Thornbridge Bracia

Pours opaque black with a good sized, creamy smooth brown head, loads of chunky sticky lacing. Very nice looking. Aroma is surprising. What’s this, Tutti frutti bubblegum? Uh.. Some vague yeast notes, and faint roasted notes, but mostly tutti frutti bubblegum. Odd. Flavour reveals a lot more however. Juicy fruity sweetness, solid roasted coffeebean bitterness, some honey sweetness, nutty caramel, powdery dark high cocoa chocolate, herbal notes and spices. As it warms, aroma shows more of the spicy and roasted notes in the flavour, but still dominated by the bubblegum. Body is thick and viscous, coats the mouth. Fittingly sparse carbonation, yet far from flat. Small tingly bubbles makes it drinkable. Odd, but definitely enjoyable. A complex sipper which seperates itself from the big dark ale crowd with some surprising twists.

Courtesy chzman. Black. Light brown head. Nose of roasted malt, honey, opium, necco wafers. Cool smell. Flavor adds dark chocolate, plenty of bittersweetness, earth, more honey. Roasty, bitter, woodsy finish. Medium/full body. Moderate carbonation. Unique brew. Basically a stout with a ton of honey. Very enjoyable.

Botella. Aroma of roasty malt and spices, bit sweet. Flavour of roasty malt, spices, berries, chocolate and hops. Bitter finish with lots of malt. Tasty indeed.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours completely opaque black with a dense light brown head. Weird spicy and herbal aroma. Quite full-bodied, very hard roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Fairly malt bitter finish. 240709

Bottle. Black body with a small tan head. Notes of roasted malt, coffee and berries in aroma. Flavour is powerful roasted malt, some smoke and fruit. Creamy texture. Lovely.

It’s a black beer with a nice, dark brown and creamy head. The aroma has notes of heather honey, roasted malt, chocolate and light licorice. The flavor has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, light heather honey, light alcohol, licorice and a roasted bitterness. It is nice and full-bodied.

Bottle @ Danish Summer gathering, 2009. Pours pitch black with a creamy brown head and lacings. Smooth and dry roasted. A bit of perfume, ashy and roast. Smooth full bodied and sticky. Nice

Black with a lasting tan head. Aroma of fruit and chocolate ith a little licorice. Sweet chocolate flavour, with grassy hops and a hint of smoke. Incredibly rich and thick mouthfeel. Outstanding complex roasted flavour and long finish.