kask (15), Toender, Denmark
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 7, 2008 Updated: Jan 29, 2009The colour is pitch-black. It is lowcarbonated and the formation of froth is therefore rather modest. The taste of hardroasted malt is very strong and persistent, the roasted taste is different from what I have tasted earlier, which probably can attribute to the admixture of roasted oats. The taste of elderberry recedes very appropriately into the background and it actually gives a weakly touch of liquorice. Other notes are dark chocolate and smoke. The bitterness is rather limited, so its a beer which in spite of the full-bodied taste seems pretty round and soft.
Its an outstanding beer which I can´t get enough of.
 MrBunn (1551), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle. Pour is a dark brown... with a minimal head that dies down to a thin film on the surface fairly quickly. Aromas are unique... I’m guessing that it’s the fact that I don’t sniff many elderberries. The berry/fruit tones make it hard to pick up what else is going on. There is a bit of an earthy scent and some chocolate. Flavor is more malt heavy than nose seemed to indicate. Coffee/chocolate malt presence mixes fairly nicely with berry flavors, kind of ebbing and flowing on which of the two has the power at any one moment. Definitely different and pretty nice stuff.
azlondon (667), Fribourg, Switzerland
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Jun 30, 2008 Appearance: Dark, dark brown, basically black. OK amount of head, shortlived.
Aroma: Fruit and berries. Elderberry? Some malt. Coffee.
Taste: Fruit, quite malty. Elderberries.
Info: 330ml bottle, 11/1-2007, 131/500
carruthm (1170), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 Updated: Jul 12, 2009V - Does indeed pour black, like a thinned out old motor oil. Small head.
A - Strong aroma. toffee, raspberry, malt, coffee
T - nugget, toffee, small subtle aftertaste of fruit
P - very smooth, little carbonation and a somewhat together thickness.
Beer2000 (1829), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 330 ml bottle. Dark brown body with a glimpse of red, thin brown head. Aroma is malt, prunes and chocolate. Flavor is sweet, bitter chocolate, malt, caramel and some dry fruit. Fine bitter finish. Quite interesting, but a bit light body.
mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 25, 2008 Pours a dark brown, with a small off white head. Smells of banana, plums, clove, and other spices. The flavor is very fruity, with the elderberries and various other fruits all taking precedent in the up front flavors. Got some definite minty spices in the finish. Very fresh tasting, almost like a palate cleanser. The aftertaste was very minty with some profound bitterness. Very interesting brew. The spices and fruit blends were intriguing and enjoyable.
mcbackus (753), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 23, 2008 bottle: pours a dark brown with almost purple tinges in the edges, small tan head that fades quickly. aroma is a roasty with some fruitness, touches of chocolate. the flavour is more roast and quite a bit of chocolate. i dont get much of the elderberries, but a bitter fruit presense is noticeable. an ok beer could drink more
KimJohansen (7135), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 22, 2008 Dark brown with tiny beige head. Sweet with elderberries, roasted malt, caramel and mild smoke. Mild tart finish.
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