Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Jan 27, 2008 Bottle, from Denmark. Been holding on to this for awhile now and it just seemed time to crack this one open. Walnut brown with abundant sticky sand colored head. Woody, caramel and vanilla aroma. Viney walnut flavor, plum skin, a nice dose of turbinado and a little chocolate roast. Apparent but pleasant alcohol. Bright fine carbonation. Menthol hops on the exhale. An understated beer that doesn’t attack you, but instead grows in interest and complexity as you go. tarjei (1759), Bryne, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jan 9, 2008 50 cl bottle, at Yngwie´s xmas-tasting. Dark reddish color, nice tan head. Sweet and roasted malts, hops, chocolate, fruits and some acidicity. Ungstrup (15420), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Dec 10, 2007 Bottled. A deep red beer with a lazing medium brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of berries, caramel, spices, and hops. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel and berries, and then comes the hops giving it notes of grass as well as some spicy notes, and in the third wave the alcohol makes it presence known on the tongue and with a slight burn in the throat, leading to a slightly bitter and slightly roasted finish. plovmand (1737), Helsinge, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 23, 2007 Bottle. Like a belgium bruin with chocolate and dark fruits in flavor and aroma. A nice winter warmer. thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 16, 2007 Bottle. Dark brown with a big creamy light brown head. Chocolate, vanilla and lightly roasted malts aroma. Some fruit as well. Sweetish flavours with emphasis on chocolate, fruit and also some alcohol. Dry roastedness towards the finish. Foamy texture. Quite bit of mild character over this ale, only stronger. fonefan (11888), VestJylland, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Sep 12, 2007 Bottle. Hazy medium amber brown color with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, pine, citrus, moderate malty, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to lively. yespr (12416), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 4, 2007 50 cL bottle (batch 239). Pours dark brown with a huge creamy and crispy brown head. Aroma is slight fruity and with a minor citric note, slight chocolate and caramel as well. Citric and heavy bitter hops and mildly caramel malty flavoured. Clear fruity note in a mild malty chocolate and caramel sweetness. Coffee and heavy on the hops bitterness into the finish which has a warming alcohol. A lot going in this one, surely well brewed, but not with a clear goal it seems. I do prefer the more heavy chocolate/coffee brews with a mild floral hoppyness over this one. OleR (2106), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 24, 2007 500 ml bottle with a porselain ’swing’ capsel. Like a gunshot when opening it! Biggish fluffy and lightly tanned head over muddy brown, noisy carbonatied body. Weak but pleasant aromas of toasted malts, ripe berries and dry dusty and grassy hops. Fairly sweet dark malts, light caramel, and acidulous fruits and berries in the flavors. Moderate but evident and sharp hopbitterness. Good body. Rustic and challenging, but nice, very nice.
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