6.6

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

very very dark, almost black, nice light brown head. this should be in the dry stout category. nice and dry with LOADS of roastiness. I’m getting a bit of a sour funk, but i’m enjoying it though. nice bitter/roasty malt finish. great stuff.

6.8

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

(473ml can from Intermarché Saint-Jean, bought for making beef stew) Pours nearly black with a thin beige head that fades to a ring with lace. Aroma of brewed coffee, semi-sweet chocolate, purple grapes, moderate roast grains, touch of licorice. Flavour is lightly sweet up front, fruity purple grape maltiness, semi-sweet chocolate, brewed coffee, burnt grains, dark bread. Finish is bone dry, light to moderate bitterness, cacao nibs, toasted cereals, minerals, spent coffee grounds, touch of licorice. Very crispy mineral water profile overall for style, I found, giving a watered-down vibe. Light body, overcarbonated but improves with some swirling to lessen the soda water feel. Competent if unexciting basic stout, bought for cooking but it only used 1/6 of the can. Would use it again for that purpose given the price.

7

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

Vom Fass in Roberval, schwarz wie die Nacht, schöner Guinness-Schaum. Im Trunk milchig, Schokolade, sehr cremig, süffig, verhältnismäßig leicht aber lecker.

8.1

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

7.8

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

F: big, brown, quick gone to thin film. C: dark brown to almost black, opaque. A: roasted malt, cocoa, chocolate, dark fruits, coffee, dark caramel, nuts. T: roasted malt, light earthy bitterness, cocoa, chocolate, coffee, medium body, medium carbonation, good balanced and easy drinkable, perfect beer, 341ml bottle from Christmas market in Brussels.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled 341ml (Saveur)
Dark brown color, small off-white head. Aroma has dark chocolate, cardboard and toasted maltyness. Medium-bodied. Light lactose in the front, chocolaty with hints of sweet licorice. Milk stouty. Ok.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

341ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, frothy to cremay, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Dark malty aroma, notes of liquorice. Taste is dark malty, slightly chocolately, subtle sweetness, minimally buttery with a toffee touch. OK.

7.5

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

Sehr dunkelbraune Farbe, ordenltiche braune Schaumkrone. Geruch schokoladig, erdig, röstmalzig, wenig rote Beeren. Geschmack süß röstmalzig, viel Karamell, Vanille und Schokolade, lecker!

7

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

Black colour, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, light sweet. Sweet flavour, malty, sweet milk chocolate. Quite creaymy. Short finish, light roasted malts.
A bit too sweet, but nice.
(From 341 mL bottle @ home)

7.6

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Boréale Noire (by Boréale - Brasseurs du Nord):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

15/II/13 - 33cl bottle from the Christmas Market in Brussels @ my birthday tasting - BB: I/2013 (seriously? January 2013 and you sell it in December?) (2013-169)

Clear dark brown beer, small aery beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of chocolate, grains, hay, stable, caramel, mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of chocolate, mocha, some caramel, little bitter, cocoa powder. Aftertaste: chocolate, mocha, little sour, cocoa powder. Very decent stout.