UPDATED: FEB 16, 2023 Bottled. Pitch black colour with a mediumsized off-white foamy head. Aroma is floral, spicy, some mild dried fruity tones with mild alcohol and some chocolate. Flavour is syrupy sweetness with some dried fruits, plum, mild alcohol and chocolate with some spices and mild toffee tones too.

Poured a deep brown in color with off white hrad. Dried fruit and spice aroma and taste. Notes: old note, bottle from Belgium

Sample, brown bottle, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, savoured on October 14 2015; eye: dark brown, opaque, ring of brown head, light lacing; nose: malt, caramel, alcohol, anise, Belgian yeast, roasted barley; mouth: malt, caramel, alcohol, anise, Belgian yeast, roasted barley, finale in roasted barley with presence of anise, medium-full body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, savourée le 14 octobre 2015; œil : brun foncé, opaque, anneau de mousse brune, légère dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, alcool, anis, levure belge, orge torréfiée; bouche : malt, caramel, alcool, anis, levure belge, orge torréfiée, finale en orge torréfiée avec présence d’anis, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : correct

UPDATED: DEC 28, 2022 @ Havregatan 20221228. Bottle (330 ml) from Systembolaget. It says 9,1% on the label. Malty and caramely with lots of dried fruits, quite low carbonation. Medium body with an oily texture. The finish is dry. 8 4 8 3 15 Backlog. @ Havregatan 20121125. Malty and sweet caramely, dried fruits, medium body. Bottle from Systembolaget.

Flaska från SB. Drygt 3 år gammal (obviously). Tucker att den har lite för många dåliga ålderstecken: lite unken källare, mögel och blöt kartong, för att vara riktigt okej. Alkoholen är också väl dold, ja den känns t o m en aning platt. Har druckit fantastiska lite ålder Santas tidigare. Det här var inte av dem. Tyvärr.

Flaska. Mörkbrun öl med ett långvarigt beigt skum. Dofter av karamell, läder, torkad frukt och alkohol. Smakinslag av karamell, mjölkchoklad, nöt, läder och en försiktig citruston. Alkoholen värmer. Medelstor kropp. Mycket njutbar.

Bottle: Poured a deep brown color ale with a large foamy head with some retention. Aroma of residual sugar notes with some dry plums notes and some caramel notes is pretty enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by dry plums notes with some caramel malt, some light chocolate and dry fruits notes. Body is pretty full with good carbonation with no real apparent alcohol. Interesting beer that did age pretty well.

Bottleshare. Pours black with some head and no lacing. Nose is plum and syrup. Flavours of plum, syrup, bourbon, vanilla and figs. Taste big sweet big bitter. Mouth is full creamy body with medium carbonation and big alcohol burn.

A dark brown ale with a thin lacing brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light chocolate, fruity esters, treacle, maple syrup, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a sweet caramel malt with light treacle, scotch character, grassy hops, alcohol warmth, nice. Bottle from Spinrsx.

From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. Tried it when it was young and it was too sweet and too boozy even for me. Still decent brew.