Bottle 500 ml. Dark brown, unclear. Aroma: malt, fruit, dried fruits, caramel, jam and currants, a little wine and spicy. Taste: slightly sour, wine vinegar, red currant, caramel, wine, dry, a little dried fruit. Not bad.

(Keg at Black Door, 20151218) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had vineousness, dark chocolate, burnt malts and vanilla. Palate full bodied and oily with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, vanilla, dark chocolate, salty liquorice, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste was vineous, burnt and bitter. A very tasty brew that had spent time in barrels.

Draught @ Black Door, Helsinki. Pours dark reddish brown, almost black with a small head. Aroma of sourish berries, hints of funky yeast, wood, oak and vinous notes. Taste is smooth, slightly funky yeasty and earthy with some tartish berries, mild sourness and vinous notes, hints of chocolate and syrup. Finish is funky, woody and mildly tart with some berry juice notes, hints of roastiness and sweetness. Interesting. Reminds me of a lighter, less aggressive version of Lost Abbeys Red Poppy Ale.

Bottled at Porterfestivalen 2015, Göteborg. November 14, 2015.Brown color, tan head. Malty, sweet, alcohol scent, also ash. Malty, acidic taste. Malty short aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.