8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,33L bottle, batch 028. Pours dark brown-black with light brown head. The head stays for a moment. Aroma is roast, sweetness, sour notes, some alcohol, some smoke and coffee. Flavor is roast, coffee, dark chocolate, licorice, nuts, fruity citric notes. Finish is long coffee-roast bitter. Alcohol is well covered. Overall: great brew. Rating 7:4:8:4:15=3.8 Batch 158, rated 02.01.2016. Feels very hot, a lot of alcohol coming through in aroma and flavor, more intense roast, less citrus, no nuts. Not sure why it is so highly rated now, was better when I tried the 028 batch. New bottle rating: 6:4:7:3:14=3.4 Maybe not a good batch or it just too fresh (may taste better after couple of months), still brewery released it in this state so it’s fair to rate it, new rating is between these 2. Will have tasting of aged versions soon and update rating accordingly. Batch 028, BB 04.05.15, rated 23.01.2018. This is hitting peak right now. Wasn't impressed with this batch in 12.2016 when we opend the bottle, but this is woah at the moment. 7:4:9:5:14=4.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2014
at 11:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap @ What’s Brewing. Pours black, with a small creamy head. Aroma is roasted malts, with cocoa and coffee. Full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is burned malts, with coffee and dark fruits, as well as kandi.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2014
at 09:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap @ What’s Brewing, Stavanger. Pours black with a big off white creamy head. Aroma is sweet roasted malts, with cocoa, coffee and leather. Full, velvety creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is roasted malts with chocolate , coffee and tobacco.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2014
at 09:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample on tap at What’s Brewing Beer Festival, Stavanger. Black colour, lasting tan head. Roasty aroma, a bit ashy. Fairly sweet flavour, roasty, molasses, liquorice, lactose.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2014
at 13:26
8.4/10
On tap at What’s Brewing 2014, Stavanger. Pours black with cream-coloured head. Chocolate and milk with some toasted aroma. Tastes surprisingly sour; chocolate, sour milk.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2014
at 08:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at What’s Brewing beer festival 2014, Stavanger. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma of dark chocolate. Some sweetness. Bitterness from roasted malt. Nice porter - nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2014
at 04:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle [thanks to bierkoning] shared with Countbeer. Very dark brown to black color with a slight dark red glare coming through when held into the light. Medium sized, a bit creamy, off-white to beige head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is malts, very hoppy, fruity. Taste malts, again pretty hoppy, lightly roasted malts, nicely bitter. Nice roasty bitter aftertaste. Decent body and carbonation. Pretty good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2014
at 13:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the RBESG 2014, grand tasting 09/08/2014. Thanks to Moncada for this one. Aroma is big chive, onion hop with a bit of of floral and honeysuckle. Clouded yellow / straw coloured pour with a loose white head. Flavour is dry earthy, floral wheat. Palate is grainy, and dry. Overall not bad, pretty drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2014
at 15:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is coffee, roasty, taste is dry, sweet, chocolate, coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 14:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate and stone fruit. Taste is more of the same. Finishes roasted bitter. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 06:07