6

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

can @ drink station (budapest) golden colour, normal body, white head, average carbonated, grainy, malty sweetness, hoppy, lightly fruity, decent bitterness, easy to drink,

7

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

Bottle split at the last minute CBJ Tasting (big thanks Marcin for hosting), thanks to Kenny for this one, 13/07/23. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that thins to edgeing. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, umami, molasses, cocoa dusting, light oxidisation setting in. Taste comprises dried fruit rinds, oak, chocolate, light spice, dates, brown bread, soy nip, molasses. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad for the age.

7

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

Bottle shared at craft beer junction bermondsey. A light hazed brown coloured pour with a fading khaki head. Aroma is dusty dark malts, cola cubes, grape, raisin. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, cola, aged malts, raisin, cola cubes. Dusty malts. Palate is semi sweet, oily, mellow carbonation. Bit dead.

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Still very good after some year in the basement Clear dark pour and a fine tan head Ok intensity in the aroma. Balanced sweetness and a fine carbonation level Dark malt, toffee, fruity, vanilla and mild rum in the flavor [Bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika in Oslo, Norway]

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 9

330ml bottle from 2011, sampled Oct 2016. Pours dark brown towards black with virtually no head. Aroma: lots of dried fruits, vinous, caramel, rum, booze, vanilla, light peat, liquorice.Taste: raisins, plums, cola hints, lots of oak, rum, vanilla, liquorice, charcoal, ash. Surprisingly thin body with very low carbonation. Creeping level of oxidisation here but still a fine beer.

8.2

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

(Bottle) Dark brown colour with brief, foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with dark chocolate, wood, black rye bread, liquorice, rum, nuts and raisins. Malty, roasted taste with notes of raisins, wood, dark chocolate, black rye bread, liquorice, rum, nuts, hints of tropical fruit, burnt sugar and a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and fairly well balanced for its strength, with a rich oak aged rum character. Very nice.

9

Bottled 05-12-11. And another massive wishlist tick. Still quite good, considering its age, but does appear to have flattened a bit. Still great, though. Smooth, rummy, lots of raisins and fairly sweet. Thanks a lot, Marco! Absolute pleasure.

7

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

12oz bottle pours out a cola brown color topped with a small fizzy head. Nose is big ripe pit fruit heavy rum booze and roast malts. Taste is more of the pit fruit heavy booze and barrel.

7.8

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

Aroma malt, karamell, rom, rosin. Utseende mørk brun med lys beige skum. Smak malt, karamell, rom, rosin, alkohol. Middels fyldig, kraftig smak, søtlig. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta Tromsø, 33cl 11,5% Smakt November 2012