Bottle. Cloudy, very dark amber. Really nice, off-white head. Aroma is a malty, fruit cake smell. Taste is sweet up front and bitter after taste with hints of caramel and dried fruit.

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Roast and light hint of oak. Comes off a little sour. Perhaps something off with the lines at Birch and Barley. Id say it’s good but not really a dunkel. Light tangy finish. Tap.

4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Dark brownish black with beige head. Aromas of grains, slight dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit, grains, raisins. Light body with a dry finish. Nice dunkel.

Sample, brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, savoured in October 2014; eye: dark brown, opaque, tiny ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, light acridness, light burnt, light caramel; mouth: malt, light acridness, light burnt, light caramel, finale in malt with presence of acridness, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, savourée en octobre 2014; œil : brun foncé, opaque, petit anneau de mousse brun, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, légère âcreté, léger brûlé, léger fumé, léger caramel; bouche : malt, légère âcreté, léger brûlé, léger fumé, léger caramel, finale en malt avec légère présence d’âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

22 oz bottle shared. Pours dark. Very cola like pour with fizzy head. Semi-smokey aroma. A lot of caramel and malt flavor with a smokey, flavorful finish. Good stuff.

Bottle:Deep ruby amber coloured, presumably clear, very stable and lacy off-white head; not too sweet caramelly and roasty nose, dried red fruits detectable; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, medium to full bodied and pretty soft; drier robust bitter-sweet finish with caramel and an ashy touch. A well drinkable and pleasant brew…

Keg at Port/Lost Abbey tasting room, 18/04/14. Dark mahogany brown with a moderate light tan covering that dissipates and retains. Nose is dark malt, light spice, candied orange peel, whiff of smoke, hint of cocoa. Taste comprises dark toffee, earthy pangs, spice, biscuit malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid offering for the style.

650ml bottle. Clear, ruby red glowing darkest brown colour with average to huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Dark malty aroma, a touch of malt lozenge, chocolate. Taste is dry to bitter hoppy, slightly roasty dark malty; lively carbonation, dry, roasty finish.