Bottle. Brown, golden brown cream. Coffeeroast nose. Toasted, nutty, coffeeish, light smoked. Ok balance. Medium to light body. Light toasted aftertaste, dark chocolate stays on the tongue. Enjoyable.

(Draught at Pikkulintu on 2008-11-29) Deep brown and hazy. Medium sized tan coloured head. Roastedness and chocolate in nose. Full bodied palate with quite a lot of carbonation. Roastedness, bitterness, malts, chocolate, some saltiness and sweetness in taste. Sweetness, roastiness and chocolate in aftertaste.

Bottle. From Kvickly. Frothy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Dark red amber wonderfull colour. Heavy malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Spicey and roasted. Chocolate notes. Long nice moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Fantastic well-balanced beer. Dont forget to buy some to cellar.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are roast malt, caramel, spices and coffee.

50cl bottle: Pours dark brown with a small creamy head & lacings. Nose is roasted malts, caramel, nuts & dark fruits. Taste has coffee & a little chocolate. Fine bitter roastyness. Medium & smooth mouthfeel. Vaguely ashy & metallic. Pretty enjoyable!

(On tap) Pours a clear, warm reddish brown with a dense, beige head. Lightly roasted coffee aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet roasted malt, vanilla and again distinct coffee notes leaving a distinct bitterness. Very solid. 180908

Dark almost black colour with medium beige head.Aroma of rosted malt and caramel note of bitter dark chocolate and coffee,nice and well balanced beer.

(Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival, 20 Sep 2008) Reddish brown colour with brief head. Malty nose with notes of dark fruit, dried apricots, caramel, toffee and dusty hops. Fruity, malty taste with dried fruit, dark bread, caramel and generous doses of earthy hops in a balanced, warming finish. Sweetish. Very nice one, the 2007 version was nice, but this beer style seems to suit them better. 7/4/8/4/15=3.8 (Rerate: bottle, 13 April 2009, under somewhat more sober circumstances) Dark brown colour with ruby hints. Creamy beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, chocolate, wort bread, soy sauce and spicy hints of clove. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, raisins, prunes, wort, soy sauce and brown sugar. Spicy finish with hints of clove and citrussy hops. Slightly over medium body, smooth mouthfeel. A balanced malt sweetness shines through. Excellent beer.

Draught@SBWF2008. Deep amber colour, medium brown head, lacing. Aroma is hops, mild spices and hops. Flavour is spices, caramel and mild yeastyness. As it warms up it gets more fruity and also has some roasted notes.

Draft at Stockholm Beer Festival 2008. A deep red beer with a tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit, caramel, bread, and Belgian yeast?!?