wheresthepath (554), Buckinghamshire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Dec 27, 2009 [330ml bottle from brewery’s own stand at the Good Food Show 2009, NEC, Birmingham] Black with purple hints and a large tan head. Moderate carbonation. Attractive port, blackcurrant, leaf mulch and wood smoke aroma, but on tasting the beer is rather thin and watery. Hints of smoke, but a lot of unpleasantly sour bitterness in the finish. Very disappointing. judasbeer (275), Budapest, Hungary
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 21, 2009 Dark nut-brown color with ruby highlight, reminescent of porters. Tiny tan head. Sweetish, roasted scent of dark malts, cocoa powder,
and dark berries. Smooth creamy textured ale with distinct roasted malt profile with light elderberry and other slightly tannic fruity notes.
Rather chocolate like roastiness than coffeish. Low hop level, easy, smooth body, lingering roasted cocoa bean feel. deyholla (759), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Dec 13, 2009 Bottle. Poured black with a quickly dissipating brown head. Aroma had some sour berry notes as well as undertones of roasted malts and oat. Flavor was more malty with clear roasted notes. There was still an undertone of berry but much less present. Toxygen (387), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 11, 2009 Updated: Dec 12, 2009(br-btl bk-lbl, mix pack)
opq-bk, chunky-tan-head,
aroma: sweet dark(chclt/bk/scottish)-malt yeasty §fruity,
taste:
T1 sour-elderberry §chrd-malt
T2 chclt-malt earthy
T3 roasted leafy-hop
Tf §chrcl-bitter,
^drinkable, session, ^balanced, ^smooth ogreface (335), Budapest, Hungary
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 2, 2009 Egész sötét vöröses feketés színe van,amit egy vékony könnyű hab lep be.Illata kissé kakaóporos és gyógyfüves.Íze is olyan mint egy gyógyfőzetnek amibe kevertek egy kis keserű csokoládét és fekete bodzát ízesítőnek.Szinte látom magam előtt az öreg vajákost ahogy keveri a csodaszert búbánat ellen.Közepes teste van és alig van benne buborék.Utóíze száraz és fekete tealeveles,étvágygerjesztő és hosszan tartó.Különleges és kellemes ital. curly (759), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 29, 2009 Pours dark brown amber with a thin tan head. Aroma is spicy and a little funky kind of antiseptic even. Taste is sweet berry, cocoa, and alcohol with a thin body. MoritzF (5080), Bochum, Germany
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 29, 2009 (bottle) Almost black coloured hue with a brown and short foamy head. Moderately sweet roast-malty aroma with caramel, berry-fruity (cassis) and spicy notes. Moderately sweet flavour with a tinge of bitterness, medium bodied with a smooth carbonation. Roast-malty base with notes of caramel, chocolate, leather and subtle berry-fruity notes; moderately dry and bitter finish with roasted malty, spicy hoppy and warming alcoholic notes. Likeable brew. 29.XI.09 WVHouseofBeer (392), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 28, 2009 Pretty strong roasted aroma with a slight fruity aroma (the elderberry I guess?). Poured a pitch black with a mall off white head that left little lacing. Good roasted malt flavor along with some chocolate, and dark fruit. Mouthfeel was pretty thin. Another unique and tasty beer from this brewery.
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