Verdi (Black Jack)

Black with low brown head - Malt aroma with smoke in it as well - Nice malt body with smoke in the back - The smoke goes into the finish, and it lasts - This was quite nice

Sampled form a 0.33l bottle from #119, 2002 islay cask, @ Crowbar - courtesy of Sigmund. Thanks man! This is a near black looking one in the glass. It also has a small quickly sidesticking kinda brown looking little head. I was expecting a peat bomb, but this is actually a tad sweeter and more balanced than what I was expecting. Still, it has some strong roapy, burned, really woody islay tones here. A faint vanilla sweetness in the back and it also has a thick and dark roasted tone all the way. Oh, the peat kicks you in the teeth when tasting it! It's quite woody okay and infused with a smoky punch. Thick and oily in the mouth with a gentle prickling carbonation level. Concentrated chocolate milk with dark burned wood, sea rope and burned leather. Not something you chug down, but as a small sampler it's quite nice. 16.02.2014

Sehr dunkelbraunes, fast schwarzes Bier mit schöner bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, schokoladig, Kaffee. Geschmack intensiv röstmalzig, Kaffee, Schokolade.

16.02.2014, 0,33l bottle shared with Palme, Sigmund & bergstaden @ Crowbar:
Nice light brown slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich, peat, licorice, coffee, dark sugar, dark malts, leather, whisky, oak. Taste is slightly sweet, peat, dark sugar, leather, licorice, whisky, oak, grass, burnt caramel, burnt coffee, hay. Medium bitterness, slightly oaky mouthfeel. Nice, not too peated.

Rerate, 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 10,0%. Aged in Speyside 2003 barrels. Pitch black colour, minimal brown head. Strong aroma of roast malts, tar, liquorice, moderate peat. The flavour is also roasty with tar and more pronounced peat, but not nearly as much peat smoke as in the Islay version. Hints of strong coffee and liquorice. I’m upping it a point or two. Original rating: Bottle, at Crowbar, Oslo. Served too cold. ABV is 10,0%. Aged in Islay 2002 barrels. Pitch black colour,minimal brown head. Strong aroma of Islay Scotch whisky, peat smoke, roasted malts, coffee, a hint of liquorice. Very peaty and roasty flavour.

09/10/2014 Ma che siete venuti a fà (tap). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma cappuccino a grana grossolana, abbondante e persistente. Al naso sentori di malti tostati, note torbate, leggero fruttato, etilico, note di botte, vaniglia, whisky, non male. In bocca note di caffé, whisky torbato, leggera liquirizia, alcol, un po’ stucchevole a lungo andare. Corpo medio-pieno, carbonazione medio-bassa. Interessante, ma andrebbe leggermente affinata.

Bottle 330ml #0010 @ Nøgne Ø, Rygene
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, oatmeal, oak, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, oak and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.