 Viper666 (613), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
May 9, 2009 Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt très rôti, de café noir, de chocolat noir, moyen d’alcool, de fruits (moyen de raisins aux petites notes vineuses, notes de cerises noires), léger de mélasse, de réglisse noire et de houblon herbeux ainsi que des notes de noix et de crème. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture riche sirupeuse et légèrement huileuse. Goût fruité (raisins, notes de cerises noires, traces de dattes) accompagné d’un léger goût de réglisse noire, des notes de crème et de tabac lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute très rapidement un goût amer de malt très rôti (traces brûlées), de chocolat noir, moyen-léger de mélasse. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un goût d’alcool réchauffant tout au long de la gorgée ainsi qu’un goût de café noir qui se développe pour être très dominant en finale avec la présence de houblon herbeux asséchant et de notes de noix. Post-goût long et moyennement sec, amer de rôti, d’alcool, de café, de chocolat noir, moyen de houblon herbeux et de fruits (moût de raisins vineux et de cerises) ainsi que des petites notes de fumée de bois.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
May 8, 2009 Bottle RBESG 07 Bottle #841... Deep solid black ... Viscous sweet and rich malt nose ... rich malts nice spirit burn to it lots of roast malt and some woodyness and a little meatyess.
Tk2 Bottle #1944 At home ... Deep viscous black ... smokey deep roast malts little rum in nose ... Sweet smooth syrupy and quite a lot of spirit mouth feel... deep dark chocolate and coffee ... very little bitterness quite syrupy. 4.1 ->4.3
This beer for me comes in too big a bottle. It almost demands to be shared. Id love this in a 250ml like Narke Kaggen as then i could open one on my own and slowly sip and savour this to it full potential. While i find this beer stunning id struggle to finish this bottle....
Tk3 bottle 844 at home May 2009 ... deep black thin short lived tan head ... big fruity blackcurrant hop nose ... rich malt ... little fizz ... quite a lot of spirit ... little burn almost chilli... lots of chocolate ... little coffee ... lots of roasts ... little viscous ... Wonderfully rich and complex ... goes lovely with my Sausage (ooooer missus) ... mmmmm beeer
pivnizub (4947), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
May 7, 2009 Bottle # 05108(donated by Hildigöltur!): Literally black, small to medium-sized - slowly diminishing - brownish fluffy head; sweet raisins + other dried fruits, liquorice and leather in the nose; full sweet-bitter flavour, full bodied; fruity vinous finish with added traces of coffee and liquorice. Well rounded, well drinkable "heavy" stuff..............
JKJ (24), Herlev, Denmark
Apr 30, 2009 bottle (big thanks go to JFM for sharing this one) Black colour with a creamy head Aroma dark roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. This was a very complex and exceptional beer.
MoritzF (4856), Bochum, Germany
Apr 15, 2009 (50cl bottle, # 05108) Black coloured hue with a brown foamy head of medium size. Moderately sweet, strong roast-malty aroma with light notes of mocha, raisins, licorice and alcohol. Surprisingly sweet flavour, full bodied with a calm carbonation. Roast-malty taste with licorice, mocha and an almost vinous raisin-fruity touch. Sweet and slightly burnt-bitter finish with a warming alcoholic touch. Strong and pleasant (09.IV.09).
KM (218), Tromsø, Norway
Apr 14, 2009 Bottle (#01369). Thick black body. Almost no head at all, but the colour was brown before it vanished. Heavy complex aroma. Malty, roasted, spicy. Flavour is really heavy, a little sweet, but relatively dry. Much malt, sweet berries, coffee. A roasted bitter and sweet finish. Too heavy for me, but interesting. Another bottle is stored. Will be interesting to see how it develops. (At home, 14.03.09)
SaulusHumulus (47), Helsinki, Finland
Apr 13, 2009 Bottled. I really felt lucky for the chance to try this one. Pours extremely pitch black, impenetrable by sight, with a minimal dark beige head that quite rapidly dissolves totally. The aroma charms and mesmerizes your nose completely. It has sweet plums, thick liquorice, slightly bitter hops, toffee, little bit of coffee and gentle alcohol. Quite exceptional! Well, if the aroma is absolutely stunning the flavor is even more stunning. This is really thick and creamy. Flavor has toffee malts, lovely chocolate, gentle coffee and bitter, herby hops. In the aftertaste the most intense liquoriceness that I’ve ever encountered strikes your mouth all around and it lasts, for a long time. The symphony of savours is something totally beyond understanding; "only" 10 points to the flavor doesn’t really do much justice for the taste. I can’t really comprehend how is it possible to make a beer like this. Really big thanks for Nøgne Ø for brewing this.
mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 12, 2009 Pours a nearly impenetrable black-brown with the briefest dark brow foam, dissipating to no head at all. Aroma of sweet pipe tobacco & dark sweet malts, rich milk chocolate. Tastes incredible - dark cherry, red wine, milk chocolate, arabica espresso, intense and delicious - oak & vanilla. Appropriate carbonation, thick creamy body. What a real treat - other than the lack of head, I find this to be one of the best beers I have tasted to date. Very very nice!
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