Dugges Rudolf 2008

Aroma: nice dark malts, chocolate, citrus, mango, freshly roasted coffee (very nice), the hops definitely make it so much better… Slightly off note in the background of well used idrottssalsgolv
Flavour: initally pretty bitter, fleshy, big maltiness. Some sourishness, sweetness and more bitterness comes booming. Very full-bodied. The flavour is in the realms of imperial stout, with more citrus and cocoa bitterness and less roast. This is awesome. The aftertaste if of sour cocoa. Really suprisingly cocoa-like. The hops add som e freshness which I believe lifts this up from a bitter cocoa-mess. Don’t get me wrong though, the bitterness is far from unbearable, it is just not balanced up very much sweetness, making it a beer that makes you thirsty.
Appearance: Dark earth brown, clear body. Yellowish-greyish fine head. Not creamy, but not bubbly.
Palate: Slimy as if cocoa were used. Fluffy, thick, elegant. Carbonation is rather weak (natural) – good.

Dark brown to black color. Light aroma, metallic, vanilla. Dry mouthfeel, with a sharp sourness from the roasted malt, dark caramel flavor, quite strong bitterness from the roasted malt too. It’s based only on the roasted malt, aggressive.

Bottle. Red dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruit, roasted, malt, coffee. Flavour is fruit, roasted malt, coffee, hop. Full bodied nice beer.

Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium to dark brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee, moderate hoppy, grass, moderate to light heavy yeasty, spicy, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090321]

<i<courtesy of Per - cloudy dark brown colour with a persistent beige foam; nice lace; dusty with a robust biscuity maltiness and some sourish notes; creamy mouthfeeel, sweet and sour/acidic with a late bitterness; long malty, cookie-like finish with persistent sourish notes - very nice though I’m not fully convinced that this batch was totally under control

Bottle, thx to OleR. A clear, ruby beer with a lasting, finger-thick beige head. Roasted nose with chocolate, raisins and hops giving citrus scents. Orange mostly. Roasted, chocolatey flavor too, with notes of dried fruits, dark sugars, citrusy hops and a little bitterness. Full-bodied and sweet. Roasted finish with citrus and a nice bitterness. A quite lovely beer, maybe not the most Christmasy beer I’ve had, but lovely anyway. Nice with some cheese. (090501)

Bottle. Pours a brown color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy caramel aroma with some hints of chocolate. Roasted malty hoppy bitter caramel flavor with hints of chocolate and coffee. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter caramel and chocoalte finish.

Bottled (thanks omhper!). Deep brown colour, mediumsized doamy beige head. Aroma is very nutty, coffeeish, licorice, roasted malts and some fruits. Flavour is coffee, some sourness and some nutty.