3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap (HBF2013, Saturday)
Rich roast aroma, a bit of soy, maybe. Dark red to brown, keggy tan head. Also some alcohol and solvents in the aroma. That carries in in the mouth too. Body’s almost watery, but with OK carbonation. Pretty dull brune, there’s no fullness. Probably a victim of being in keg, a bottle might be better.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at the HBF 2013, Helsinki, Finland.
Dark reddish brown colour with a small off-white head.
Malt, some soapy hops and grain in the aroma.
Malt, caramel and yeast in the flavour.
There’s some homebrew twist here.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 18/20
200413. Tap at HBF. Pours clear dark ruby with a small head. Aroma toffee, malts, caramel. Slightly sweet body. Not Bad.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A great brune style filling the mouth with caramel, spice and toffee with a complex fruit and nutmeg nose, finishing with a nice warm balance.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 750ml. w. swing top.
Clear medium red brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, chocolate, milk and dark chocolate, dusty chocolate, light to moderate yeasty. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, yeast, chili notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121109]
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bouteille (merci beaucoups, Stephane!): Reddish-amber coloured, almust clear, small and stable tanned head, moderate sweetish roasty-nutty nose, solid aromas of freshly ground coffee; solid bitter-sweet flavour, medium to full bodied, creamy MF; lingering walnutty and toasty nose with a fine balancing bitterness and a warming alcohol burn. Chapeau, quelle surprise! Jusqu’ aujourd’hui la biere francaise plus belle...
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 0,33l. Pours clear deep brown color with a big off-white head. Aroma is sweet, plums and chocolate. Flavor sweet plums, chocolate, with a bitter finish.
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malt. Flavour is chocolate, yeast, roasted malt, hop, caramel. OK beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
draft. Medium beige head, cola-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some molasses, roast, light cherry, alcohol. taste is moderately sweet, caramel/molasses, some pecan, light cherry, raisin. Medium body, some stickiniess, low carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, 75cl. A clear-looking brown beer topped by a small, dense, light beige head. The aroma has something chili-like, but is mostly caramel and dried fruits. Some grassy hints chime in. There’s something chili-like in the flavor too, adding a little burn in the throat. Quite bitter in the finish, where there’s also a pleasant licorice touch, with roasted malts, caramel and dried fruits initially. A sort of weird one, at least unusual, but it’s both tasteful and pleasant. 121109
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