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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Originally rated 16122011. Colour is black with slightly brownish white head. Aromas and flavours: Hints of bourbon, coffee, sweetness, vanilla and roasted malts.

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Draught @ Gastropub Nordic
Aroma is fruity with strawberries and hints of roastiness. Flavour is somewhat hoppy and slightly tart with vanilla, bourbon and some roastiness. Nice, much more character than in the cognag version.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Draught at Pikkulintu, 20111213) The beer poured almost black and clear. Its head was medium sized and light brown. Aroma had whisky, vanilla and hint of roasted malts in the background. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were vanilla, whisky, ash, roastedness and bitterness. Aftertaste had vanilla, roasted malts and bitterness. Initially the barrel hid the beer flavours and aromas but when the beer warmed up it was more balanced.

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(Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival, 7 Oct 2011) Black colour with foamy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with toasty malt, dried fruit, raisins, oaky bourbon aromas and a touch of vanilla. Malty, roasted taste with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, mild flavours of bourbon and vanilla, and a fairly dry finish with a generous coffee bitterness. Medium body. Excellent beer with a well balanced wood character.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught@SBWF2011. More or less pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is bourbon, vanilla, mild alcohol as well as some roasted malts. Flavour is bourbon, vanilla, bunch of wood and some slight roasted notes.

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Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Black with coarse beige head. Aroma of cocoa, coffee and whisky. Medium bodied with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate vanilla and whiskycarries it onto a salty finish.

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Draught (Stockholm Beer Festival 2011) - Dark brown in colour. Roasted aroma with notes of plain chocolate and vinous fruits. Burnt, roasted and chocolatey taste with notes of coffee and plain chocolate. The finish is roasted.

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On tap at SBWF, September 29, 2011. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, oak, chocolate and some light notes of smoke. The taste was pleasant, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits and notes of bourbon. A soft and balanced beer, would like to try again.

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Sampled @ SBWF 2011 on September 29. Pours black with a thick mocha head. Smell is sweet with vanilla and some latex. Taste is sweet and rather light. It has some roasted malt but is dominated by vanilla and a subtle banana taste.