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

Backlog. Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is chocolate, liquorice, toffee, some mild coffee with fudge to it as well. Flavour is roasted malts, some chocolaty tones with mild tobacco as well as some coffee and mild dried fruity tones.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours black, small tanned head. Smell has an aged character, faded coffee. Taste is sharp, intense, roasty, sharp roasted grains, coffee, old chocolate. Not bad.

7.5

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

Tap @ Mikkeller Bar. Pours black with a small brown head. Aromas of hard roasted malts, syrup, bitter chocolate, earthy notes, tobacco. Taste is very roasty, sweet, bitter dark chocolate, licorice, tobacco.

7.2

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

0,66l bottle at Erichs place, shared by Erich, big thanks. black oily color, small coffee colored head. smells earthy, spices, soy sauce, cocoa, peppery, nice smell overall, a bit soyish. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of soy sauce, light sherry, peppery, spices, bitter chocolate, cocoa, light sweetness. finishes lightly sweet with notes of soy sauce, cocoa and sweet spices. quite nice one, a bit on the heavy / sweet side, quite drinkable though.

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Backlog

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Backlog. Black pour with beige head. Thick and malty with bourbon, oak, vanilla, molasses and caramel. A bit too dense and chewy. Quite astringent.

8.2

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

23.09.2017, 0,65l bottle shared with colleagues @ hotel room in Bergen:
Nice light brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, booze, minerals, burnt toast, bark, dark sugar, licorice, sour coffee. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish roasted, dark sugar, dark malts, booze, minerals, sweat liquorice, grass, bark, sour coffee, hay. Medium bitterness, slightly sweet boozy mouthfeel. Nice.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample during the "Collaboration Beers On Deck 2!" event on 08/13/2017. Dark brown color with a medium thin tan head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of piney hops, roast malt and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, dark chocolate and resiny hops. The finish is roasty with a bittersweet chocolate and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at the IP2 bottle share, from Mikkeller, Aarhus. Region #107. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma of liquorice, chocolate, malt, toffee, rum cake and coffee. Medium to heavy sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonation. Rich chocolate and fruit cake finish. Very good.