Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at 6th Noord-Holland Bierfestival, Alkmaar: Dark amber coloured brew with fine taste of roasted malts and caramel.

Historic check-in

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, chestnut colour with ruby shimmer and average to huge, frothy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Cautious, caramel malty and slightly yeasty, fruity aroma, leafy hints of red and dark berries, cautious nutty overtones. Taste is dry, floral, fruity hoppy, slightly yeasty fruity and sweet-ish, caramel malty, hints of red berries, a touch of petals, some caramel, a touch of rock sugar, minimally nutty aspects. Watery texture, dry palate, medium, prickly to lively carbonation. Slightly overcarbonated, not overly bock-ish therefore - OK.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

2006 version: flowery maltaroma. Soapy flavor with caramel and some roasted malt. Disappointing flavor after the fine aroma

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

Thuis uit een flesje. Roodbruin, bruin schuim. Goede smaak, caramel, zacht. Aardig.

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

33cl bottle from a trade with bierkoning, thanks! A clear reddish brown beer with a huge good lasting beige head. Aroma of red malt, red fruits, caramel, strong malt. Taste of strong red malt, caramel, reddish fruits, sweet malty finish.

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

Bottle @ home. Almost clear, nice red to slightly red-brown color, medium sized beige head. Aroma is malts, caramalts, candy sugar. Taste malts, quite sweet, a bit boozy, some dark fruits. Decent to medium body, medium carbonation.

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

Bottle. Red amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruit, caramel, malt. Flavour is hop, caramel, malt, fruit. Medium body. OK beer.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml.Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a small, frothy - fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, caramel, brown sugar, light nutty, light alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, caramel, roasted, nutty, dried fruit notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20110319]

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

Bottle @ Denmark/Norway Tasting @ Ulfborg 2011. Courtesy of Fonefan. Pours dark amber with a small off white head. Caramel, fruit, grain, cookie dough and winegums. Flat carbonation. A touch of alcohol.