Hungarian stout from a can – thanks Steve for sharing. Pale yellowish beige, creamy, unstable and quickly opening head on a blackish beer – but not quite black, as a hazy burgundy glow is visible under bright light. Aroma of cold black coffee, wet leather, burnt wood, paraffin, bonfire ashes even, roasted walnut, bladderwort, black pepper, paprika powder, dried fig. Sweet onset, dried dates and old raisins but generally ‘clean’ with a porcini-like umami touch, softly carbonated, smooth and oily body; toasted walnut- and toasted bread-like malts with oxidized edges which may also explain the paprika-ish aroma, but the oxidation is still limited enough not to bother me too much. Ends with firm roasted coffeeish bitterness, mouth-filling, paired with peppery hops, but a caramelly sweetishness also lingers in the end. Altogether quite straightforward stout – which I have nothing against, on the contrary – but a bit odd, with an unexpected twist here and there.

a mighty millerek countdown-jával kóstoltam össze a mandarina és a bavaria komlók rejtelmeibe elmerülve éppenséggel és nálam ez nyelt.