4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
very dark garnet color with some nice dark tan foamy head and lace. VEry roasty dark fruity a bit yeasty aroma. Flavor is similar but more intense. Velvety mouth filling body. nice beer. drinkable. I’d have another. Cheers! From a bottle at the Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 15.09.07, savoured on March 18 2007; eye: black, opaque, beige head, no effervescence; nose: roasted malt , caramelized malt, coffee, vanilla, smoke; mouth: in that order, lots of sugar, roasted malt, caramelized malt, smoke, molasses, malt supports well the various tastes, finale in caramelize malt with a hint of acrid roasting, creamy texture, not much carbonation, quite sweet, slight bitterness, medium body, syrupy texture; overall: good
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant le 15.09.07, savourée le 18 mars 2007; oeil : noire, opaque, mousse beige, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt torréfié, malt caramélisé, café, vanille, fumée; bouche : beaucoup de sucre, malt torréfié, malt caramélisé, fumée, mélasse, malt qui appuie bien les goûts, finale en malt caramélisée avec une pointe de torréfaction âcre, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, assez sucrée, très légère amertume, corps moyen, texture sirupeuse; en résumé : bonne
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Big bottle on sale at Sam’s Wine and Spirits. I’ve wanted to pick up a bottle of this for quite awhile, and I can’t pass up a sale at Sams. Brown black in color, tall soapy head, that fades down. Light aroma of chocolate and malt. Medium bodied and creamy with sweet chalky, chocolate, and some roasted flavors. This quickly becomes way too sweet and chalky, leaving a hint of alcohol in the throat. I was hoping for a little better.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
WOW!! The sweet, malty aroma is evident from a few feet away. The head dissipates quickly, leaving a dark brown, nearly black, opaque brew. The taste is great. It tastes dark, with some alcohol on the tail end. Very smooth, with a nice bit of carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours opaque black with tan head. Roasted malt in the aroma. Flavor is of more roasted malt with strong alcohol coming through in the finish. Mouthfeel is round and smooth. Solid flavorful brew.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Raisins caramel and burnt sugar, used to be able to buy this here but not now. Page 342 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide and only 306 out of his 500 Classic Brews to go.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
(bottle) Deep black with nice tan head. Very little aroma. Flavor is sweet malt primarily, with a touch of roast malt and coffee.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Alcohol and molases in the nose, with perhaps a little viniger. Dark brown pour with a creamy body and smokey flavor. Hints of chocolate and mollases.
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