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

Old rating - A 330ml bottle from Dunell's in Jersey. ABV is 5.1. Pours a very dark burgundy with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, brown sugar, yeast, raisins, caramel, liquorice, nutty, slightly sour with sweet malt. Medium body. Slightly bitter finish. Highly enjoyable.

01/07/2005. NINKASI ALE HOUSE, 267 Rue Marcel Merieux, LYON, Rhône-Alpes, France

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

18/12/2020. Bottle from Beer52, 5.1% abv, as Ninkasi Noire. Pours dark brown with a small frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, dark fruit, berries, cocoa, damson, blackberry and plum jam. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, texture a bit watery, and quite fizzy. Body and fizz makes it a little less appealing but enjoyable otherwise.

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

Bottle from a French supermarket - many thanks, Anke! Pours hazy black with a big, tan head (gusher). Aroma of dried fig, prune, liquorice, chocolate powder, toffee, liqueur. Taste has sweet fig, prune, vague red apple, chocolatey malty body with herbal & spicy liquorice underneath, low toasty bitterness. Earthy-peppery hoppy finish, more toast & dried fruit. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation. Not spot-on but enjoyable.

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

33cl bottle (6%) from Beerwulf webshop. F: huge, tanned, long lasting. C: black, opaque. A: sweet dark malts, bit chocolate, mellow dark fruits, dark bread, dried fruits. T: medium malty base, roasted tones, fresh dark bread crust, bit cocoa, dark fruity, dry on the palate, too much bready roasted tones for me yet not bad, enjoyed.

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

[33cl bottle from Beer52 at 5.1% ABV.] An opaque, dark brown pour with a thin beige head; earthy aroma; very sweet taste with roasted barley and red berry fruit; then a drier finish with a touch of bitterness and some warmth. A pleasant dark beer - not sure if it's a stout or a black IPA.

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

33cl bottle; BB Apr 2021. Poured into a thistle shaped glass at home on 19th Feb 2020. Fast fading head to nothing, the body deep mahogany colour. Dark fruits and red wine in the nose, dark fruits and chocolate in the taste. Really enjoyed the aroma and flavours, pity about the no show of a head.

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

Fles 33cl thuis gedeeld. 6%. Zurig, pruim, rozijn, bes, fruitig, wat koffietonen, chocolade, licht roasted malts, bittertje na. Apart. (7-2-2020).

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

Creamy tan head stayed on dark mahogany coloured still body. Malt aroma. Medium to full bodied, creamy on the palate with a lighter clean back. Chocolate, berries, lactose, nutty & sweet fruit with tangy citrus finish.
Earlier Rating: 1/22/2020 Total Score: 3.6
Creamy tan head stayed on dark mahogany coloured still body. Malt aroma. Medium to full bodied, creamy on the palate with lighter clean back. Chocolate, berries, lactose, nutty & sweet fruit with tangy citrus finish. Nice - Easy going.

Bottle from Beer52. Cola colour with a deep coloured head. Aroma molasses and burnt muscavado sugar. Taste slight citrus fruity sweet to bittersweet. Medium body.