orange, clear color, off white head. smelly malty, fresh, a bit grassy, light fruit notes. light to medium body, fizzy on the tongue, hints of fruits, medium bitter finish.

330 ml bottle, bought at Craft Bier Fest Wien.
Dark amber, clear body, with a small, quickly dissipating, white head.
Aroma of nuts, dark and dried fruits, caramel, bread.
Taste follows this, with the nuts even more determined and with some additional citric hops.
Medium to full, creamy mouthfeel, with a soft carbonation.
Finishes alcohol warming, bitter-sweet, with citric hops and sweet malts.

Nice, but very unusual for a Barley Wine. As mentioned before in another rating, feels more like a dark bock beer. The nutty malts and the citric hops are nice, but I’m definitely missing some complexity or diversity. Quite one-dimensional for this style in my opinion, while it still is nice to drink.

330 ml bottle, bought at Craft Bier Fest Wien, bottled on 29.10.2014
Very dark brown body, with a big, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of coffee, wood, some smoke, some chocolate, some dark fruits.
Taste is roasty and dry, with pretty much the same aromas, but also slight citric hops from the background.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes long, roasty, bitter and dry.

Tasty! Dark, roasty and dry, just how a good Stout should be. Still quite easy to drink. Surely one of the best Stouts from Austria, by a brewery that I really like more and more with every new beer!

Draught at Craft Bier Fest Wien.
Amber, moderate hazy body, with a big, creamy, white head.
Aroma of berries, tropical fruits, caramel, bubblegum.
Tastes of Citrus, pine, berries, tropical fruits, biscuit, caramel.
Medium, creamy mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes bitter, with lemon zest, pine and also sweet fruits.

Nice one! A bit too much malt sweetness for me, but really nice fruity and bitter hops. Also quite easy to drink. Another very good beer from this Viennese brewery, like almost all from them!

Original Rating 20.04.2015: dark brown almost black color. coffee colored head. smell of roast malt, coffee beans, chocolate. full body. lots of coffee. malty bitterness, subtle bitterness on the finish. 7, 3, 7, 4, 13 Rerate 22.06.2020: 0,33l bottle at home courtesy of Stefan, big thanks. BB 12.11.2020. black color, small coffee colored head. smells soy sauce, milk chocolate, some oats and lactose, bit nutty, some smoked malts. nice smell. full body, pearly carbonation. tastes marzipan, earthy, peppery, vanilla, bit medical, soms soy sauce, oats, toffee, bit leathery, bit ashy, some bitter chocolate, light coffee, light smoke. finishes dry and lightly roasty bitter with notes of soy sauce, toffee and light notes of smoked malts. nice one, rather complex, could use a bit more complexity to balance the different flavours a bit. also rather heavy on the soy notes. overall quite good stuff. like it a bit better once warm, but that also brings out the soy notes. 7, 4, 7, 3, 14

Tap at Craft bier fest, Vienna. Batch #3Deep golden color with medium white head. Malt, caramel, citrus hops in aroma. Taste, sweet malt, candies, citrus hops, pines. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Enjoyable beer.

Tap at Craft bier fest, Vienna. Brown color with beige head. Dark malt, coffee, chocolate in aroma. Strong taste of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate. Long coffee bitter finish. Good.

750 ml bottle.
Brown, clear body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head.
Moderate, sweet, a bit boozy aroma, with dried fruits, caramel, smoke, wood.
Taste is about the same, but less boozy and with pretty dominant smoke.
Mouthfeel is medium, quite oily, with a low carbonation and it finishes roasty, bitter-sweet and with dried fruits.

Not bad. Not as full as I expected, moderate and not very complex aromas. The smoke notes are nice, but overall a bit too flat for my liking.