Mi2 på Cardinal 9.12. ble en veritabel julekalender, ikke minst takket være Luis' presentasjon av canadiske øl, alle på 0,473 bokser: klar lys gylden med ok skum. Mye malt her, litt citrus og urter. Slank, med mMild bitterhet og tørr avslutning.

Shared can at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours dark copper without any head. Aroma of red berries, notes of chocolate. Tastes slightly sweet with little bitterness. Thin bodied.

Shared can at Cardinal. Pours clear dark copper with off-white head. Aroma of coffee, some fruity notes. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness and some roasted notes. Thin bodied.

Shared can at Cardinal. Pours clear golden with white head. Aroma of grains and flowers. Tastes pretty sweet with little bitterness. Thin bodied. Smooth mouthfeel.

Lightly darker brown colour, seems clean enough, with ruby-amber highlights. The head fizzes away quickly, with no lacing left. Aromas of mild nuttiness, cacao and light sign of infection. The taste is really not as sweet as I expected. Nor too boozy. The mouthfeel is mildly slick with just a touch of stickiness, but not syrupy. It does seem to get a little hazy at last pour. Chocolate flavours that not too strong, with the nutty notes that lingers. An Imperial Dessert Stout that is not too rich, goes down easily, but does not reach the Nutella fun expected.

(Can) Pours hazy red tinted amber with small white head. Aroma of berries with a hint of vanilla. Lovely mouthfeel. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a lovely smoothness. Great taste too. Plenty of dark berry fruitiness but nicely combined light toffee sweetness and notes of vanilla. Delicious.

12oz (thx, Brian!) @ Sales Force. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: fruity and roasty. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: ok.

Poured from 355mL can. Very dark brown with small beige head. Fairly roasty with some berries and currants. Don't particularly pick up the plums. Balanced blend - the fruit and roast don't compete.

Dark brown. No head. There's some roast on the nose, and lots of fruit. On the palate, it's a bit on the thin side, off-dry, and then there's quite a bit of fruit. So the thinness isn't great, but