3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
There’s Coca-Cola in that aroma. Also dark toasted malt and dark fruit. Nearly opaque black color, but there is ruby in the hilites. The white head rapidly ringed. Thin to medium body with mild carbonation. Starts sweet dark malt with a hint of smoke. Follows with dark fruit hints. It’s not overly sweet, and there is some bitter in the finish. It’s interesting and flavorful. Lives up to the artistic label.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark brown of color with a beige head. An aroma of coffee, prunes and sweets. A flavor with notes of liqurice, prunes and notes of smoke.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an extremely dark, yet clear ruby with a nice light tan head that falls rather quickly. Nose is malty like a pine cone almost. Light caramel tones there as well. Flavor is deep and pretty robust. Nice meaty tones to it. Nice sugary caramel flavors with an overall sweet tone to it. Feel is very bubbled and a nice thicker liquid feel over the tongue. Very drinkable. Easily sessionable. The sweet edge might turn some off, but I think this is a very good beer really. Great to try, and even better to keep as a regular.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sweet lightly roasted and well balanced. Strange transparent black color was interesting. Good and easy to drink.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a healthy black with crimson highlights and a vanishing mocha head. Nice chocolate and brown sugar aroma. The wheaty body displays lots of sweet chocolate, caramel, licorice and mild coffee. The finish is smooth with litter lingering bitterness. A nice beer that could be improved with a better yeast presence.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Biggish beige head. Deep dark red body with carbonation. Light licorice aroma, very faint. Dry-sweet roasty licorice taste with papery notes. Clean, smooth mouthfeel. Dry licorice aftertaste. Quite nice, if somewhat bland. (0.3l draft in Krakow at Ratuszowa.)
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Date: 02/10/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: clear dark brown, fine beige head,
Aroma: sweet smoked and caramel aroma,
Flavor: rich sweet caramel flavor well balanced with just the right amount of smoke, candy sweetness, touch of chocolate, light biterness, great balance
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Tasted 2007-08-21. Canned, 50cl. Pours dark brown, clear, with off-white head. Light aroma of roasted malt. Tastes initially good. Roasted malt and coffee. Then as it warms up I get a lot of metallic notes in the finnish. It’s rather annoying, because without it, this is a decent beer, but that metal touch ruins it for me.
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