Muggus69 (500), Sydney, Australia Nov 9, 2009 330cL bottle Venice, Italy.
Amber body, creamy offwhite head.
Aroma rich with burnt toffee, milk chocolate, cafe au lait and dried fruit undertones.
Thick texture, balanced well with bitterness, moderate carbonation.
Plenty of toffee and biscuity malt on the body. Hints of roasted malt and raisins. Finishes reasonably bitter, lingering dried fruit.
Very nice, maybe didn’t enjoy it as much as the Urbock though. radiomgb (1921), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Nov 4, 2009 Amber brown, thin beige head, light lacing.
Aroma is malty, chocolate and caramel, brown sugar, molasses.
Flavour is malty and sweet, caramel, light chocolate and a splash of alcohol.
Sweet mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation.
Finishes long, sweet, warming.
Not bad but seems a bit on the light side at times. Alcohol is fairly well hidden.
330ml bottle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on January 10, 2009.
Best before February 2010.
Enjoyit (1697), Vadum, Denmark Oct 8, 2009 Clear deep brown of color with a beige head. An aroma of malt, sweets, toffee, alcohol and weak fruits. A flavor of malt, sweets and toffee. Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 27, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brown/black with a one finger off-white head. Aroma of toffee, brown sugar and some light caramel. Flavor was sweet malts, mild coffee, caramel and toffee with a smooth and dry finish. Borup (1345), Albertslund, Denmark Sep 11, 2009 Bottle. Dark amber colour with a nice big beige head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel, hops and fruit. Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA Sep 5, 2009 great stinging alcohol flavor that really dries out you mouth. This tastes like a beer with a higher ABV. Really malty and thick, but not as sweet as you’d expect, almost salty. Bottle from Crown Wine and Spirits, Miami. zach8270 (2051), Henrietta, New York, USA Sep 4, 2009 (bottle - 330 ml) Dark brown color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet with a lot of caramel and vegetable notes. Flavor is the same. Rather sweet at the beginning with a good amount of caramel malt and toffee. Finishes dry and lightly bitter with a hint of the same caramel malts. Alcohol is very warming. madsberg (4873), Søborg, Denmark Aug 30, 2009 Bottled. Dark amber. Clear. Small light brown head. Fruits, light caramel, light herbs, light roast in the aroma. Flavour is light alcoholic, fruity, sweet, caramelly and a bit grassy. Medium bodied. Ends on a sweet and fruity note. Is warming on palate and lips. Is a bit bland and uninteresing.
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