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1 pt, 9 oz bottle. Pours a very dark and opaque black with a tan, foamy head that dissipates slowly. Very strong caramel, chocolate, and banana aromas. It is medium sweet with mild flavors of caramel. It is medium in body with a slightly slick texture. Which is surprising given its dark color and sweet flavor, as I would have expected it to be a bit thicker and creamier. Carbonation is average and the finish is long.

Overall, a very nice beer that I’m sure I will be drinking again in the near future.

Malzig in der Nase, sehr herb im Trunk, im Abgang bitter, dann süß, fast etwas schokoladig - ganz nett.

4 months past BB date. No banana or clove. Canned peas, old malts, burnt sugars. Need a new bottle.

At Samo Pivo Belgrade-Serbia, bottle with markoijelena. Ciao Marko! Pours cola color, cloudy with a medium brownish cap. Good retention in the glass. Nose: bread crust first invades the nose, yeast, hint of smoked cheese and background of caramel. Mouth: medium carbonation, balanced bitterness but remarkable, fresh feel, BreadI, syrup. Nice. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle at Bierhof Athens, June 2014. Dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma and taste of light banana, yeast, chocolate and some light coffee. An interesting beer that was fairly bitter in the finish.

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes braunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch hefig, röstmalzig, leicht fruchtig würzig. Geschmack hefig, leicht würzig, leicht fruchtig.

From a larger flip top bottle, larger by american 12 oz standards. Smell is mild malt. first taste is laid back mild dark beer thing. Look is very nice appealing dark beer thing happening. $4 at vintage for about a half liter. In the glass this stuff bubbles all over, almost over the top of my double 12 oz clear heavy mug. Mild carbonation, could use more. Chocolate aroma punches thru. Yes, a big rocky choco foamy head. Aroma is metallic at times. Yes, a continuous mild flavorful event without much ill attribute. Nicely reserved. Finish is all of the above, good overall mild dark beer experience. Now I can see why this is the original. I like this stuff, even if it is dull at times, it leaves no surpizes and I don’t care for big rude surprises, heheh. So there you have it, a decent friendly dark beer with no ill manners.

Bottle on the what the hell was I thinking tour of Bavaria. Dark brown beer lasting beige head. Esters on the aroma. Bit of ashtray in the flavour. It’s ok but the ashtray is too much for me.

Sehr milder Antrunk, schön samtig-weich. Der Hauptteil wird etwas malziger, aber auch irgendwie scharf. Dabei trotzdem weich-samtig. Die Hefe vermischt sich angenehm mit den leichten Röstmalzaromen, die auch im Nachgeschmack noch deutlich zu spüren sind. Auf der Zunge bleibt eine röstmalzig-hefige Note.
--> Eigentlich ein sehr leckeres Bier, wenn nicht diese komische Schärfe im Hauptteil wäre…
Test vom 23.9.2008, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 12,9,11,10,12,9 - 9,90