very watery thin with NO taste
big head/nice aroma but I found there to be a lack of flavor taste
hopheaven (83), Eureka, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 2, 2009 Pours a cola color with low carbonation and a creamy, off-white head. Has an interesting, mellow nose of coffee, cigar, toast, and roasted barley aroma that translates into a smooth, cocoa and caramel flavor with a touch of sweetness. Not intimidating, quite drinkable, with some fruit (papaya) and yeast in the background. Medium-bodied, velvety, with a moderately dry finish.
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 29, 2009 Brown in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of light raost coffee and toast. Taste is of coffee, caramel and chocolate.
MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 (Sample Date: 11/19/2008 Source:Other) 12 oz bottle. Roasty aroma with notes of coffee and molasses. Clear deep amber. Roast malts and coffee flavors with a bready quality (Reminds me of waffles and syrup) and a slight Belgian yeast character. Quite tasty.
mybrainhurts (213), North Dakota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Yeast, prunes, walnuts, roasted malts, and mild coffee for aroma. Dark roasted malt, and caramel for flavors. Lightly smoked and sweet toffee at the finish. Pretty good.
ChainGangGuy (2544), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 25, 2009 12 oz. single picked up at Riverside Wine and Spirits in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Best Before: 01MAY09.
Appearance: Pours out a clear, dark chestnut brown body with a smallish, off-white head.
Smell: Sweetish, fruity nose with light notes of caramel, roasted malt, and coffee. A pleasant chocolate scent grows and swarms the nose upon warming.
Taste: Light tastes of roast, caramel, coffee, and even semisweet chocolate with a moderate amount of malty sweetness. Plenty of fig and Bing cherry fruit character. Dash of cola. Very minor hop character and bitterness. Hint of yeast. Lingering tastes of chocolate and roast on the drying finish.
Mouthfeel: Makes me think of blend of a dark Belgian ale with a schwarzbier. Pleasant and highly drinkable with a reasonable ABV%.
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