 rickgordon (3073), Göteborg, Sweden
May 8, 2007
Bottled.
Cloudy reddish-brown colour, with bubbly head. Chocolate is most prominent in aroma, there are also notes of fatty fruits and yeast. Just like the aroma, chocolate is very dominating, it gets pretty one-dimensional here. Smallish hints of banana maybe. Little yeasty maybe but that’s about it. This is indeed a very balanced beer but I’m surprised this won gold in Swedish Homebrewing. The taste doesn’t last long either. Mouthfeel is very smooth though. Props to Charles Cassino, I’m sure the original batch was better than this.
KimJohansen (4299), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Sep 29, 2008 Clear deep amber with large beige head. Sweet aroma with notes of toasted malt, caramel and overripe fruits. sweet yeasty flavour with overripe fruits, caramel and roasted malt. Finished sweet with warming alcohol.
Thomas_E (5065), Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 4, 2008 Light hazy deep amber colour with a beige head. Malty, raisin fruity aroma with notes of bread and yeast. Malty, caramel and fruity sweet flavor. Quite dry finish with notes of earth.
Emil (6077), Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 16, 2008 Bottle. A amber beer with a big beige head. The aroma is fruity and spicy, so is the taste, some yeast. Medium body with a dry finish.
joergen (6529), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Feb 10, 2008 Bottle.
Clear orange coloured with a small off white ehad.
Spicy aroma of caramel and fruits with notes of dried fruits.
Sweet flavour of yeast, chocolate and caramel with notes of dried fruits.
Dry yeasty finish.
Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 27, 2007 Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4 Light Brown(1)->Dark(5) : 4 Ruby : XX Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 3 White(1)->Tan(5) : 2 Lasting: 2 Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3
Yeast : 3 Bread : 3 Apple : XX Esters : 2 Banana : 2 Phenols : XX Leather : XX Perfume : XX DMS : XX Diacetyl : XX
Malt : 4 Biscuity : 3 Toast : 3 Caramel : 4 Toffee : 2 Maple : XX Molasses : XX Nuts : 3 Candy : 3 Pumpernickel : XX Cereals : 2 Fruits : 3 Chocolate : 3 Coffee : XX Vanilla : 2 Grapes : XX Blackberries : XX Dates : XX Cherries : XX Plums : 3 Figs : 3
Hops : 2 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : 2 Floral : XX Orange : XX Herbal : XX Spicy : 3 Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Earth : 2 Wood : XX Cloves : XX Smoke : XX Pepper : XX Ginger : XX Peach/Pear/Apricot : 3 Candi Sugar : XX Anise : XX Vinous : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Sourness : 2 Bitterness : 1 Complex : 4 Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : 2 Mineral : XX Oxidation : XX Metallic : XX
Comments: Toasty take on the style with less yeast work than most. Rather sour breadiness is most of it. Besides, spicy and fruity.
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