 Borresteijn (1343), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Oct 31, 2009 Bottled at Borefts Bier Festival. Black colour, beige head. Aroma is sweet, whisky, roasted malts, chocolate, some weird fruity notes. Flavour is sweet, roasted malts and coffee, bitter chocolate, whisky. Nice bitter finish. Medium to fullbodied. A bit too much bourbon for me.
yobdoog (1417), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Super dark black thick pour. Extreme legs on this. Aroma is huge. Some faint smoke, molasses, bourbon, wood, vanilla and roasted nuts. Flavor has more bourbon, vanilla, burnt toast, dark bittersweet chocolate and molasses. Very big.
kkearn (993), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 6, 2009 25cL bottle. Pours very deep brown, topped with a thin tan head. Aroma is a bit more subtle than expected, with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oak, and bourbon. Flavor begins with milk chocolate, vanilla, charcoal, and bourbon. Medium bodied, with velvety smooth mouthfeel. Milk chocolate and ash linger on the palate, with alcohol becoming more evident several seconds after the swallow. This really grew on me as I got further into the bottle; I wish it were larger than 25cL!!
andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
Oct 4, 2009 Black with a dense beige head. Aroma is somewhat acidic, oaky, slightly roasted with notes of berries. Flavour is vanilla, caramell, acidic roasted berry stuff with a lovely longlasting bittersweet finish.
JPDIPSO (4862), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 29, 2009 Thanks Jason. Murky dark brown color with a hint of ruby when held to the light. SMall tight lid of tan bubbles. LIght oak and currant scents. Very light aromas in general. A little molasses as it warms. Flavors start sweeter with light oak and stewed dates with brown sugar. Very little alcohol noted. Hints of chocolate and roasted nibs in the finish and into the linger. A nice end of the night type brew.
blankboy (3156), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 24, 2009 Bottle [250ml] shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o HogTownHarry. Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a large creamy light-brown head. Nice lacing. Nice aroma is sour and tart along with coffee, chocolate, wood and some herbal hops. Flavour, sour and tart again, is also lightly roasty along with some chocolate, coffee and spices. Alcohol well hidden considering the abv. Soft mouthfeel. There’s Black Albert in there? really? You wouldn’t know it. Anyways, it’s a fantastic beer.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Sep 19, 2009 deep brown ... light toffee ...some barnyard funk nose ... raisins ... toffee ... soft malts ... chewie ...light nuttyness ...quite a lot of alcohol ...
thewolf (5621), Kolding, Denmark
Sep 17, 2009 Bottle, bought @ Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam.
Pours completely opaque black with a big, staying, frothy, brown head. Heavy oaky aroma. Lots of bourbon, vanilla, tart raisins and plums, chocolate. Low carbonation, lovely creamy mouthfeel. Flavour starts a bit astringent, lots of oak, sweet, cocoa, chocolate, tobacco, hazel nuts, vanilla, bourbon. Incredibly long, lingering aftertaste with lots of chocolate and oak. Vinious and a tad boozy. But very nice!
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