 Blom (568), Odense, Denmark
Apr 20, 2008
Black with a limited but dense grey head. Chocolate and liquorice in the aroma, and some herbs too. The flavour is marked by coffee, caramel, dark chocolate and berries.
IrishBoy (2043), Bakersfield, California, USA
Jul 16, 2008 330ml bottle from Bottleworks BB Aug 09; Nose of coffee, locorice, berries, and a very slight background menthol note; extremely dark but transparent brown with a medium, glass-lacing tan head; flavor has locorice, slight berries, and coffee in the background; finish is very light menthol and bitterness. Unusual brew!
borisz (116), Netherlands
Jul 15, 2008 33CL Bottle, Dark color, medium head wich is fast gone. Berry taste.
Good beer.
nearbeer (1076), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 10, 2008 330 ml, bbe Oct-08. Opaque black with a two-finger creamy head that stays. Metallic molasses, dark fruit, slight coffee, and maybe some light char in the nose. Flavor is chocolate, raisin, oats, charred wood, metallic-acidic berry, and a touch of sour cream and piquant spice/herb. Medium-heavy body is smooth, pretty neutral between sticky and dry, and has some tongue tingle. Tastes like a very good oatmeal porter/stout with a dash of dark berry and earthy herbs.
benbakelaar (5), North Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
does not count  Jul 7, 2008 I have a bad sense of smell, so not much in the way of aroma. Right out of the bottle I smelled a bit of fruit. Black in appearance, light does not penetrate far at all. Poured from a bottle, there was a respectable head but less than 1" I would say. Dominant tastes are bitter and burnt, but both are nicely balanced by a body somewhere between crisp and creamy. The palate is lively, with a quick finish, not much lingering. Did not know what to expect, never had elderberry’s before. Not tasting much of the fruit, but the bitterness is clearly balanced. Would not buy a 6 pack even if they had it, but as a single bottle it is very nice and I can see it going well with a hearty meal.
kask (4), Toender, Denmark
does not count Jul 7, 2008 The 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 it`s a beer which in spite of the full-bodied taste seems pretty round and soft.
It`s an outstanding beer which I can´t get enough of.
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