 Quake1028 (627), Tampa, Florida, USA
Apr 1, 2008
Courtesy of Degarth. Dark brown body, watery edges. Pretty oily looking on the top parts of the beer. No head retention or lacing. Nose of roasted malts, fruit esters, no chocolate or caramel that I can detect, maybe a slight amount of licorice and some burnt toast. Odd aroma. Flavor is even more odd, very tangy and sour, with a dose of spoiled milk sugars, then some astringency. Light bodied, almost watery. No heft or body to this one, at all. Finish is medium length, some sour fruits and burnt toast, then ending in a watery grave. Very odd beer all the way around.
Retorp (2154), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Courtesy of Bov. The aroma is toasty grains, wheat husks and is notabel for a lack or any real roast/coffee or chocolate notes. Very toasty though. The body is a ruddy black and holds a thin tan head. Very thin body. Grainy, toasted malt, lightly tart and tangy. Not at all great, but oddly decent.
SubCapt (22), Switzerland
May 14, 2008 Pours jet black with a little, fine head. Coffee licorice and cocoa in the nose, nice smooth mouthfeel, more coffee and cocoa on the palate, moderate bitterness. Nice tackle at the style, if not as spectacular as some of Trois Dames’ other brews.
omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 21, 2008 Updated: Apr 28, 2008Bottled, thanks Bov! Really black with small, off-white head. Roasty coffee aroma. Dry and light bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Salty and ashy with some salmiak. Well drinkable, but the flavour is short.
ante (2473), Stockholm (Bromma), Sweden
Apr 18, 2008 Bottled, shared by omhper. Black with a rich dense beige foam. Burnt malts and crackers in the aroma. Medium to light-bodied with notes of acidic burnt malts, black coffee, toasted grains and nutshells. Medium bitter finish of burnt malts, anise and rubber. Decent stout.
oh6gdx (5700), Vaasa, Finland
Apr 5, 2008 Bottled (thanks bov!) Dark brown colour, not much head. Aroma is mildly roasted malts, slight grainyness and some vegetables. Flavour is roasted malts, some rubbery notes and blah. Some rather sour notes.
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