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

Bottle at Craft Islington - massive thanks to Kenny! It pours darkest brown with a medium dark beige head. The aroma is soft, sweet, sticky, rich, cavlados, apple pie vanilla. must, oiliness and wood. The taste is slick, oily, juicy, sticky, apple pie, jammy fruits, plum, date, prune, grape, earth, wood, touch of umami and earth with a slick finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Great depth of flavour and very well balanced. Great stuff!

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

Bottle shared at CBC Islington 30/10/2017. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A dark black mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose dirty tan head. Aroma is nutty, malts, cinnamon, apple, plum, rich fruit cake. Flavour is composed of tangy musty grape, cake, woody malts, nutty, . Palate is semi sweet, woody, musty grape. Light funk. Nice.

Amazing

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Black, beige head. Aroma of caramel, candied apple, light wood, liquorice. Sweet malty flavour, caramel, malts, bay leaf, liquorice. Finish liquorice, bread, light apple.
(from bottle @ RBESG ’14 London Grand Tasting, Moncada tasting room)

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

660ml bottle. Quasi black colour with late awakening, small, thick, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, tan head. Nuttily, chocolately, roasty dark malty and fruity aroma, a cautious touch of hootch (probably due to the Cider Brandy). Taste is slightly sweet chocolately malty, hints of leather, ever increasing nutty and nougat notes, some treacle, mildly tart fruit acid counterweight. Rich and complex, diversified.

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

Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is malty toffee, caramel, taste is sweet, thick and fruity.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Flaske delt på på RBDH-samlingen hos Asle Bjørn: brunsvart, så og si uten skum. Rund aroma og smak med kaffe, rosiner, sjokolade og brandy. Nesten ingen karbonering. Servert for kald, så vi lot den temperere seg i glassene. Smaksrik og kompleks. Nydelig, selv om den er praktisk talt helt uten kullsyre.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Nearly black. Almost no head. Old coffee, bitter liquorice and alcohol in aroma and taste. No carbonation. Short aftertaste.

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

Shared 660 ml bottle at local tasting. Very dark brown colour, nearly black, minimal tan head. Vinous aroma, notes of oak, hints of cider and calvados. Mild roasty notes in the background. Minimal carbonation. Warming mouthfeel. Very oaky flavour, roasty chocolate notes with hints of cider and calvados. Nice, but a little more carbonation would be an advantage.