7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

0.33 l can from the brewery's web shop, best before December 2028. Very dark ruby to black with a thin, frothy, quickly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity, slightly roasty and a little yeasty aroma of caramel, dark honey, red wine, chocolate and some lovage. Rather sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently fruity, slightly roasty, a bit umami and a little yeasty taste of caramel, chocolate, dark honey, lovage, red wine, vanilla, licorice and some oak, followed by a long, gently roasty-bitter, a bit woody finish. Almost full-bodied, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Tasty brew, rather a black barley wine than a quad maybe. Fairly complex and intense, subtle barrel-aging, quite saturating.