 ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
Jun 9, 2009 Bottle (50 cl), thanks gnoff. Clear copper with medium yellow-beige head. Strong dark milk chocolate aroma, with malt and some hops. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Well balanced with a dry finish. Very drinkable despite a lot of chocolate which never becomes overwhelming or cloying.
gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
Jun 8, 2009 50 cl bottle thanks to SaintMatty!
Shared with deft and ekstedt on June 8, 2009
BB 200509
Clear deep dark red color, medium sized tan head. Nice, sweet, cocoa and milk chocolate scent. Medium sweet, cocoa, chocolate, a bit grainy taste. Smooth mouthfeel. Nice chocolate desert-ish.
larsga (2937), Oslo, Norway
Jun 6, 2009 Small light brown head. Deep brown body with light carbonation. Intense caramel pudding aroma with spicy cinnamon notes. Dry-sweetish intense chocolatey cinnamon taste with caramel and ginger notes. Mid-bodied. Dry cinnamon and chocolate aftertaste. Surprisingly good. Quite like it. (0.5l bottle from some Alkoholipood in Tallinn.)
rosenbergh (843), Helsinki, Finland
May 22, 2009 Updated: May 23, 2009500 ml bottle. From Tallinn, Estonia. BBE 30.04.09. Deep ruby colour with small tan head.
Ginger, syrup, chocolate, cocoa and caramel in aroma. Flavour is milk chocolate, some fruits, cocoa, spices and caramel. Very christmassy brew.
oh6gdx (8798), Vasa, Finland
Apr 12, 2009 Bottled. Deep rubyish brown colour, small yellowish beige head. Aroma is chocolate, some spices, mild notes of caramel malts and slight vanilla. Flavour is chocolate, coffee, caramel malts, some fruityness. Positive surprise, though the chocolate feels a bit artificial.
TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
Apr 10, 2009 Bottled (BB 04/2009).
Deep ruby color, good beige head. Cocoa, milk chocolate and bread in the nose. Also flavor has milk chocolate, cocoa and vanilla with kind of greasy mouthfeel. Fizzy carbonation. Quite nice beer from Saku, just lacking the hoppy side. Chocolate lager.
FatPhil (3446), Espoo, Finland
Dec 30, 2008 500ml bottle (random shop in Tallinn)
Rich reddy brown, glow-in-the-dark brief head. Sweet cocoa aroma. Anna gets raisins too. Taste is even more cocoaey, it tastes like uncooked chocolate cake mix. It actually made me laugh. That sits atop a sweet malty backdrop, but it’s definitely lacking in the hops department, there’s no crispness, and it ends up way too sweet, almost flat. A fun beer, but not a good beer. Could be tweaked to make it good though.
SaintMatty (1197), Tallinn, Estonia
Nov 20, 2008 500ml Bottle - Dark brown/copper with red tinges. Chocolatey aroma with some fruity, malty and vanilla notes. Bittersweet taste with chocolate, raisins, caramel and a light fruit cake element. Not bad and more impressive than I expected.
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