MiP (9160), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Sep 21, 2008 Draught at EBF08. Sweet roasted liquorice aroma. The flavour is roasted, slightly smoky. Black colour. No head. FatPhil (3483), Espoo, Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Sep 21, 2008 500ml bottle (Orsted Olbar, Copenhagen)
Almost black, healthy tan head. Rich coffee and flapjacks aroma. Decent carbonation, but pretty soft. Taste also coffee-like. However, theres’s an excellent hoppy later taste that leaves a pleasant tingly finish as well as the burntness. Cures what ails you. Nnudd (52), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Sep 14, 2008 Tap at EBF 2008. Pours black with a good creamy lasting head. Aroma of smokey roasted malts. Plenty of espresso/coffee. The coffee is not as conspicuous in the taste as in the aroma., finish is quite dry. Good stuff.
fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Sep 6, 2008 Bottle 50cl. Clear dark brown color with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, chocolate, coffee, mocca, dusty, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. The flavor is a little sharp and spiky. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (270608) tarjei (1762), Bryne, Norway
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Aug 29, 2008 50 cl bottle. Hopheads´ tasting 22. august. Dark brown, almost black color. Moderate beige head.Aroma is very roasted and also has coffee and chocolate. Flavor is the same, and that makes this a very fine porter. Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Aug 23, 2008 Updated: Jan 7, 20090,5lt Bottle found at Beer Paradise in Holstebro. Pitch black with dark brow head. Coffee, smoked wood, tobacco and hints of chocolate, Dry finish. A very nice complex beer. Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. A black beer with a big beige head. The aroma is of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, light smoked, the taste is much the same, good balance. Medium body with a dry coffee and licorice finish. thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 15, 2008 On tap at Bishops Arms, Stockholm. Black as the midwinter night with a good creamy head. What do we have here? Smokey, roasted malts aroma, espresso with hints of iodine. Islay-inspired? Roasted coffee, chocolate, Islay whisky flavours ending dry as an espresso. Complex and demanding beer- you will not want buckets of it!
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