7.1

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

Bottled. Dark brown pour. White head bubbles aroma is malts and some pepper. Chocolate oats. Medium bodied.

7.1

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

Bottle. Toasted nut brown with a two finger tan head. Aroma has hints of honey cake, grains. Taste is slightly sweet with a dry finish.

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Whole Foods Bowery. Cut artwork. Rounded pint glass. Thin, foaming oatmeal head. Brown on black see through body. Smell is brown bread, oats & caramelized sugar. Soft. Taste is of an extremely smooth brown ale. Oats bring a fluffier texture & a baked flavor. Molasses seem to add a deep toasted burnt sugar sharpness. I can’t really single out the honey, but I would guess off experience that it thickened & sweetened up the brew somewhat as it does my morning tea. Low abv, but it’s richness makes it not quite as easy. Again, great lingering texture. Ever so slightly flat, but it is better for it. I appreciate the small format & being able to approach something new to me that wasn’t just another double imperial sour wild ale. :-)

7

Very late rating

7.1

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

Bottle as part of beer pairing at Luksus. Pours brown. Balanced brew with a taste of malt sweetness and some chocolate.

7

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

From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014. Dark brown color with off white head. Malty aroma, light roasted, caramel, bread, light chocolate, fruity, honey. Sweet and biter taste. Light to medium oily body with soft carbonation

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle. Pours a dark brown color with red highlights. Large foamy burlap colored head slow disappears to leave a small bubbly cap. Sweet roasted malt nose. Notes of birch beer and faint molasses. Tangy sweet dark malts with more dark sugars fairly light. . Slightly spicy, like mace or cardamom. Finish has some residual dryness from the honey. Despite the oats, the body remains light. Interesting and tasty. Damn good "Kottbusser".

7.6

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

Thinking this was an altbier, but ah, yeah, somewhat close eh, but what’s a \"kossbusser\", lol, ha, don’t look at me despite my German background, I’m lost.
This is based only on observations, and will revisit as I learn more about whatever the hell \"kossbussers\" are.
So, yeah, poured into a stange, here’s the rest, (don’t even know if I did it right tonight), (maybe pissed that the Eagles lost to the d-bag cowfuckin’ girls).
The appearance was a dark brown color ranging close to a black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within a quick minute. Lacing, uh...yeah, not there.
The smell, wow, uh...there’s a whole lot going on - slight smokey to meatiness with a semi-thick sweet honey to somewhat thin molasses thing goin’ on.
The taste was mainly sweet with a slight smokey to honey underneath rolling into a light dried molasses flavor. There’s no aftertaste and a slight quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium. Carbonation runs really light, and I don’t mind that as it leads to a sweet sticky sort of feel slyly clinging to my tongue.
Overall, uh...well, I liked it for me, but like I said earlier, I have no clue what a \"kossbusser\" is supposed to be. I looked at it as an altbier and yeah, way better than a Long Trail Ale or an Alaskan Amber, so I almost don’t even think its fair to compare. Just drink it, if you see it and don’t compare to anything else on the American market.

5

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

From a bottle this is a very dark beer with a pillowy alabaster head. Label on the bottle is quite interesting in composition. Mild laid back aroma of malt, possibly some cola and chocolate as well. Starts off with a mild stout attitude. Mild co2. Yes, quite different even tho it is stoutish but its not in yer face. Leaves a warming sensation down the gullet. Unique flavors hiding in the background leaves me a bit nervous. Couldn’t drink a bunch of this but, ok for a one timer because its a unique experience.

6.5

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

Bottle at home. Brown pour big beige head. Nose is soft fruit and cola. Tastes of cola, caramel, molasses, earthy bitters, cocoa, slight honey. Light palate. More subtle than expected.