7

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

330m bottle, batch nr. 1030, picked up at Vinmonopolet Aker Brygge a few years ago. Shared with Finn and Richard. Oily pour revealing a deep black body, a naked surface and dotted spots on the glass. Roasted black malty nose with hints of berry skins. Interesting taste profile of oak, leather, moments of smoked malts, and dark berries. Malt-berry ending, mid-sweet. Smooth on the swallow. Quite enjoying. (Tromsø 16.12.2017).

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Flaske 330ml spandert av Rune. Delt med ham og Richard på førjulstreff i WCveien 15 Des 17. Mørk rubinrød. Lavt skum. Litt lacing. Lett røykaroma med hint av mørke bær. Smaken lett syrlige bær. Balansert. Lettdrikkelig.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black and oily with no head. Aroma has a hint of alcohol and lots of cognac. Flavour too has prominent cognac. There’s quite something from the barrel too including a light fruity sharpness. In the background a rounded, dark roasty malt bitterness.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home, black beer, brown head. Aroma is malt, roasted, coffee, cognac. Taste is the same with a long coffee like aftertaste. maybe lacks a bit of flavour, they are there but not much. nonetheless good beer

6.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Minimal head and nearly black brown, dark brown, body. Poured into a wineglass for what it’s worth, well hell, I know it ain’t proper but sometimes it’s all you got way out here in the wilderness. The aroma is soft armpit of that buddy of yours who was slogging through the muddy mountain trails last night and is now sleeping next to you in your tent. Gawd he snores loud. I think that’s his dog at your feet, wet from frolicking in the river, yeah, wet animal hair stank on this thing too. Flavour is a lot of smoke, liquid syrup chocolate like that cacao pancake syrup from IHOP you once had in Vegas, soft red wine notes like those Christmas chocolate you always get and chomp down on and all that wine goo spurts out of your mouth so it looks like you’re drooling something nasty. Kind of settles down after a few sips into a strong porter style except it’s eight percent which is probably what a porter needs to not taste like cold watery barley coffee. Smart and pretty well made, but not too complex, probably a good entry point for those unfamiliar with these heavy beers. But I want moar.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Polet Aker Bryge Oslo cons 2016-05-28 Lysekil AR: vinos, brandy AP: dark brown, wee dark brown head F: vinos, kriek, sour chocolate, dry, warming feeling

7

Skrzyzowanie risa z flandersem z naciskiem na to drugie

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sehr dunkel braune Farbe, fast schwarz, geringe beige Schaumkrone. Geruch mild säuerlich, reife dunkle Beeren, röstmalzig. Geschmack mild röstmalzig, rote Früchte, Karamell, minimal säuerlich, Holz, sehr gut!

6.3

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

Würzig malziger Beginn, leicht herb, vollmundig. Weich getreidig süß, dann schwächer werdend. Dunkler Nachhall, trocken. 10/10/10/10//10

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at BKL16. Black color with beige head. Aroma is dark malts, wet cardboard, chalk, tart cherries. Taste is cherries, dark malts, quite more balanced as expected. Better than expected after the cardboard in the aroma. Ticklish carbonation. Not bad.