8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled (from Alko webshop). Deep brown, very close to black colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is dried fruits, mild leathery tones, some figs and plum along with mild alcohol. Flavour is fruity, caramelly, plum, some alcohol, mild leather and some pleasant yeasty spiciness to it. Very smooth, and actually feels a bit aged too, but in a positive way.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Wee heavy ('Scotch') from Iceland's foremost craft brewery, can bought online from Ace Drinks. Thick and frothy, yellowish pale beige, dense, even-bubbled, lacing head on a misty chestnut brown beer with ruddy maroon hue. Aroma of butterscotch, caramel candy, ground hazelnuts, candied fig, freshly baked brown bread, walnut butter, Madeleine cookies, sugared tea, 'Koetjesreep', nutmeg, hint of roasted chicory, very vague green plant note from the angelica. Sweetish onset in a clean way, hints of dates, blue plum and unripe banana, softish and fine-bubbled carb, full but very smooth, almost buttery mouthfeel; deeply caramelly and butterscotch-like malts fill the mouth, with a brown-bready core and toasted bitter edges, moving gently from sweet to bitter, with some additional herbal hop bitterness in the finish. The caramelly effect makes place for this bitterness but the finish does remain primarily malty and clean, with a late but palpable, warming, somewhat peppery whisky-ish alcohol presence briefly highlighting the bitterness. Technically very solid - as always with Einstök - and flavour-wise very typically Scotch indeed, with no further frills other than the addition of angelica - which is all but unnoticeable so its presence hardly matters; feels a bit old school, and that is exactly what I expect from this style. Clean, supple but powerful, malty and elegant in a relatively simple way, the only criticism I can give here is that the alcohol could be better hidden as it is very tastable in the end, but otherwise well done and very convincing for its intended style.

6

Solid og god men litt platt og robust. Savner litt eleganse, men det er jo en stil som lett kan tippe over til litt for mye makt og lite annet.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Gave fra Rune. THANKS! Mørk rødbrun. Høyt luftig skum med litt farge. Daler sakte. Sukkertøyaroma. Smaken karamell. Søt. Lett tørr & bitter avslutning. Ble i søtligste laget.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Alko in Helsinki. New country tick for me. Nose is caramel, cherries, apples, and a touch of smoke Color is deep reddish brown, hazy, with a low, thick, pretty head. flavor is rich and sweet caramel, toffee, cherries, apples, light smoke. Thick and meaty with lots of umami. I get hints of juniper or pine too. Maybe that is the angelica. Quite nice, thought the body i a bit thin, if not light.

7

Ez aztán a Heavy fuel, még Márk Knöpfler is csettintetene. Szúrós mint a bogáncs, édes mint a méz.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle from Auchan Market in Luxembourg city in Luxembourg. F: big, tan, good retention. C: dark brown, hazy, opaque. A: rich malty, caramel, bready, toast, dried fruits, nutty. T: rich malty base, toast, caramel, bit smoky touch, dried fruits, bit vinous, nutty, medium to full body, medium carbonation, nice balanced beer, good for the style, fully enjoyed.