Almost black with large beige head. Sweet aroma with fairly hard roasted malt, caramel and coffe notes. Sweet flavor with hard roasted malt, caramel, liquerice and coffee notes.

[on tap at brewpub] Coffee and mocha in the nose with still some sweet malt and subtle hops. Almost opaque black with a tan top. More lagery flavour than this brewer’s other beers together with a nice, gentle roast. Dry and slightly sherry-like. Medium body with low carbonation and a lasting black malt bitterness.

On tap at the brewpub: Literally black, smaller off-white head with a good lace; distinctive dry coffeeeish to roast-malty nose; light bodied, sweetish roasty flavour; lingering coffeeish-bitter finish with traces of liquorice. Good, good, good........

(6/27/08) Draught at the brewpub in Plzen. Almost black-colored with a medium beige head. Aroma of roastiness and notes of coffee. Sweetish roasty flavor with some coffee. Medium-bodied.

(Draught) Pours almost black. The aroma is light to medium roasted with tones of mild coffee, chocolate, vanilla and grassy/herbal/floral hops. Undertones of dark berries. The flavour is medium roasted, medium bitter and light sweet with tones of coffee and some hops. The mouthfeel clean, light dry and a bit crisp. Light to medium bodied.