Powertrip (85), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 8, 2007
Poured something between a dried-blood red and the deepest of browns (nothing appealing)....medium oatmeal coloured head. Speaking of oatmeal, the nose is full of it - with morning dew and milk chocolate. Curious, a lovely subdued sweetness that hits in the middle of the mouth but hides itself on the lips. Stays with me all the way down - might even be too much, and then vanishes at the end! Mmmm...what a meal! Thick and full of heart. Where did that sweet fun go at the end of the journey though?
PJClarke (74), London, Surrey, England
Oct 27, 2008 Updated: Nov 20, 2008Bottle: Deep brown with a dense off-white head. Roasted malts accompanied by bruised foliage and some eucalyptus in the aroma. Dark and sweet on the tongue with tingly menthol effects that build up as you drink it. The finish is lingering and nasal. Great to finish an evening, especially a winter one.
 yngwie (3893), Kristiansand, Norway
Sep 25, 2008 Bottle, from trade with faroeviking. A dark brown, clear beer with a fingerthick beige head. Dried fruits and oxidation on the nose. Also a touch of licorice, some roasted malt and maybe some peat. Full-bodied with some carbonation. Cocoa, dried fruits, roasted malt, some salty licorice and oxidation in the flavor. Quite complex, and the oxidation is just pleasant. Somehow it feels sugary in the mouth, but it’s more on the dry side. Some sourness detected too. The finish has a good load of cocoa, salty licorice and roasted malt. As it warms up, more layers of aroma and flavor shows up, revealing coffee, a mild bitterness, a touch of alcohol and some vinous qualities. The bottle I had was 16 months past BB-date, but was still delicious. Really a lairds liquor. (080925)
Ughsmash (3148), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Bottled thanks to Mark! Poured clear ruddy brown with a short-lived cap of beige head. The aroma picked up rich, toasted and lightly smoked dark fruits and licorice with glancing notes of herbal hoppage.. brighter spicy impressions too.. really enjoyed this! The flavor opened with tangy darker spices and dark fruit skin sourness on the tip of the tongue, opening into burnt cocoa and licorice at the core.. herbal and lightly medicinal accents and a dry, somewhat empty finish. Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. a bit dry.. sourness wasn’t quite right in a couple places, but still OK overall.
plovmand (827), Helsinge, Denmark
Aug 28, 2008 Bottle from 2006. Courtesy of faroeviking. Pours brown with a fine white head. Malty caramel like aroma with some port notes. Flavour is a sweet maltyness together with caramel, toffee, smoke and dark fruits. A very well made beer.
JMFG (1252), Florida, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Dark brown color with a sparse off-white head. General sweet character, light apricot aroma, very light English hop profile. Real light fruity malt sweetness and earthy English hops. Pretty basic flavors for an old ale.
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