3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle: Literally black, medium-sized stable & lacy tanned head; solid fruity-port-vinous nose (but not really sweet!) with a robust roasty and chocolatey backbone; medium to full bodied, silky MF; moderate to robust bitter and also a bit sweet flavour; dry roasty and light sweet malty finish with a subtle fruity touch. Very good.....
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Aroma of roasted malt and dark chocolate. Very dark brown colour with light brown head. Malt flavour with som dark bitter chocolate and a hint of tobacco. Soft mouthfeel.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(bottle) Almost black coloured hue with a light-brown and thick foamy head. Roasty malty and chocolatey aroma combined with a touch of liquorice and a slightly fruity-vinous and minimal piney hoppy touch. Roasty bitter flavour, medium to full bodied with a silky mouthfeel. Robust roasty malty taste with notes of dark chocolate, tabacco and tar; dry and roasty bitter and very lasting finish with a cornucopia of flavours in the aftertaste. 22.VI.10
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured black with a creamy light brown head. Pleasant aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, licorice, and a little nuttiness. Mildly sweet with just a bit of bitterness.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (50 cl), brewed 18/08/08,
Pitch black, with an off-white head.
Aroma of chocolate, caramel and some roasted malts.
Taste is dark chocolate with hints of caramel and coffee.
Dry, slightly roasted / bitter finish.
Very pleasant indeed.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
0,5 l bottle from CrackedKettle, courtesy of Balazs, thx a lot;-)
Poured black like rock-oil, small foamy tan head that melts to a small lacing one. Firstly a fruity aroma opens with raisins and caramel. Mild spicy notes with clove, vanilla. After a while the espresso, coffee and peat rules the aroma. Medium, airy body, mild oily density. Roasted grains and burnt wood, dark chocolate and coffee, cocoa. Peat and burnt aftertaste with some toasted nuts. Fine!
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled in a 22oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a thin brown head on it. Very quality malts. Palate is good but a bit interesting and overall a really nice brew.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Poured black with an off-white, lacing head. Nice aroma of licorice, roasted malts, coffee, burnt wood and hops. Becomes fruity as it warms up with plums, raisins. Medium dense with low carbonation, but still strong on the palate. Sweet taste, with hoppy, dry aftertaste. Very nice.
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