Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Pour from magnum bottle, 2004 bottling date. Pours dark brown with red highlights when held to the window. Beige head is on the smaller side and slowly dissipates to a fine ring. Aroma is dark fruits, anise and colas. The taste has anise, licorice, cola, raisins, walnuts and some deftly applied spices. The palate is medium in viscosity and the carbonation is soft. Finishes long and semi sweet and perhaps just a touch cloying. Overall: just lovely. This is a beer nerds beer and so I loved it. Paired well with some smoked Gouda cheese.

Had it earlier when the phone was dead... from a 2004 magnum!