4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewpub. As RBNAG-11. First made for the RBNAG 2011 pubcrawl. A black one, with a dense, light tan head. Lots of coffee on the nose, with some vanilla. Roasted. Quite dry on the palate, yet with residual sweetness. Nice co2 level. Lots of flavor, especially coffee. Coffee-bitter in the finish, with lots of coffee flavor. A really worthy beer for the occasion. 111014
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Schouskjelleren as RBNAG-11. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malt, hop, apple. Flavour is coffee, malt, hop, apple, licorice. Easy drinkable nice beer.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the source. Black, thick brown head, solid lacing. Aroma of chocolate covered espresso beans. Taste is smooth burnt espresso and cocoa. Light body. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
200ml, 6% abv., served a bit too cold from tap at the brewpub. Low, tan-coloured head, solid amount of patchwork. Jet-black body. Mid-sweet malts to the nose, rather dry and supplied by moments of dark fruits. Cocoa, coffee and vanilla pod in flavour followed by a smooth, bitter roastiness to the ending. Well bodied. Good drinking (Oslo, 23.01.2012).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Medium creamy dark brown head. Opaque black body. Light milky chocolatey aroma with earthy spicy notes. Very smooth and rounded. Dry-sweet dry cocoa and cold coffee taste with mealy peppery notes. Fizzy mouthfeel. Fullish body. Dryish mealy earthy coffee aftertaste with cocoa and vanilla notes. Nice. Really drinkable and well rounded. (0.2l draft at brewpub.)
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks to Morten at Schouskjelleren for sharing a few of the reamining drops. Vanilla, coffee, toast. Incredible coffee aroma. Discreet smoke. Not in your face, just a mellow blend of alll the ingredients. Sweet toasty finish. Milk.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ Schouskjelleren Mikrobryggeri, Oslo
Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter and light dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Olympen. All black with a creamy, beige head. Chocolate and coffee aroma followed by espresso, milky flavours. Nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap@brewpub. RBNAG11. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of chocolate, some nutty notes, roasted malt,fruitiness and caramel. Flavor is sweet and roasted with some chocolate, nuts and burnt notes. Medium body, dry finish, average carbonation. Nice one.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap @Schouskjelleren, Oslo. An opaque dark brown pour, a shade away from black. Stable, light choco brown cream head. Pleasant choco/cocoa aroma. Vanilla tones and a scent of mild coffee ground. Coffee-accented soft dark malt flavor. Bitter-sweet, with vanilla and subtle ash tones. Creamy texture, supersmooth in the mouth. Full. Lingering coffee ending. A fully balanced and well-crafted beer, more than worthy for the RBNAG 11 gathering
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