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

Bottle. Deep brown colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is alcohol, some dried fruits, sweet malt, mild caramel and some toffee tones. Flavour is ripe fruits, alcohol, some wood, mild toffee and some herbal tones. A bit cognac sweetness. Surprisingly easy going.

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

Bottle. Thanks to Thomas A for sharing Shared early 2019. Pours amber brown with a small white head. Wood. Dusty, caramel and esters. Warming alcohol. Did not quite make it..

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle thanks to Vestergaard! Pours black with a medium brown head. Aromas of rice pudding, cinnamon, dark sugar, crocant, dark fruits, licorice, butter, "kokostoppe", spices, dark chocolate. Taste is roasty, lots of barrel, vanilla, licorice, cinnamon, dark fruits, spices. Damn this is nice and special!

Holds up magnificently. Thin layer of thick, creamy foam. Smell is sweet. Taste is sweet but more complex. Spices, cookies, lots of nutmeg.. Cinnamon, clove? Good dose of cognac too, complements nicely, not overpowering. Complex, strong, yet very gentle. After some warming a bunch of coconut appears!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

06.12.2018, 0,375l bottle shared with friends @ home:
Nice light brown slightly bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, butterscotch, dark malts, dark sugar, caramel, vanilla, raisins, minerals, grass, "knekk", oak. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, fruit stones, hay, raisins, minerals, grass, oak, alcohol, caramel malts, bark, dark sugar, butterscotch, old rope, chocolate. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Nice.

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Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Santa's Little Helper Cognac Belgian Strong on 05 Sep 2018 at 10:28 - Score: 8. Original review text: Backlog

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Dark brown black-ish pour. Aroma of vanilla, red fruit, oak, figs, caramelised malt and chocolate. Taste has vanilla, red fruit, caramel cookie, cinnamon, candi sugar, creamy chocolate, sweet spices and a spicey sweet luscious finish. Truly delicious.

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

Süßlicher, malzig gewürziger Antrunk. Noten von Anis und Kümmel, weich, für über 10% enttäuschend schwach. Leicht herb, vollmundig. Gut. 10/11/11/11/12/11

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

Sampled from 0.375 l bottle. Slightly hazy, dark brown to black with a light brown head. Sweetish-malty, quite spicy aroma of milk chocolate, lots of coconut, hazelnut and some nougat. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and quite spicy taste of milk chocolate, coconut, nougat, vanilla, cinnamon and hazelnut, followed by a long, slightly roasty-bitter, quite warming-alcoholic and a bit spicy finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Very good!