Macbeerboy (2), Whitby, Ontario, Canada
does not count  Dec 23, 2004 St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout was my favourite beer until I tired this one. Oh God this is good stuff. It is surprisingly light and the flavour is rich. It’s too bad it is only around for the Christmas season at the LCBO. It’s also too bad that it is so expensive. It comes with 3 other traditional ales at a little over $13.00. Still it is worth it.
 mikeben (332), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Apr 9, 2004 Updated: Jun 12, 2004Good stuff. It tasted like what I imagine a smoked beer would taste like. It tastes roasted with a fruit undertone. I don't know if it tastes like elderberrys as I never had one. I will say it is something very different and worthy.
khayman_70 (154), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Dec 18, 2002 I loved the flavor of this strange dark brew. It almsot has a burnt flavor.
KAggie97 (1849), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
Jan 15, 2005 Pours like a thick root beer. The smell is of thistle in a quaint Scottish garden, and the taste is of the rugged Highland earth. Smoky with a slight hint of peat moss initially, followed by the subdued sweetness of elderberry. Awesome. (Whenever I hear ’elderberry,’ I always think of Monty Python for some strange reason... Hmmm. Wonder why.)
MrRain (293), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
Nov 9, 2003 Wow! Great suprise. I don't really like traditional ales but this was good. I don't know how to drink an elderberry beer so I used a tulip glass. It has a nice refreshing palate with just a hint of what I presume are elderberries. I didn't know elderberries existed other than for Monty Python to use as parental insults. It has a hint of smoke or malty flavor, it's a bit subtle. It still has the traditional beer rawness to it though. The taste may be a bit tainted by a raisin beer I drank earlier but all in all it is the best fruit-related beer I've had.
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