Bottle from Systembolaget, bought in June 2011. Black, thick with a small tan head. Aroma of light roasted malt, some alcohol, tobacco and vanilla. The same in the nice taste. 13,2%, thats what the labels says.

Bottle @ home. Deep brown appearance with an initially, very large, dark brown head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aromas of black licorice, dark chocolate, light coffee, toasty oak aroma though not really any hints of booze in the nose. Tingly mouth feel with a bit of booze. Roasted oak, burnt black licorice, dark chocolate flavor with a hint of vanilla and coffee. Pretty big flavors but they seem to cover up the alcohol pretty well.

Pitch black coloured body with a oily thinnish brown head. Aroma of deep licorice and anise with some pungent roasted malt and alcohol coming through. Medium to Full-bodied; Deep strong licorice and aniseed flavours with a lot of coffee and roasted malt flavours also pungent. Aftertaste has quite a bit of alcohol, some caramel and other sugars and the ever present licorice flavour. Overall, a very nice beer, if a bit too strong, especially for the size bottle - but a well crafted beer. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia.

Brown bottle, 750 ml, bottled on 11/24/10, from Karl Probst, savoured on November 20 2011; eye: black, opaque, no head, no lacing; nose: alcohol, soy sauce, roasted malt, fusel, vanilla; mouth: alcohol, soy sauce, chocolate, roasted malt, fusel, light vanilla, light fruity, alcohol warmth, woody, ink, finale in soy sauce with light presence of chocolate malt, full body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, dense, liqueur-like texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 750 ml, de Karl Probst, embouteillée le 11/24/10, savourée le 20 novembre 2011; œil : noire, opaque, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : alcool, sauce soya, malt torréfié, fusel, vanille; bouche : alcool, sauce soya, chocolat, malt torréfié, fusel, léger vanille, léger fruité, chaleur d’alcool, boisé, encre, finale en sauce soya avec légère présence de malt chocolat, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, dense, texture liquoreuse; en résumé : bien bon

A deep dark IPA with a thick brown head. In aroma, a beautiful licorice-laced chocolate, maraschino cherries,warming alcohol, light vanilla notes. In mouth, bitter chocolate, licorice, soy and brine notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth, intense. Bottle from Probstk, shared with Probstk, GRM, Mike and Shaun, Nov. 20 2011.