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6.8

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

500ml bottle. Quasi black colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty and resinous, fruity hoppy aroma, notes of blueberry and blackberry. Taste is initially sweet, chocolately dark malty and fruity hoppy, notes of blueberry and blackberry, later - with collapsing malty backbone - more and more bitter and purely resinous hoppy, slightly alcoholic; lingering bitter and slightly warming, alcoholic finish. A bit puffed-up, swanky, shows off with excessively high abv and IBUs.

8

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

Pours dark brown, beige foam, some lacings. Sweet hop liquor nose, bit of roast and yes, going to black barleywine direction. Tropical stuff. Taste is hoppy, bitter, herbal in regards of hops somehow. Not so fruity anymore and finished with sort of leathery feel, slight smoke. Drinks like a nice black IPA, so that 11% abv is really a surprise, drinks much lighter than that. Awesome beer, really unique actually.

7.5

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

Draught @ [ Russian Craft Beer Festival ] - Taproom Malmö, Bergsgatan 33, Malmö, Sweden 21422. [ As Bakunin Black Kangaroo ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, moderate to heay hoppy, citrus, marmalade hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, marmalade hops, grapefruit, hop bitter, dark malt, roasted. Body is medium to light full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170128] 7-4-7-4-15

6

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

Bottle from Biererei, shared at Salud. Not much aroma. Bitter earthy cocoa taste.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From tap. Pours pitch black with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted, slight fruity. Smooth fruity. Mild toasted malty. Crisp hoppy. Citrusy. Smooth fruity. Lingering hoppy finish.

6.2

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

BOTTLE 50 CL. Really dark brown, beige head. The aroma is not that promising - dull citrus pith and resin, some gluey/alcohol harshness, no hoppy brightness of malty richness. The taste follows, unfortunately. Harsh pithy gluey buttress and no good hops. The malts are there, somewhere behind, being obscured but the harsh bitterness and booze. Disappointing.

7.2

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

Tap@Taproom Malmö, Malmö (28/01/2017) - pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste is medium roasted malty and hoppy, slight charred burnt malt, some grapefruit and citrus fruity backing, pine needles, boozy edge into the close.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

It pours jet black with a small tan head. The taste is rich roasted malt, liquorice, tar, charred wood, earthy, eccles cake, dried fruits, dark chocolate, plum and date. The taste is bitter, juicy, rich roasted malt, plum, date, dried fruits, fruit compote, bigger chocolate, some alcohol warmth and touch of soap citrus with a dry, roasty finish. Mediumbody and fine carbonation. Flavoursome.