5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Bready aroma. Murky brown, lively bottle. Light fruit, light body. Fizzy. Needs more work.
Bready aroma. Murky brown, lively bottle. Light fruit, light body. Fizzy. Needs more work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2005
at 14:04
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Slightly sour, citric aroma. Cloudy yellow amber, low creamy head. Citrus, yeast, veggie, a bit peach. Lightbodied. Wasn’t too impressed.
Slightly sour, citric aroma. Cloudy yellow amber, low creamy head. Citrus, yeast, veggie, a bit peach. Lightbodied. Wasn’t too impressed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2005
at 15:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled at the RBESP 2004
Cloudy yellow, low creamy head. Citric aroma. Citrus and spicy flavors, yeasty sample - somewhat ashen.
Cloudy yellow, low creamy head. Citric aroma. Citrus and spicy flavors, yeasty sample - somewhat ashen.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2005
at 15:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
BCA 0,5 l. Black as coal. A tan head that lasts for a couple of minutes.A faint aroma of spice. The roasty taste dominates, but there are a lot of fruity and spicy hints. A sourish bitter aftertaste with some sweetness. Lots of sediments in the bottle. KI=1
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2005
at 17:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured so carefully by the host that it had no head; deep dark wine-red body. Deep, firm, sweet, chocolate, toffee and coffee aroma. Almost too sweet. Deep, sweet (again, I know) taste, of burnt, toffee, with chocolate overtones. Faintly watery. Fades into lingering burntness, with lots of coffee. Very nice, although too sweet, and perhaps too clinging, for a proper porter. In the end, this is quite good.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2005
at 14:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big creamy head, cloudy dirty orange body. Lovely, firm aroma of licorice (?) with a faintly sourish tinge to it. Recognize the taste as typically Belgian, even if I struggle to describe it. Taste is likewise deep and very powerful, quite spicy, and aftertaste is likewise spicy. Paradise seeds? Probably coriander. Lots of hops in the taste, but can’t recognize what variety. Too much carbonation, unfortunately. Very good Belgian, even if slightly one-dimensional.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2005
at 14:23
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled at Lorry, Oslo. (#3) Brown, with a light tan head. Hazy. Aroma of cloves, banana and acid. The co2 level probably hides some of the flavors. Banana, cloves and some roastiness is detectable. Medium body, but way too fizzy. Will probably have to rerate this one later on. (051123)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2005
at 14:43
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tan coarse-laced medium head topping opaque black body. Aroma of coffee and citrusy hops. Powerful, sweet, roasty taste with notes of hops, and a nicely rounded burnt dry finish. Lovely! Now this is a proper Christmas beer. (This rating stinks. Need to rerate.)
Tried
on 20 Nov 2005
at 05:30
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
An immedieate head that soon dwindles. Smoky taste that owershadows the hoppy aroma you expect from an IPA. A lasting, sourish aftertaste.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2005
at 15:21
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned, 500 ml. Very dark colour, nearly black. Large brown head. Delightful aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, coffee, prunes, caramel and oak. Flavour is not quite as complex but still good, bitter roasty and coffee notes combined with bittering hops dominate, on a background of dark bitter sweet chocolate, hints of English liquorice. Roasty bitter aftertaste. I’d say Imperial Stout is the closest style here - but maybe it’s not extreme enough. Anyway, this is a very fine effort from Haandbryggeriet. Not a beer for the traditional Scandinavian Christmas dinner, but try it if you have chocolate pudding for dessert - or simply enjoy it on its own!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2005
at 07:54