3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Today, Christmas beers over 4,75 ABV were released at Vinmonopolet. I checked their website from work in the morning, comfirming that only one of the stores nearby had this beer in stock. 48 bottles to be precise. Knowing that these beers disappear quickly, I felt kind of nervous leaving work at four pm in the afternoon, an hour before the store closed. And rightly so - out of those 48 bottles, only one remained. And that beer is in my glass now! Merry Christmas!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
In bottle at The BrewDog Bar, Edinburgh. A black beer with a thick, light tan head. Aroma of Ovaltine, coffee, caramel and chocolate. Quite smoky overall with flavours of chocolate and caramel again. Lingering tar and smoke with an oily mouth-feel and mild carbonation. OK, surprisingly smoky.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared at BrewDog. Deep brown/black, red highlights. Thick tan bubbles that soon vanish. Interesting nose - described as "like burning coffee on an open fire!!" Smoke coffee, hint of cocoa. Sweet caramel woody palate, Christmas spice. Warming alcohol, bitter coffee finish. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown bottle, 0,5 l, bottled on 100810, best before 100815, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on September 29 2011; eye: dark mahogany, semi-opaque, nice sheet of coffee head, nice lacing; nose: roasted malt, liquorice, light smoke, peat; mouth: roasted malt, liquorice, smoke, slight spices, peat, light pleasant acridness, finale in liquorice with presence of smoke, medium body, below-average carbonation, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite fine
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 0,5 l, embouteillée le 100810, meilleure avant 100815, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 29 septembre 2011; œil : acajou foncé, semi-opaque, belle couche de mousse café, bonne dentelle; nez : malt rôti, réglisse, léger fumé, tourbe; bouche : malt rôti, réglisse, fumé, très léger épices, tourbe, légère âcreté plaisante, finale en réglisse avec présence de fumé, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, très légèrement sucré, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle wi Ben. Pours dark brown, almost black. Holds a tight tan/white head. Smells mild. Chocolatey. Tastes VERY malty indeed. Sweet and well balanced. Tastes close to a porter. Fantastic..
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Lots of malt on the aroma. Taste is big malty, chocolate, some spices. Very well balanced. Delicious
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
First beer from Nogne. Ridiculously good. I was impressed by the complexity and depth. Thick mouthfeel, with many deep dark malts present. Very warming but alcohol was not a standout flavour. The hallmark of an excellent beer. Had to fight with my wife over the last sip. Hops balanced extremely well with malts. Gonna try to go back and get more of this one.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Ett år i källaren har förädlat detta redan goda öl. Nu mer vinöst (tänk portvin) och väldigt välbalanserat. Blev 2009 års vinnare vid vår julölsprovning. Bekräftar tesen att bra öl ska lagras.
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