Bottle @ Johns. Pours very dark brown with a light brown head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, heavy spice, candy sugar, lavander, tea. Flavor is light sweet, light sourness, malty, oak, tea, spice, lavander. Medium body, average carbonation, light acidic finish. 081016

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting, my place. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, lactose acid, spices, candy sugar, tea and hops. A bit unbalanced and messy.

Bottle. Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark brown colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy strange spicey aroma. Moderate bitter very spicey flavor. Too many different notes to be great. AVerage finish. oily palate.

Bottle. Very dark brown with big beige head. Aroma is malt, tea, spices, yeast, dark fruit and a little candy. Flavour is malt, yeast, notes of sourness, yeast, dark fruit, spices, little candy, wood, oak, warming, little over carbonated and a little bitter.

Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy brown with a big beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit, sour fruit, herbal and tea. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. High carbonation. 081016

375mL bottle, sent from yourilevesque (thanks a lot, Youri), pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a large brown head - looks slightly disturbed with the huge head. Aroma brings out leather, tart dark fruits, candied sugar, but none of the tea or lavender. Flavour is similar, with lots of leather, tart dark fruits and candied sugar. There is a light earthy quality, likely from the tea. No lavender detectable. Carbonation is high and hinting at a slight disturbance / possible infection, but it works out fine. Off but decent.

Bottle from PhillyCraft. Thanks Vin! It pours a dark brown color with a massive tan, rocky head that makes interesting formations as it shrinks. Seriously takes up 3/4 of the glass. The aroma has notes of tea leaves and molasses. A little black pepper and maybe some cocoa and cream. Not getting the lavender other than the tea-like quality. The flavor is a bit smoky with more black tea and savory notes of smoked/spiced meat. Some mild notes of blackberries and lavender. Very mild acidity in the back of the throat as it goes down. The mouthfeel is fairly light, but has some beefiness I guess from the lactose. Not really sweet at all though. Very well attenuated. Mild hints of pepper, wood and burnt toast in the finish. This was a very interesting beer, but not something that is usually up my alley personally.

Bottle shared at the level 42 tasting 7/9/2016. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. A hazed dark brown coloured pour with a whisy medium tan head aroma is dark toasted malts, pear, woody, guava, apple, earthy. Palate is slightly tangy and frothy, musty, airy carbonation, dryish finish. Flavour is complex, woody sour, prickly pear, dark toast, grapey fruit, slight liquorice. I like it.

Bottle big thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy dark brown with a thick light tan head. The aroma is earthy, musty, funky, wood, dirt, dried fruits, vinous, floral, spice and a touch of smoke. The taste is dry, bitter, vinous, stewed orange, peach, funky, floral, musty, leather, drying astringency, tannin and some balsamic vinegar with a dry woody finish. Medium body and moderate. Funky and fun.

Bottle split at Level 42, thanks to Leighton, 07/09/16. Rich manogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is earthy wood, toasted grains, spice, earl grey, candied fruit, brown sugars. Taste comprises light spice, candy peel, toffee, tangy dark fruits, liqourice, black pepper, faint chocolate. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light tarte wash. Ok but lower down the pecking order for the style.