Brown bottle, 341 ml, part of the Discovery Pack, purchased at the LCBO on November 27 2008, savoured on February 21 2009; eye: ruby, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: nuts, roasted malt, lots of malt, light roasting; mouth: water, roasted malt, nuts, good layer of caramel, finale in roasted malt with presence of hops, medium-light body, mildly bitter, slightly grainy texture, average carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, fait partie du Discovery Pack, achetée à la LCBO le 27 novembre 2008, savourée le 21 février 2009; œil : rubis, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : noix, malt rôti, beaucoup de malt, légère torréfaction; bouche : eau, malt rôti, noix, finale en malt rôti avec présence de houblon, corps léger-moyen, moyennement amère, texture légèrement granuleuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : correct

Tap at the victory Cafe in Toronto, 2008: 7/4/6/2/12=3.1. Attractive dark brown color. Winey, dark fruit, wood and smoke aroma. Relatively simple malt flavor. Slightly nutty and smoky, but way too think in the mouth. Decent, but lacks complexity. Can from KBL. Nice to revisit this. Chestnuts and cocoa. Rich malt, not too sweet, rather clean. Rich cocoa. Clean finish.

Draught, at Bow & Arrow, Toronto on 7th June 2008.Sweetcorn on the nose to begin with; strong hazelnut notes with increasing nuttiness (peanut) to a bitter finish. Delicious, and different.

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of nuts and malt, while the flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and nuts.

Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007
Bright mahogany color. Some nutty aroma. Light mouthfeel, dry, with some caramel and hazelnut flavor, dry finish too. Not my style.

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 29 Sep 2007) Dak brown colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty nose with notes of coffee, chocolate and nuts. Malty taste with coffee, chocolate and a balanced bitterness in the finish. Balanced sweetness. Nice brown ale.

Bottle at Stockholm beer festival ... Copper ... very malty ovaltine malts ... sweet malt little fizz little woody ... little hazelnut ... not overstrong easy drinkin.

Bottled@SBWF2007. Deep brownish amber colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is caramel, earth, malts and some slight metal. Flavour is the same without the metal, with some slight chocolate notes. Some slight hoppyness in finish.

Bottled@SBWF 2007
Nutty brown color, expresso head. Light malty and caramelly nose. Light hoppy, a bit toffeish flavor. Maybe some coffee beans there too. Easy to finish, easy to forget.