Afanasiy Temnoe (Afanasy Tver Beer Dark)

clear light brown with a medium sized head. very malty with notes of chocolate. caramel, and nuts. aroma is similar. a pretty good dunkel.

Name: Afanasiy Temnoe (Afanasy Tver Beer Dark)
Date: 12/26/2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Beverage Resort

muddy brown with a nice tan head, slightly fruity rich sweet malt aroma, lots of rich carmel malt flavor, like a cross between a bock and a barleywine, almost cloying but balanced without being hoppy

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Murky brown with a very fleeting head and no lacing. Strong and very sweet aroma of malts and honey. Malty taste with rather prominent alcohol and honey and a mild coffee finish. An odd beverage but not at all unpleasant -- a nice curiosity if nothing else.

Bottle. Pours a brown copper with off-white head. There is a strong aroma of burnt sugar, along with some raisins and a ton of malt. The palate is a bit thin, but conveys flavors of burnt sugar, some leaves, malt, banana-tasting yeast. Not much in the way of hops. Ok.

a little yeasty. Slightly thick. But it’s smooth going down and has an inoffensive aftertaste.

Pours a nice dark brown color. Aromas of caramel malt and grains. Smells like it has more than 5% alcohol. Flavor has a nice sweet, caramel malt flavor and finishes with an almost peanut brittle like taste.

(Bottle) Pours a murky amber body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, and malt. Sweet malt flavor.

I personally enjoyed this one. Smelled like molasses and hops to me. The odd shaped bottle and size (11.2 oz) with a thermal decal letting you know it was the right temp to drink were neat. I had a similar Russian beer in Kyrgyzstan and was looking to duplicate that. I was not dissappointed