Rating #500: Sample courtesy of ClubGonzo. What a really nice little bottle, unlike anything I've ever seen before :-) Utopias pours a fantastic clear mahogany brown body and there is no head on this little puppy. The aroma just blows my mind away! There is just so much of it and it's so complex that my little brain has somewhat difficulties processing all the different elements. Strong and stingy alcohol with wood and oak, there's chocolate notes, a good dash of bourbon and cognac, something that reminds me of champagne, sweet raisins, plums and dates. It has a sticky, syrupy and burning mouthfeeling, no carbonation and really full-bodied. The flavors definitely keeps up with the complexicity of the aroma - and then some. Tastes beautifully with a fantastic and dominating sweetness from raisins, prunes and dates. My lord, this is undoubtfully one of the best beers I've ever tasted. The flavors continues with drying almond peal(which btw. is something I've never tasted in a beer before), port wine, cognac, some nice sweet sherry-notes, vanilla, oak and some dark caramel. The whole thing ends warming and dry as hell. Did not expect this at all before I tasted it. Thought it would just be a boozy and strong barley wine, but this is so much more and I have no idea how they managed to squeeze all these flavors into a beer. Just fantastic, can't wait to get my hands on one of these bottles - and again, big big thanks to ClubGonzo for sharing!

Sampled at Mikkeller bar. Very sweet but with a fantastic vanilla flavor (rated offline on 2011/04/11)

From ceramic kettle shaped bottle @ tasting cgarvieuk, thanks much for sharing! 2005 edition. Unclear brown-reddish colour, no head. Aroma is PX sherry, dried white grapes, bit nutty. Flavour is slight sour and fairly sweet fruits and grapes, PX sherry, bit of bourbon, raisins and sweet creme brulee indeed, some candy sugar and a little boozy in the finish. Very nice.

deep dark brown ...sweet rich light smokey woody toffee hops ... completely sherry nose ... huge sweet front ... rich smooth spicy spirit ... rich oily body ... complex dark fruits ... huge plum and fig ... some caramel malts ... light alcohol burn on the tongue ... very nice .. very sweet ... very rich ... The score is definitly qualified as a nip but its f... stunning

How: Sample from a bottle.
Where: The Bishops Arms (Folkungagatan), Stockholm.
Appearance: Dark brown colour without a head.
Aroma: Alcohol, dried fruit, raisin, port, berries.
Body: Full body, no carbonation.
Flavour: Raisin, port, alcohol, sweet.
Comment: More like a port or madeira than a beer, but still very good.

-Original rating 2011-04-22 - 10/5/9/5/18 -
Served in a sniffer at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, Sweden. Clear amber/brown colour without head. Rich flavour with a lot of alcohol. Closer to destilled spirits than beer in some ways. Very good taste, but lacks a real "beer" taste.

Got a bottle of this from my brother for being his best man and shared it with everyone at the rehearsal dinner. This pours a dark red/burgundy with no head at all, its served still. Looks thicker and almost syrupy compared to any other beer ever. Smells of cognac, port wine, alcohol, and maple. Tastes like it smells, lots of alcohol in there. This one is a sipper for sure! Sweet sticky mouthfeel with a slight alcohol burn and a thick body. This is one of those brews that truly breaks ground. Great brew that really is outside the box, I wish I could afford to drink this more often!