fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy Aug 7, 2008 65 IBU, 1073 OG The color is absolute black, with a brownish creamy head on medium size. It has a mild aroma of bread and roasted malt. The body has a good strength, quite round mouthfeel, with a good flavor of roasted malt and dark caramel, the bitterness is a crescendo till the end, very nice; there is a trace of liquorice; long final. Very good, almost Imperial. Emil (6075), Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 6, 2008 Bottle. A black beer with a big brown head. The aroma and taste is of roasted malt/coffee, light smoked. Medium to full body with a dry, coffee finish. uhre (339), Denmark Aug 2, 2008 Black beer with a nice head. Aroma of coffee and burned malt. Flavor is similar with notes of coffee, and caramel. Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark Jul 31, 2008 (Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours completely opaque black with a creamy beige head. Distinct burned malt aroma. Full-bodied with very burned malt flavours, fruit - melon - and a distinct malt bitter finish. 260708 KimJohansen (6676), Copenhagen V, Denmark Jul 30, 2008 Black with medium brown head. Sweet roasted malt in the aroma with notes of wood, bourbon and coffee. Sweet flavor with roasted malt, caramel and coffee. Flavor disapoints a bit. roder60 (1019), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 27, 2008 Pours dark black color with medium froathy tan head. Aroma is sweet lactic coffee. Flavor nice thick coffee flavor, creamy and smooth. Nice beer. yespr (11645), Copenhagen O, Denmark Jul 27, 2008 From bottle #18 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours dark brown to black with alacing tan head. Sweet and fruity hops aroma with a nice malt roasted malt flavour. Flavour is dry and slight smoked towards roasted malty. Fruity hoppy flavour following. Bitter and dry finish with a persisting fruity hops flavour nicely complimenting the mild roasted malt finish. Grovlam (3790), Copenhagen, Denmark Jul 27, 2008 #18
Bottle [Sk8viking great American blind tasting] Small brownish bubbly head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Pitch black color. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, burned malt, liquorish. Wood, hint of vanilla, and bitter liquorish. Medium to full bodied with an average carbonation and dry thick alcoholic texture. Moderated to heavy sweet flavor with good counter bitterness. Lingering pine dry and bitter liquorish finish. 8 / 3 / 8 / 4 / 16 = 3.9
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