 Svesse (1621), Hässelby, Sweden
Jul 9, 2006
(Bottled, vintage 2005, at Haket, Gothenburg 6 July) Colour is opaque black, with a foamy brown head, disappearing rather quick. Nose is roasted, rather smokey and tarry, with notes of liquorice and chocolate. Huge and absolutely beautiful. Same aromas in the taste: roasted, smokey, tarry, a bit salty with notes of chocolate pudding, espresso and some vanilla. Full bodied, but with a smooth mouthfeel. Absolutely brilliant, has gained a lot from the wood ageing.
Mes_and_Sim (4176), London, Greater London, England
Aug 10, 2008 A Mes rate: Bottle at Chris O’s Pre GBBF Tasting
2005 version for what it is worth. Black body with a really good tan head. Lovely chocolate malt, slight soy, decent coffee and fairly aggressive bitter hoppage. A little bit raw, rather a lot of alcohol showing and slight oxidisation. Good stuff but the rawness lets it down a bit.
oh6gdx (5739), Vaasa, Finland
Aug 7, 2008 Bottled (tusen tack Anders!!!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is licorice, oak, some vanilla and bunch of nuts. Also chocolate and some mild roasted notes. Flavour is much the same along with some caramel and mild buttery notes.
harrisoni (5109), Ashford, Kent, England
Aug 4, 2008 Bottle at Chris_o Pre GBBF Shindig 08. Thanks Anders. A pretty good choccy porter. I quite liked it. A little on the plain side maybe after tasting the Hel and Veldoemenis, but it was a solid porter that ticked all the boxes and left me with a smile on my face. Even though I needed Fonefan to write the name of it down in my notebook as I had no idea what it was.
KimJohansen (3026), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Aug 3, 2008 2005 Vintage Coutesy of Anders. Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, oak and vanilla notes. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and woody notes. Quite full for a 6% beer.
blutt59 (624), Dallas, Texas, USA
May 29, 2008 bottle, pours a very still body with no head and very slight foam, has a burnt toast nose with some chocolate, lots of malt, coffee and some alcohol on the finish which is somewhat light
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