 Svesse (1921), Hässelby, Sweden
Nov 29, 2008
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 10 Nov 2008) Very dark, almost black colour with foamy, brief, brown head. Roasted, malty nose with freshly ground coffee, dark chocolate, prunes, raisins, dark rye bread and slightly smoky hints of ashes. Roasted, fruity taste with notes of black-currant, dark cherries and dried fruit. Dark chocolate and coffee in the finish. Low carbonation gives it a flat and rather thin mouthfeel. Not much correlation between aromas and flavours, and to be honest aromas were more promising than the taste could deliver. In short: dark chocolate and coffee weirdly turned into dark, sourish fruit.
omhper (11033), Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 8, 2009 <i>Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. </i> Very dark brown, small coarse head. Earthy roasty malt aroma with tart cranberries coming through. Medium sweet withlovely soft mouthfeel. Sadly oncreeping infection dumps traces of vinegar, cranberries and blood, and citric acid comes to top earth and tobacco. Finishes with fairly low bitterness. A beer with lots of potential ruined by infection more than five month before it’s BB date.
Ethereal (1167), London, Greater London, England
Jan 2, 2009 Cask at the Wig & Pen, Norwich, "Post-Xmas Crawl Part 2", 28th Dec 08. Dark brown/black with a little bit of cream head. Great flavour - lots of woodsmoke, liquorice, roasted malt & bitter chocolate. Smooth but a touch watery. Aroma is more berry/fruity. Not quite a classic, but better than average.
imdownthepub (4312), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Nov 18, 2008 Bottle conditioned, 500ml from Tipples Brewery Bottle Shop, Norwich. Murky black, no head. This and the other tipples beer had been stored correctly in my normal place for 2 weeks. I was dubious when i bought it, very expensively, from the shop, there are bright lights and heating in there. This was off and disgusting, flat, lactic and fatty. Absolutely disgusting.
downender (1785), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Jun 29, 2008 500ml bottle from Williams Deli, Nailsworth. Almost black in colour with a big, frothy tan head. Aroma of burnt coffee and dark chocolate, Flavour was bitter with plenty of roastiness, a slightly oily mouth feel and a long dry finish. Very good.
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