On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, moderate beige head. Aroma of smoke but not extreme, hints of citrus and seaside. Light bodied and refreshing, the fairly dry flavour has smoked and ctrussy hops, while the salt is not overdone, but contributes probably to the "fresh" character of the beer. The dark malts are surprisingly subdued, and the bitterness is low.

Bottle at home. Courtesy of ClubGonzo. Pours a black colour with a huge, light and greyish brown, compact head. Roasted malt in the aroma along with chocolate truffles, lactose, sweet coffee, rye bread, leather and some ash. Lots of ash and roasted malt in the flavour and with a sweeter hint in a lasting aftertaste. Has a slick and a little light mouth feel, and a light to medium bitterness. A good and pretty roasted stout.

On tap at Nærbø Ølfestival 2013. An almost clear one, dark brown in color. Roasted aroma with dark chocolate, caramel and something strange I can’t really pin. Pretty much the same in the flavor, the salt used is barely detectable. Roasted and chocolatey, with caramel and a little bitterness. Dry on the palate with a decent carbonation. Well, not my kind of beer, but nice in a way. 131019

Sample at Nærbø Ølfestival. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, smoked, licorice, coffee. Flavour is roasted malt, smoked, licorice, coffee, hop, cocoa. Medium body. Nice beer.

0.5l bottle. Really deep and dark as good at black in the glass this one. It has a small nicely islandy dark chocolate top that's leaving small lacing down the glass. Good chocolate nose, definitely not extreme but gentle subtle and quite nice. Some soft ashtray thing is also present here, at is an is a soft papery touch. Smells quite nice. Yeah, that tastes quite good! Loaded with chocolate, chocolate malts, chocolate paper and even a little bit of chocolate milkshake. Impressive mouthfeel on this relatively softly alcoholic beverage, quite smooth in the mouth and it's softly comfortably carbonated. Layers of flavor here. Ends with a little coffee acidity in the end and aftertaste. Well done! 07.09.2013

On tap @ Voss bryggeri, with VANØ Bergen. Pours black with a creamy finger thick mocha head. Aroma is roasted malts and grain, with sweet whiffs of sugar and kandi. Full body with average carbonation. Flavour is sweet with roasted malts, peat, chocolate and kandi, with a sweet salty finish. Very nice velvety and full flavoured for its ABV.

Sampled at Nærbø Ølfestival 2013. Very close to black body with a big fluffy and fast disappearing off-white head. Aroma has dark, light roasted malt, dry fruit and dark chocolate. Flavor of sweet, dark malt, toast, dry fruit and dark chocolate with moderate bitterness. Fine body and decent aftertaste. A rather nice stout, but I really can’t identify the salt here, neither the extraordinary quality. Might be the 4,7% strength drowning in all the other festival flavors.