Goliat
(has 2 batches)

New Beer Distributors, NYC 375ml ($9.25): Pours black with an immense creamy coffee foam coloured head. Aroma is a ton of coffee, with a slight boozy note; there are a lot of roasted malts notes, but of course. Taste hits hard right at the front, but mellows towards the back. You can feel this beer go inside of you all too well, if you know what I mean. The alcohol is noticeable and the aftertaste is formidable (lingering for quite a long time). Fortunately, not too sweet, but still sugary if you get my drift. Sticky, gooey, almost dirty. Less boozy than the aroma, but still noticeable. Pretty fierce. I actually liked this more than I thought I would, but the 375ml are plenty for me.

On tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2012. A near jet black beer with a medium sized sidesticking chocolate head. Aroma has lots of chocolate and roastiness, dark sweet caramel and tons of deep dark coffee! My god this is a nice aroma! Oh, ashy and lot's of cold dark espresso. Heavy roasted and tons of dark belgian chocolate! Really satisfying, light sweet and tasty as hell! 12.05.2012

Bouteille 37.5cl, BB 10-01-2017. Brun profond, col épais crémeux moka, le tut donnant un léger doré au verre. Arôme se note dès l’ouverture qui laisse s’échapper un bouquet charge en malts et en café. Note également des notes de caramel et chocolat qui sont ponctuées par ce côté prononcé de cassonade. A cela s’ajoute une pointe discrète des houblons qui eux donnent une balance citronnée - herbacé et fleuri en rétro-nasal. Palais donne le ton de suite par un profil alcoolisé prononcé. Le tout est sec avec un torréfié certain. Le palais reste terreux et sec avec un chocolaté intense suivi par une amertume des houblons qui procure balance et pointe de citronné. L’usage du café reste agréable sans pour cela dominer, il en va de même pour le sucre cassonade. Cette bière est en effet un goliat à terminer seul.

Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, hop, chocolate. Flavour is roasted malt, coffee, hop, chocolate, alcohol. Bitter coffee finish. Full body. Nice beer.

Tap @ Beer Temple. Dark color, medium brown head. Aroma of loads of coffee, roasted malt, chocolat. Nice spicy coffee which blends very nicely with the roasted malts from the base beer, the coffee is quite present but never overpowers the base beer. Soft bitter taste, medium sweetness. Full bodied. Very nice stuff.

Shared 375 ml bottle, thanks to Ole Anders. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Strong roasty aroma of coffee and wood, a hint of ashes. Even more distinct roasty and coffee notes in the flavour, quite dry, woody and ashy.

On tap @ Beer Temple. Black color. Sticky brown head, good lacing. Aroma’s: heavy roast, ground coffee, mocha. Additionally, some sweetness retronasal. Flavor is medium sweet, roasted, hints of fruity sourness. Alcohol is noticeable. Body is rather full. Finishes a bit dry, with heavy roast and moderate bitterness.

Draught. Grassy hop aroma, hint of roasted malts. Black colour. Big stable dark brown head. The flavour is sweet and roasted with a refreshing grassy hop aroma. The finish is very roasted with a good fresh coffe note and some coffee bitterness.