austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 21, 2008 Bottled. Black with brown lacing head. Burned malty aroma with sweet espresso and coffee beans. Malty, burned flavor with coffee and slightly port like alcoholic and sweet finish. Medium to full bodied, smooth and sticky palate. Nice coffee aroma, but overall too sweet. FatPhil (3481), Espoo, Finland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 19, 2008 Updated: Oct 10, 2008Rating is only the higher of two ratings, low one effectively ignored.
600ml bottle (alko)
Jet black, very brief fizzy head. Mild coffee aroma, general sweet stouty burntness too. Taste is nicely balanced combination of very burnt malts, and pleasantly zingy hops. Palate is very sticky, but that helps hide the alcohol, which is barely noticable. However, there’s something a little thin about the body, just sugars aren’t enough to fill it out. Very drinkable as a sipper, but with a good gluggable quality too.
Rerated a bottle which had just passed its BB date, and alas it wasn’t very good: 5-4-6-2-11=2.8
Runner beans and sherbet aroma. Green beans and stale cold yesterday’s coffee. Sludgy. fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Apr 18, 2008 Bottle. Pours a very bark brown with a small tan tan head that leaves some lacing Aroma of fresh brewed coffee, roasted malt, and a hint o caramel. Taste is coffee, coffee, and more coffee. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness. Very good. badlizard (2358), Berkeley, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Apr 18, 2008 Bottle from Pizza Port. Black with a fizzy tan head. Sweet chocolate, coffee, and spice aroma. Beautiful spicy rich chocolate and coffee taste. Amazingly good. Bragesnak (2276), Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Apr 17, 2008 Nørrebro Bryghus
On tap
With a hint of caramel but dominated by a coffee flavor and aroma
LooseCannon (936), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 16, 2008 20.3 oz bottle. Pours pitch black in color with foamy brown head. Aroma coffee and chocolate. Taste roasted coffee, dark chocolate and bitter with dry and dark chocolate finish. Enjoyit (1722), Vadum, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Apr 14, 2008 Black of color with a nice beige head. An aroma of liqurice, smoke and coffee. A flavor of coffee, chocolate and roasted malt. MaxxDaddy (263), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 | Apr 13, 2008 On tap at Nørrebro. Pours black with thin off-white head. Smell is roasty coffee. Taste is the same, very roasty and bitter. A bit thin and spritzy on the palate and finishes with more bitter coffee.
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