4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Milk stout with sweet fruit hop notes. Fully opaque with large light brown head. Excellent lace. Pretty good retention. Nice flavor. Dark chocolate malt. Good balance; sweetness and some hop. Very smooth. Nice flavor. A little under carbonated. A very nice, enjoyable brew.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sweet and tangy aroma, chocolate, caramel. The appearance is like that of an imperial stout, black, tan head, decent lacing. The flavor is dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, spice. Medium to thick in body, creamy mouthfeel. The finish is a substantial piney hop bittering, which hangs in there. Nothing crazy, but a really nice beer overall.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Flaske. Dufter som en god joint. Nogle ville kalde det for en græsset duft, men helt klart en god joint. Overraskende nok fortsætter duften i smagen, som også har et meget kraftigt bid. Speciel øl, men jeg kunne lide den.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours next to black in color w/ a tall, fuming head. Even right out of the cold fridge, this thing pushes up a frothy fountain high into the sky. Hanging in there forever this one has some seriously sticky lacing. It’s leaves a full downy canopy and a fat island to ponder life upon. Aromas of roasted coffee and sweet malted herbs. Boasting a full oily body and texture, the carbonation is a tad modest. Fat blackened molases w/ a huge roast. Only mildly sweet, this brew is pretty intense. Roasted coffee bean w/ bit-o-pine spice, and herb. Black mocha pudding could describe this brew. There is a defined hop presence, yet only mildly, is effective. This brew is thick, chewy, and very warming. It’s the kind of brew you smoke w/ a fat cigar. The finish is generous and lasting w/ good bittering. Eat it with a knife and fork. Highly recommended.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle from Cracked Kettle. Pours black with a big creamy moka head. Head retention is good. Some lacings on the glass. Head is very nice looking. Looks like an iced cappuccino. Nose is big chocolate and roasted malt at first. Then it gets more hoppy, piny and oily. Finish is big roasted malt at first then it gets more hoppy.Fnish is long. Carbonation is faint but palate is great; oily and creamy. Some alcohol, feeling is quite liquory and syrupy. Great beer !
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
500 ml bottle. Dark brown with a hint of red. Medium-sized beige head. Rounded malty aroma with hints of chocolate and caramel. Full-bodied. Thick texture with lots of flavour. Caramel, rich malts, syrup and a bold hop flavour. Lots of hops indeed, but they balance the huge amounts of malts. This is an excellent brew. Perfectly balanced and with lots of character. This years version (2007) is even better than previous years.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
This is Christmas! Bottle from Systembolaget. It is like going on sale when you buy this precious item in Sweden. Although it is produced and bottled in Norway. It is half price in Sweden. And I have to have a lot of them for christmas. Well it is a really black (it is allowed to use that word when speaking about beer) body with a beige creamy head. How do I describe a complex beer like this in few words..... Aroma is a mix of coffe, vanilla, fruit and sweet malt. Flavour....rich caramel, dark fruits, vanilla and hints of roasted malt. And off course a lot of hopps. Cheers frinds!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Extremely dark brown pour with modest beige head. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, citrus, and cream. Dark fruit slips in there with subtlety. Flavor is roasty and sweet. Coffee, chocolate, raisin, a slight alcohol presence, and a bit of roast. Palate is silk and velvet. Very roasty and dry finish. Very nice.
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