5

Noe lukt av røyk. Smak, Karamel, plomme og noe røyksmak. Helt grei bitter. Smakt desember 15

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

0.33l bottle from #322. Wow, already at batch 322? That's impressive. This is a dark amber, almost copper colored one, cloudy and with a medium sized superbly lacing off-white head. Smells sweetish, mild and caramel - toffee like. A tiny little smoked earthy hint in the blend also. Smells decent, though perhapd not exactly mine kind of aroma. A little bit of the same in the taste also with a hint of smoke. It's also quite Christmassy to my surprise. Cardamom and cloves. Strange stuff to put in an ESB, so I guess they actually haven't. It has a mild oily texture in the mouth and it's below average, almost soft on the carbonation. There's also something slightly darkish over this. Coffee soaked in rye bread? Easy to drink, and I actually don't mind the flavors at all. 22.05.2015

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle, batch 322. Pours maroon, with a mocha creamy head receding to a thin layer. Aroma is sweet, with roasted malts with grain, kandi and nuts, as well as notes of berries, and spicy hops. Medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is sweet roasted malts, with grain, cocoa and notes of smoky wood,  kandi and berries, as well as citrusy hops lingering through the finish.

6

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

Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear amber with a huge and lively off-white head. Very fruity nose. Rich, malty body, solid caramel, Fruity, has a light rubbery edge. Sufficient bitterness. Quite a solid example of a not so interesting style. Slow gusher. 060716

6.4

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

Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Naama. Clear reddish amber with a beige head. Aroma of malt, toast, earthy hops, fruity note. Sweetish flavor, malty, with toast, caramel, biscuit, a light salty note, a fruity note, and some bitterish earthy hops. Medium-bodied. Decent.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled (from Vinmonopolet, Kirkenes). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is mild fruits, some wood, a bit earthy and some floral notes. Flavour is leathery, some fruity, nectary and some toffeeish notes. Leathery and toffeeish aftertaste with something fruity as well.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle 330ml (Vinmonopolet). Clear deep amber color, small beige head. Light grassy, sweetish caramel aroma. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Watery front. A bit sweetish with toffee, grassy hops. Lingering bitterness. Simplish.

6.2

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

Bottle, 5%. Hazy dark amber/brown with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, biscuit, toasted and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit, medium sweet, hop, salt? , little bread, rye, herbs and a little bitter.

7

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

Thuis, fles. Borefts aankoop, donker rood/bruin, veel schuim en koolzuur. Bitter, haagse hopjes, salmiak. Stimuleert de smaakpapillen, smaakt naar meer! Backlog from 2015/09/28. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sea ESB on 29 Sep 2015 at 21:30 - Score: 7. Original review text: Borefts aankoop, donker rood/bruin, veel schuim en koolzuur. Bitter, haagse hopjes, salmiak. Stimuleert de smaakpapillen, smaakt naar meer!