Finn (1510), Tromsø, Norway
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 | Oct 6, 2009 Boks 0,5l kjøpt i Kilpishalli, Kilpisjärvi Finland. Merket "Original Dark Lager" med styrke 4,6%. Veldig mørk på farge. Litt rødskjær. Høyt kremaktig skum med litt brunfarge. Skummet fester seg til glasset. Veldig lite aroma: Spor av sjokolade. Smaken er uvariert men litt sjokolade også her. Litt bitterhet i avslutningen. esox (265), Oulu, Finland
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 18, 2008 Dark, slightly reddish beer. Thin, beige head. Aroma has sweerish colour malts, grains, bread and some hops. Even nutty tones in the finish. Flavor is sweetish, bready and slightly roasted. Palate is light to medium bodied, soft carbonated and even quite silky. A bit metallic in the finish. mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Sep 23, 2008 can 500ml ABV 4,6% 2,34€ from Prisma (Original Dark Lager) dark ruby beige fluffy head Scent: promising dark malts dryness
Taste: dark roasted malts dash of coffee bit rust but quite easily drinkable and tasty. But Swedish beer to my sauna beer, no way (;-D ,our dear enemies. austone (1039), Turku; Pori, Finland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Sep 4, 2008 Dark ruby, foaming beige head. Little syrupy, rye bready nose, some rust. Flavor is roasted, little rummy fruitiness, a dash of hops in the finish. Almost medium bodied, smooth, soda like carbonation. Actually quite drinkable. JK54B (931), Helsinki, Finland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Aug 26, 2008 Original Dark Lager 4.6% 0.5L can from local market. Reddish dark brown colour. Pale brown head. Slightly sweet and malty nose. Sourish malty taste with some hints of coffee. Some mild bluecheese in the taste. SaintMatty (1231), Tallinn, Estonia
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Aug 4, 2008 500ml Can (Original Dark Lager) - Dark brown, almost black in colour with a foamy head. Roasted malt aroma with a slight hint of coffee and some metallic notes. Slightly watery taste with some roasted notes and some malt and coffee. Some slightly smoked notes in the finish. Fairly drinkable but a bit on the thin and watery side. liinis (721), Helsinki, Finland
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 | Apr 25, 2008 Very dark brown with light brown small head. Watery, but roasty and sweet. too mild for me. FatPhil (3476), Espoo, Finland
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Mar 22, 2008 500ml can (K market) as "original dark lager"
Dark brown, almost black, brief fizzy head. Slightly lagery, but also very richly burnt malt aroma. Taste also pretty burnt, and quite sweet. Like a decent, not brilliant, czech lager. Long burnt finish. Pretty decent, to be honest, I’d have it again. From other reviews, it appears that quality control is unpredictable, and I struck lucky!
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