6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Bottled as Ahle SommarSpetz at Tegnérs Gömställe, Stockholm] Pale amber, rich head. Herbal medicinal nose where bogmyrtle is very evident. Light-medium body with firm, clean mouthfeel. Soem caramel. Herbal bitter finish. Somewhat unusual, flawless and not at all without charm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2006
at 13:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Bottled at Tegnérs Gömställe, Stockholm] Amber colour, slightly hazy, rich head. Citric flowery nose. Light to medium bodied with some caramel and plenty of bread. Dryish with fairly clean mouthfeel. Medium bitterness. Feels very English.
Earlier Rating: 1/25/2002 Total Score: 2.9
Sampled cask conditioned. Nut brown & hazy. Sweet & mild, malty with low bitterness. This beer has changed a lot over time, and is nowadays very difficult to get hold on.
Earlier Rating: 1/25/2002 Total Score: 2.9
Sampled cask conditioned. Nut brown & hazy. Sweet & mild, malty with low bitterness. This beer has changed a lot over time, and is nowadays very difficult to get hold on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2006
at 13:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Black colour (or very dark brown), nice white head. Vineous nose, plum, some alcohol and coffee. Also caramel is there. Flavour quite the same. It lacks roast completely, and has some kind of sweetish bitter weird flavour along. Otherwise great but the sweetishsour thing ruins it. Also the lack of roast was a disappointment. Thanks go to omhper for this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2006
at 07:02
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
[Bottle] Black with a rich, thick head. Aroma is roasty with liquorice and coffee. Flavour is roasty coffee and sweet liquorice. This could have been a great stout BUT... there’s an annoying sourness lurking in the background that I don’t like. Is it really supposed to be there?
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2006
at 12:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Draught at Delirium Café, Gothenburg, 6 July) Colour is dark amber, with a firm pale head. Nose is malty and nutty, with hints of toffee. A bit modest. Taste is malty and nutty, slightly acidic. Rather dry and fresh hoppy finish. Nice and well balanced.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2006
at 16:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Very dark brown, rich firm head. Citric aroma. Very fruity with full, softly malty body. Plenty of roasty malt, but also some acidity. Caramel domianets the finish, but it holds some licorice as well. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2006
at 09:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at The Rover in Gothenburg, Sweden.Dark red brown color. Beige creamy head. Butter scotch scent, also a bit fruity. A bit burnt flavor, but is again dominated by the butter scotch flavor. A little bit sour.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2006
at 15:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse, Stockholm
Black color; thick creamy head. Good aroma, showing mainly roasted malts, some glue, chocolate, light ripe banana or apple. Smooth, velvety mouthfeel, with excellent malt and soft roasted malt, some coffee, sweet and just the correct bitterness, fresh. Dangerous!
Black color; thick creamy head. Good aroma, showing mainly roasted malts, some glue, chocolate, light ripe banana or apple. Smooth, velvety mouthfeel, with excellent malt and soft roasted malt, some coffee, sweet and just the correct bitterness, fresh. Dangerous!
Tried
on 20 Mar 2006
at 04:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Draught at Glenfiddich Warehouse 68, Stockholm, Mar 11) Colour is pitch black with a creamy off-white head. Nose is roasted with lots of dark, bitter chocolate, smoky notes and hints of soy sauce (or maybe oyster sauce). Taste is stunning: roasted malt, soy/oyster sauce, black coffe, chocolate truffels. Starts smooth and somewhat oily, becomes more and more bitter and mellows to become more velvety towards the finish. Very well done! (Rerate, bottled, 13 Sep) Appearance and nose is mainly the same as the draught version. Taste, however, lacks some of the brilliant balance: lots of chocolate and black coffee, notes of liquorice, soy sauce, wet ashes and salt. Wineous and citrussy, starts sweet, turns drier in the bitter and roasted finish. More balance and smoother, firmer body in the the draught version, but still, quite a magnificent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2006
at 08:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rating added 3/6/2006Bottle at Bishops Arms (Västra Hamngatan) Gothenburg, SwedenDark ruby red color, thick creamy brown head. Lots of chocolate and some coffee in the scent, fruity tones, a bit of raisin.Lots of coffee in the taste, very dry mouthfeel. Looong aftertaste with caramel and coffee, very sweet and a good bitterness. Big body, almost thick. Some harshness as of the skin of grapes.My rating is from my first impression only. It (the beer) gets pretty "much" after a while though. Share it with someone (to that price you should).8/5/7/4/14=3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2006
at 16:19