austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland Jul 31, 2008 Cask @ Beer Hunter’s, Pori. Dark ruby brown, white lacing big bubbled head. Nose is roasted malts, little coffee and cocoa, nicely soft and dry. Softly burned flavor, quite strong bittering hops, soothing cocoa finish. Medium bodied, easy flat palate. Smooth stuff, it’s a keeper. mcox90 (618), Wilton, USA Jul 28, 2008 500ml bottle. Pours a deep brown with a 1/2" tan head and moderate lacing. Nose was sweet chocolate with a bit of wood in the background. Nice smooth palate with low carbonation. Flavors are bakers chocolate, roasted malt and very little hop. A decent, but not outstanding porter. dunkpigen (328), Kolding, Denmark Jul 13, 2008 Bottle at Århus Ølfestival 2008. Pours black red edges and a big brownish head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted, nutty. Flavour is nicely nutty and roasted with creamy chocolate. MiP (8793), Sønderborg, Denmark Jul 6, 2008 Bottle at ÅBF08. Good sweet aroma. Almost black colour, red shine. Rough flavour, not as good as aroma. azlondon (656), Fribourg, Switzerland Jun 27, 2008 Appearance: Dark redish brown. Little head.
Aroma: Woody, a bit burnt and fruit.
Taste: Coffee and fruit. Malt! Bitter and a bit burnt. Tiny bit sour.
Info: 500ml bottle, 3/5-2006, 110/300 ChristianScheffel (4431), Odense, Denmark May 30, 2008 Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Weak aroma mostly of caramel. Dry and malty flavour. JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland May 28, 2008 Cask RA. Dark brown like the night. Some coffee in the taste. Also some sourness. KimJohansen (6678), Copenhagen V, Denmark May 22, 2008 Dark brown with tiny off white head. Sweet with roasted malt, caramel, coffee and liquerice. FInishes dry.
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