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Bottle from Beers of Europe. Dark brown colour, some off-white bubbles. Aroma is light roasted malts and sweet vanilla. Flavour is light roasted malts, bit of chocolate, vanilla, little fruitiness. Light bodied. A bit disappointing.

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

[RBESG, Sheffield] Grand Tasting @ The Harlequin, Sheffield. Reddish brown color with a thin brown head. Roasted aromas and flavours (not intense though) with come coffee notes. Not bad but average.

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

Bottled@The 1st Vaasa CS/ES beer session (thanks JP). Quite much black colour with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, some slight ashes as well as wood and nuttyness. Flavour is roasted malts, some nuts, mild chocolate as well as some ashes. Finish has some slight vanillaish notes.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Some choc, coffee on aroma. Some burntness on finish, bit watery on the malts if truth be told.

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Bottle 50cl. @ RBESG 09 Grand Tasting @ [ The Harlequin, Sheffield, England. ]Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, coffee, berry, rubber - peat. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090719]

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

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Brown color. Hint of caramel in the aroma. Thinnish. Caramel, just a hint of smoke and roast in the flavor. Sweetish, with some apple syrup.

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

RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Dark amber colour, off white head. Aroma is fruity, light roasted malts, smells a bit off. Flavour is coffee, light sour fruitiness, amber malts, light bitter finish.

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

Bottle, Carringtons, Manchester. Poured a deep dark brown with a fading tan head. Roasted malt aroma with dark chocolate. Some spicy hop bitterness mingled effectively with the roasty coffee tinged flavour to give this an intetesting and pleasurable balance. Slipped down very nicely.

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

Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Dark brown, small beige head. Syrupy chocolate aroma. Medium sweet with rounded moutfheel. A bit thin and empty with more vegetables, metal and water than chocolate or coffee. Finishes with a slight edge and almost without bitterness.