2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
Blind tasting - Wow...waaay surprised when I found out I was drinking the Zywiec. It was a nice reddish-brown pour, but the smell was nasty. Smelled of limp malt and band-aids. Band-aids! Taste was a bit of chocolate and a little malt, along with some subtle coffee. Of course, all those flavors were hidden under the intense metal flavor. It tasted like I just licked up some iron shavings. It was nice and creamy, but at that point that just meant the iron shavings were creamier. This bottle wasn’t out-of-date...did I get a bad one?
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Surprisingly, found at a Duncan’s (chain bottle shop) in Lindisfarne, Tasmania. Black as a stout with a beige head. Aroma of coffee and liqueur fruit, with a taste of rich dark coffee and raisins/plums. Dry, bitter finish with a thick substantial palate. Difficult to pick the awe-inspiring alcohol content. Fantastic!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
0,33 l bottle as a gift. Poured black with a fine creamy beige head what diminishes slowly and disappears never. Fine liqueric aroma of plum and coffee, some sweet and deep roasted character with a hint of vanilla and cocoa. Oily body with a strong and deep, roasted and balanced flavor, dark chocolate and cocoa, fine dark fruits. Dry, woody and liqueric finish. Absolutly delicious one.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 24, 2010 Now I was really looking forward to try this beer, and luckily found it in almost every grocery store in Poland. A dark brown, almost black colour with a beige head that leaves a nice lacing on the glass. The aroma is strong and pungent - dark malts, milk chocolate, dark caramel and fruity plum/cherry liquor. A lovely sweet coffee flavour with a not-so-pleasant metallic note. Really pronounced maltiness mingles with complex alcohol flavours. Coats your mouth and leaves a fine nutty aftertaste. The alcohol is well integrated with the sweetness and a pretty rough bitterness, that dries the finish when you wouldn’t expect it. Superb beer, I’m glad I still have a six-pack in the cellar. Re-rate: With a little age on it, the fruity notes become a lot more evident, the alcohol seems more aggressive and medicinal, overall a sharp impression. The carbonation dropped of as well. Better consumed fresh. [Scores for the first tasting]
2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Aroma of coffe, toffe and metal. Strong black apperance. The taste is a bit bitter and souer with hints of metal. The alcohol is very present in the aftertaste.
2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
A nose of malt, elderflower and minerals. Not too pleasant, really. A raw taste of coffe and tobacco. Aftertaste is dry and acidic. Alcohol is quite present. I don’t understand the high rating. A bad bottle?
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
33cl bottle from 2009. I do not understand how this beer could get a 3.8 score. This beer is UGLY!!! Do not buy it. If you wish to buy a porter beer, simply try Ciechan or Kozlak.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl botle from local polish grocery store, rethymno, crete. best before jun 2009, sampled jun 2009.
pitch dark, small thick light brown head.
sweet aroma. dark fruits, toffee.
flavor is roasted grains, licorice, brown sugar, faint dark fruits, ends quite roasted and a little bitter. aftertaste lingers for very long and keeps getting roastier and roastier. this flavor is VERY nice.
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