 snakeoilpete (276), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 11, 2009 On tap at Naked City’s Victory Night for SBW. Pours dark red with a nice beige head. Aroma is roasty malts and coffee. Flavor adds chocolate, banana, and caramel. Smooth, roasty finish.
nickd717 (788), Palo Alto, California, USA
Jun 9, 2009 Bomber from Wegman’s in Princeton. Dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, roast, chocolate, and dark fruit. Flavor more of the same, nice and balanced and roasty with slight berry notes. Medium-full, creamy palate. Another victory for Victory.
nqualls (1200), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 8, 2009
Source: 22 oz bottle purchased at Greens in Atlanta.
Glass: Poured into my Fuller’s snifter.
Appearance: Dark, dark amber pour with a two finger beige head that faded quickly.
Aroma: Aroma consists of sweet caramel malt, a hint of roasted malt, milk chocolate and berries.
Flavor: Flavor consists of coffee and roasted malt, with a distinct finish of raspberry chocolate.
Palate: A little light bodied for the style, with soft carbonation and a smooth mouthfeel.
Overall: A smooth, drinkable beer. A bit heavier body would make this a gem.
Ungstrup (13374), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jun 6, 2009 Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt, fruit, and berries. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and berries, as well as light notes of wood. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Papsoe (12906), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jun 6, 2009 Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of BrianK/tertons. Clear reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma of dried fruit and sweetish roasted malt. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, sweetish roasted malts with a little sweet licorice. Very discreet bitterness. 290509
Magicdave6 (4708), London, Greater London, England
Jun 5, 2009 Bottle from utobeer had at mes’s gaff. Alround rating: Lots of roasted malts, Small amoutn of darker fruits, cant get much hop. Thin for the % and a bit boring.
fiulijn (6720), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Jun 4, 2009 Blind tasting at Papsø’s
Dark color, with ruby shades; small head. Some aroma of caramel, chocolate, dust, light cereals. Medium body, strong dark caramel flavor, some chocolate, correct (strong) bitterness. Un-exciting.
Grovlam (3740), Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun 4, 2009 #19
Bottle. [Papso Shady blind Tasting 2009] Small bubbly beige head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Dark mahogany color. Aroma of dusty grain, bread, mild roasted malt. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Moderated sweet flavor with a hint of bitterness. Lingering nutty light roasted malty finish. 6 / 3 / 7 / 3 / 14 = 3.3
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