Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Dark brown, thin head. Has some honeyish and vaguely toffeeish malts. This has a fairly pronounced tartness, which detracts from the soft, sweet dark malt character this is trying to project.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Dark brown, thin head. Lots of molasses and a different, barbeque smoke. Body is a little light, there’s even a touch of tartness in the finish, lending it something of an old ale character.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled (BB 11/2009)
Dark ruby color, small beige head. Slightly medicinal (+ soya sauce), caramelly, herbal aroma. Slightly sourish (old bottle) flavor. Caramel, grassy hoppyness, Hard mouthfeel. Berries (black currant), bready malty notes. Needs rerating from the fresh bottle.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Deep amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is bread, some wood, mild fruityness as well, some berries. Flavour is bready, berries, some wooden notes as well as mild toffee.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Lightly hazy golden. Grain and perfumy honey in the nose. Medium sweet, soft and grainy, salty and chewy. Lovely deep soft malt with some butter underneath. Medium bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours a dark almost black color with a fast disappearing tan head. Sweet malty caramel aroma. Sweet malty caramel flavor with some hints of coffe and dark fruits. Sweet malty finish with lots of caramel in the aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Slightly hazy brownish amber color. with a longlasting off-white head. Sweet roasted malty aroma. Some fruity hints. Smooth malty slightly roasted flavor. Well balanced. Malty finish with some fruitiness and low bitter aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled at Frankfurt, Buenos Aires. Almost black, creamy off-white head. Sweet and lemony with velvetty rounded mouthfeel and fairly light body. Caramelly malt disturbed only by the lemony signs of early infection. No bitterness. Copy of Quilmes Bock? Why?
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled at Frankfurt, Buenos Aires. Looks beautiful - dark mahogany crowned by a majestic creamy head. Tastes sweet with a mix of coffee, toffee and spun sugar. Very soft with near full body. The caramelly sweetness gets a bit much. Low bitterness. Relying entirely upon caramelly malt it is a reasonably enjoyable beer, but the sweetness keeps it from becoming really good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bottled at Frankfurt, Buenos Aires. Clear golden, firm creamy head. Toffee and butter upfront. Sweet with rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Gentle with vague wheat malt character and some thirst quenching potential, but little to remember it for.