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8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle 25 cl. Black with a creamy light brown head. Aroma of cocolate, licorice and some coffee, complex. Sweet with a warm cocolate end, alc is well hidden. Shared with CH-303. Info: 26/2-2017, BB: 22/8-2022

8.4

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

At tasting. Bottle, black inky pour. Aroma of chocolate, licorice, booze, red fruit, figs, raisin and malt. Taste has boozy red fruit, licorice, chocolate, cacao powder, caramel, figs, caramel and an infinite finish with some extra cacao. Great beast.

9.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Almost black color and without foam. Wonderful aroma: strong alcohol, whiskey, cognac, caramel, dried fruits, wine, raisins. Taste: cognac, caramel, port wine, dried fruits, very warming. Great.

8.5

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

Appearance: Very dark brown, small tan head.
Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruits, roasted, coffee.
Taste: Roasted, dark brown, dark fruits, chocolate. Very smooth. Easy-drinking for the high ABV.
Bought: Courtesy of Nordcore - thanks!, 250 ml
Info: 26/2-2017, BB: 22/8-2022

8

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

250 ml bottle. Old rating notes found in a drawer when looking for something else. Surprised I haven’t rated this one before, have drinking this beer by several occasions, this rating seems to be done with a rather fresh sample. Pitch black body with a fine, dense, medium sized beige head. Nice, strong aroma dominated by dark malt, roast and coffee but also more complex with notes of dry fruit, brown sugar and molasses. Flavor is very sweet with molasses, dark malt, coffee, dry fruit, good balanced bitterness and warming alcohol. Full bodied and long lasting aftertaste with sweet malt, coffee and warming alcohol. My notes also says this still feels a bit raw and by experience from the other DH beers this will improve and smoothen by time. I have not been smart enough to cellar some of these beauties so I would not know if this happens. Still a very nice and truly complex beer. Not as good as the legendary #1 but better than #2 and #3 I think.

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hyvin tummanruskea, kirkas olut muodostaa alussa tummanbeigen vaahdon, joka kuitenkin katoaa nopeasti kokonaan. Vahva ja monipuolisen aromikas tuoksu on kahvinen, suklainen, paahteisen maltainen, lakritsinen ja sokerisen makea. Maku maltaisen makea, sokerinen, hieman kahvinen ja salmiakkinen. Öljyisen täyteläinen suutuntuma, alkoholi tuntuu jälkipoltteessa jonkin verran. Hieman liian alkoholinen ja aavistuksen verran turhan makea kokonaisuus, mutta kohtalaisen toimiva kuitenkin.

6.5

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

Bottled, from Systembolaget. Black with beige head.. Black pepper, coffee and licorice up front. Sweet with full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Saccharine, cherry, coffee tobacco and licorice. Long warming finish. Concentrated and less edgy than some of the previous versions.

8.5

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

The beer is black and thick. Small head, light brown in color. The bubbles recede quickly. The liquid looks heavy and coats the glass pretty nicely. The aroma has a wonderful sweet chocolate and rich coffee character. Big base of molasses and caramel. Just lots and lots of creamy, sweet chocolate. The alcohol is surprisingly well hidden. You get some booze but it’s not bad. Chocolate sprinkles on fudge with a little licorice and hints of dark, sweet fruits, dates and prunes and cooked cherries. Taste is similarly loaded down with chocolatey goodness. Nice and sweet and warming. Roast and coffee in the finish keep it from getting into cloying territory. Feel is full and thick. The alcohol seems to keep it from getting too chewy. Excellent dessert stout. Tons of flavor.

6.5

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

Bottle at Bishops Arms Järntorget, October 27, during Porterveckan 2015.Thanks _angst_ for the taste!Clear black color with some very dark brown in the bottom, small light brown head. Alcohol, solvents, light spicy scent. Alcohol, some cocoa, light smoked taste. Grainy aftertaste. Full mouthfeel, medium bitterness.