7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

2016 catch up - Bottles at home - Wow, a very floral flavour that took me by surprise. It’s got a good, but light flavour of hops with the maltiness from the stout. Very nice and according to my records I got through 10 bottles of this, so I really did enjoy it.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Black/red/brown. Small head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and some citrus fruits. Taste is malts, liquorice, dark chocolate, coffee and a wee whiff of smoke. Long lasting bitter hoppy finish. Dry. Low carbonation. Medium mouthfeel. I’m missing some fruitiness. Still nice though. If the Jever guys would ever try their hands on a Stout I reckon it would probably taste like this. Wouldn’t drink this all night long but I also would never turn down one or two or even three of this...

6.5

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

Bottle from M&S. Poured very dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, hops, fruit, and caramel. Quite heavy sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Nose is malt, cream, chocolate, light tropical hop notes. Taste is cream, and chocolate malt with hint of smoke. Light tropical after taste. Better than expected and worth the one pound entry fee

6.5

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

Bottle from Marks & Spencer, Manchester. Dark reddish-brown with a very thin head. Includes some mildly spiced dark malts with a underlying fruitiness.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle, thanks to Finn for sharing. Fawn- coloured head to a deep (dark) mahogany coloured body. Fragile lacing. Dark caramel and dark fruits on the nose. Nicely roasted taste character of caramel malts, forest and moments of figs and raisin. Malty bitter tail. Medium bodied. Likable (session at Finns, Tromsø 28.07.2016).

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Flaske 330ml batch15-259 fra Marks & Spencer Derby. Delt med Rune på Nerstranda 28 Jul 16. Ultramørk amber. Høyt, lett farget skum. Beskjeden fruktaroma. Smaken lett fruktig med innslag av malt. Syrlig bitter etter hvert. Avslutter tørt. Innholdsrikt øl!

7

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

Bottle from Marks and Spencer; dark brown pour with a creamy light tan head, aroma has dark chocolate and hints of pine, taste has chocolate, light roast and some slight piney hop action.

7.2

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

Lukt: Kaffe, citrus, karamell.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Smak: Kaffe, citrus, røsta malt, karamell.
Hvor: Kjøpt@Marks & Spencer, London, Nydt@Hjemme.
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@6,5%, Når@14.07.2016

5

Ok. Malts overpower any hop-presence.