Malty dark ale. Strong alcohol and chocolate notes are completely hidden in it’s complex and easy to drink taste. Original 4.4 - Rerated 3.6

(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 2 Mar 2010) Dark reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, slightly nutty nose with notes of chocolate and caramel. Malty, nutty taste with chocolate, dark bread, toasted grain and a gentle, spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Well balanced and nice beer with alcohol well hidden.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, savoured on February 17 2010; eye: amber, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, “tired”, hops, spices; mouth: malt, caramel, “tired”, water, light hops, spices, finale in malt-caramel with hint of hops, medium body, not much carbonation, lightly sweet, slightly bitter and astringent, slick texture; overall: so? FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, savourée le 17 février 2010; œil : ambrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, « fatigué », houblon, épices; bouche : malt, caramel, « fatigué », eau, léger houblon, épices, finale en malt-caramel avec légère présence de houblon, corps moyen, très peu carbonatée, légèrement sucrée, très légèrement amère et astringente, texture coulante; en résumé : bof!

Bottle from a trade with tgncc. Pours cola brown color with khaki head. Toasted malts, licorice and caramel aromas. Lightly sweet roasty flavor with some caramel. Medium body with average carbonation. Decent. Thanks Tom.

Draught at Pony Bar, New York
Dark brown color. Light aroma. Medium body structure, with some chocolate flavor and dark caramel; medium-low bitterness. Easy.

(Draught) Poured dark brown and almost clear with medium sized and white head. Aroma was of malts and liquorice. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Tasted of malts, liquorice, sweetness, hops, lightly fruity and bitter. Sweet, malty and lightly bitter aftertaste.

Pours deep mahogany into a shaker. Beige head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Toasty malt aromas. Crisp and pleasantly astringent with spicy hops and caramel malt. Lasting slightly smoked finish.

Draught at the New York Wine and Culinary Center. Dark brown with a winey red glow. Big nose of toffee, coffee, chocolate; rich and fragrant, with a big of dried fruits. Chocolate, coffee flavor, bitter and well roasted with rather light body and a big, bitter finish. Very pleasant.

When this beer poured, I was sure that it was a brown ale, because the tan head and the dark brown body made it seem that way. The aroma was not exquisite... mostly just roasted malts and sugars, but not in a really appetizing way. The beer’s texture was a little bit on the creamy side, but was also in a strange way kind of watery. Caramel and roasted malt sweetness were the primary flavors in the beer. Don’t really know if I liked this or not, but hell it was interesting.