6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle. Black body with a rust-brown head, head is small, dense and fast disappearing. Aroma is coffee, mocha, grapefruit and overripe apples. Flavor is surprisingly light, sweet, roasted, coffee, dried prunes, a fruity bitterness and roasted malt. Rather sweet and very fruity finish. Not an average stout, balanced, not heavy but rather fruity bitter. Refreshing actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2007
at 08:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle. Hazy dark brown body with a big brown head. Aroma is sweet malt, slightly roasted and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt, coffee, mocha, not very bitter and a bit fruity. Quite light porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2007
at 08:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy orange beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet hoppy which gives it notes of both grass and grapefruit, but also with a note of caraway seeds. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of caramel, grass, and grapefruit, leading to a dry and rather bitter end. I find the body thin - maybe due to lack of residual sugars.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2007
at 17:12
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle, bottle conditioned. (Sample at Ølkulinarisk Aften, Kristiansand.) Pitch black colour, moderate brown head. Both aroma and flavour are dominated by roasty malts, chocolate and leather. A good beer, but a little too sweet for me.
Rerate bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger: The sweetness seems not as dominant this time, it is quite well balanced with the hops and heavily roasted malts in a bitter finish. The appearance is top notch, a very fine and lasting brown head. I also get some "plums" in the aroma this time. Clearly a "must-try" imperial stout! I’m "upping it" a few points.
Rerate bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger: The sweetness seems not as dominant this time, it is quite well balanced with the hops and heavily roasted malts in a bitter finish. The appearance is top notch, a very fine and lasting brown head. I also get some "plums" in the aroma this time. Clearly a "must-try" imperial stout! I’m "upping it" a few points.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 15:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, bottle conditioned. Brewed with juniper and smoked malts. Dark brown colour, creamy head. The aroma is dominated by smoke (beechwood?) and oak. The flavour is very smokey and woody, with notes of hickory and tar. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 15:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. I were lucky enough to have a pre-release taste at a beer-dinner where Haandbryggeriet kindly donated a crate of this one and the other new beer, Dark Force. It poured golden-brown, almost completely clear, with a nice beige head, leaving nice lacings as well. The wooden aromas started escaping the beer immediately, and was followed by some smoke, roastyness, juniper-fruityness and bitterness. It has a smoked and woody flavor, with juniper, roasted malt, bitterness, fruityness and something reminding med of the smell of the sleeper on a railroad track. It has a medium to full body and a long bitter finish. There’s a distinct juniper note in the finish as well. It’s a quite complex beer with lots of flavors and aromas from a Norwegian conifer forest. My favourite from Haandbryggeriet. (070317)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 07:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a big but fast disappearing creamy tan head. Sweet malty caramel aroma with some hints of licorice and yeast. Thick malty flavor with licorice and yeast, also hints of alcohol and dark fruits. Long warming sweet malty finish and some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 10:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with a lasting brown head. Rich and complex aroma of dates, grain, molasses, leather and some alcohol. Fruity sweet flavour with a dry finish. Big and soft mouthfeel. Excellent winter beer.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2007
at 16:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent mostly lasting head. Amberbrown colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Powerfull bitter flavor. Chocolate notes. Long finish. Oily palate. Really good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2007
at 04:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice big tan head with excellent duration. Color is dark ruby. Aroma is good with roast malt and spices. Taste is roast malt and some chocolate. Nice oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2007
at 15:11