Eisenbahn Dunkel (Escura)

Name: Escura
Date: 05/21/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark brown with ruby edges, wispy tan head, sweet dark chocolate aroma with light earthy hops, big body, rich malt flavor, good chocolate character that grows and grows, touch of sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle. Dark brown with mahogany tinges and a small white head. Raisiny aroma along with chocolate and caramel. Light metallic notes and otherwise nutty with sweet chocolate notes. Quite flavourful and interesting.

Aroma of brown sugar and roasted malt, garnet,a small toffee head. Taste is roasty malt, some pleasant bitterness from the hops. Light bodied, balanced and bitter. Very tasty.

Bottled. Dark ruby colour, mediumsized beigeish brown coloured head. Aroma is roasted malts doubled, with also some caramel, chocolate and coffee. Flavour is roasted malts along with slight smoked notes. A lot of caramel also kicking in the flavour.

Dark copper with a lasting creamy off-white head. Caramel and molasses in the aroma with a hint of butter. Dry dark malt flavour with some molasses.

Bottle at home from GBBF07 ... Deep brown ... smokey fruity nose ... watery light fruit malt with a little smokeyness in linger ... bit 1 dimensional but drinkable.

Dark brown color. Aroma of raw cereals. Thin body, just dry flavor of cereals, caramel and some roasted malt. Simple.

Bottle at GBBF 2007. Very deep ruby with lasting beige head. Buttery aroma, toffee. Not sure I like it. Quite a bit of ashtray. OK in mouth. Too toffeeish.