gunnar (490), Sandnes, Norway Feb 12, 2009 0,5 l bottle. Pours deep red brown with a small fine lazed head. Malt, caramel and roasted nuts aroma. Taste is on the sweet side with elements of caramel, some vague hops tones as well. Thin mouthfeel. asheft (1375), Marburg, Germany Feb 11, 2009 [bottle]
Potent aroma of toasty nuts with some bread crust. Clear brownish garnet with a lasting, dense blanket. Mice, moderately sweet bread crust malt with modest bitterness that compliments some late nuttiness. Liquorice notes. Medium body, moderate carbonation, nutty sweet finish. jbuzz (658), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Feb 9, 2009 Great malt aroma,
Toasted malt slight carmels On the simple side but very drinkable Miksu (2194), Jyväskylä, Finland Jan 31, 2009 0.5 l bottle. Deep reddish brown color with small head. Malty, toasty, caramelly, nutty and resiny aroma with chocolate and cardboard. Toasty, caramelly, resiny and slightly nutty flavor. Initially dryish but finishes sweet. BB date is six months ahead but this strongly cardboardy. patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA Jan 28, 2009 bottle - Pours dark amber with a thin, fading head and smells of caramel malt. The flavor is sweet, lightly roasted caramel malt with a touch of dark fruit and hops. It’s medium bodied, gently carbonated, and very easy to drink. Good session beer, doesn’t strive to be anything fancy.
Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA Jan 21, 2009 good malts, slightly cola like flavor. dark and full of flavor. the rest works pretty well. just a little bit of nuts and cocoa. nick76 (2636), Tampa, Florida, USA Jan 21, 2009 The aroma is malty and papery with some chocolate, toast, corn, and hops. The appearance is dark red with a small head. The flavor is like the aroma with a better that expected taste. The palate is thin. Overall a decent drinking beer but not a great all around beer. KyotoLefty (1371), Kyoto, Japan Dec 31, 2008 From the 5 liter can. Winey aroma of dark fruit, caramel, chocolate, sherry. Big caramel, dark malt flavor, which chocolate and a dry, roasty finish. Very well balanced and tasty dunkel.
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