Bottle at home, 29/08/16. Bought a couple of years ago, still BB 2021. Rich aroma - raisens, brown sugar, rum. Dark brown. Thin ring of a beige head. Medium sweet and bodied. Oily finish on the tongue with a burn from the alcohol at the back of the throat. Spices, raisens, something I can’t pick out along the lines of almonds. Just been doing DIY so was going to have something lightet but had this at room temperature as nothing in the fridge. Very satisfying.

Brunrød farge med beige skum. Lukter av mørke stenfrukter og noe sødme. Smaker av sjokolade og kaffe. Noe søtt og salt i avslutningen.

Bottle from Beerlovers, Vienna. Pours reddish to brown colour with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, toffee and caramel. Taste of light roasted malt, sweet malt, caramel and dried fruits like plums. Medium body with a soft carbonation. Dry,malty finish with some bitterness too. Good one.

Dark ruby color with a fine off white head. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium + body and an average to soft carbonation. Oily texture. Dried fruits, toffee, dark malt and mild roasted.
[Bottle from Systembolaget web order in Sweden]

Bottle from SB Orminge. Dark reddish brown with off white head that leaves a bit of lacing. Malty aroma with mostly marzipan and raisins. Taste is dry toffee with brown sugar and orange zest. Dryish finish with some woody notes.

0.33l bottle. Deep ruby body, thin off-white head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, reisins and figs. Taste of figs, plums, chocolate, caramel and reisins. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. The finish has some bitterness too. Very nice.

Bouteille. Nez malté de caramel toffee sucré (légèrement rôti et terreux, aux notes fumées) avec des notes de chocolat et de sucre brun, légèrement fruité (notes de raisins, de dates et traces de cassis) et avec des notes de houblon herbeux, d’alcool très doux, de noix et boisées. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse. Goût fruité légèrement boisé (dates, léger de raisins, traces de prunes et de cerises noires) avec de faibles notes de vanille et d’épices (faibles notes de clou de girofle?) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté moyennement sucré et terreux de caramel toffee (présence de rôti-brûlé) avec un léger goût de chocolat noir puis vient enduite une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon herbeux, d’alcool très doux ainsi qu’un léger goût de fumée boisée et des notes de noix. Arrière-goût long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux, de rôti, d’alcool très doux avec des notes de noix, de fumée boisée et fruité (moût de raisins). [notes 2005]

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 17C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch unknown. AROMA: prominent alcohol aroma mixed with moderate malt presence with toasty notes and mild dark caramel. medium-low presence of esters remembering dried plums and grapes. no hop discernible. no diacetyl. APPEARANCE: dark brown color and translucent. moderate-low dark ivory head with medium-low to loe retention. some leg formation. TASTE: malt flavor with notes similar to aroma with medium intensity (toasty, caramel). peppery alcohol present in balance with the malt. esters very faint of dark raisins and plums. low bitterness with a semi-sweet finish. no hop flavor discernible. PALATE: medium-low body with medium-low carbonation. alcohol warmth present but in moderate strength. OVERALL: a wee-heavy with a nice blend of aromas and flavors, with a present alcohol note. would benefit with a bit mode body, carbonation and caramel aroma.

Bottle at home thanks to ShivanDragon who gave this to me for Secret Sinterklaas. Dark brown almost black beer, small head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, wood. Taste is the same quite sweet.. nice one.