5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2009-12-02, bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö, 6-3-6-3-11=29
Golden color. Some idden grassy hops in the aroma. Sweetish malt flavor, light vegetables. It ends a bit boozy. And in the end there is a bit too much alcohol too, Nothing special.
2005-12-05, 5-4-6-3-12=30
Beautiful amber color, thin cremy head. Some malt aroma, light alcohol. A bit oily, some malt, very warm, almost burning alcohol; strong ending bitterness. Not impressive booze.
Golden color. Some idden grassy hops in the aroma. Sweetish malt flavor, light vegetables. It ends a bit boozy. And in the end there is a bit too much alcohol too, Nothing special.
2005-12-05, 5-4-6-3-12=30
Beautiful amber color, thin cremy head. Some malt aroma, light alcohol. A bit oily, some malt, very warm, almost burning alcohol; strong ending bitterness. Not impressive booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2005
at 10:45
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Ruby red colour, small white bubbly head. Not much aroma, some weak hops and malts. Flavour also quite quite non-existing, weak malts and cooked vegetables along with grassy finish. Not too exciting. Weak hints of wood too. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2005
at 04:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Meh. It looked and smelled better than it turned out to be. Pours a very dark reddish brown, but dark enough to be black in the glass. Minimal head and lacing. Aroma is rich with roast, burnt chocolate, caramel and grassy citric hops. Flavor fairly light and sweetish, with an astringent finish. Not terribly enjoyable, and I used the rest of the bottle in a big pot of chili, in which it worked pretty well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2005
at 17:37
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cloudy dark brown with no head - aroma of tobacco, toffee and damp coffee grounds that have been sitting in the machine for a few days - quite sour to start - this makes way for a mild roastiness and a rather prominent and unpleasant ash flavor - burnt/stale coffee flavor makes its way in - this beer is very out of whack - as has been noted, it’s a stout, but it has sour ale qualities - mix old coffee in and you’ve got yourself one palate-confusing beer.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2005
at 20:04
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
2009-04-23, cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 5-3-6-3-12=29
Hazy amber color. Metallic aroma. Sweetish toffee flavor, good bitterness level, but also with a light metallic touch.
2005-10-27, bottle, 5-2-5-3-11=26
Golden color. Strange aroma, honey and paper.Thin body, metallic, quite bitter but not a Bitter; lemony finish. Odd.
Hazy amber color. Metallic aroma. Sweetish toffee flavor, good bitterness level, but also with a light metallic touch.
2005-10-27, bottle, 5-2-5-3-11=26
Golden color. Strange aroma, honey and paper.Thin body, metallic, quite bitter but not a Bitter; lemony finish. Odd.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2005
at 11:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden color, nice foam. Green hoppy aroma, a bit metallic. Good mouthfeel, quite round and some malt, plus caramel and a strong bitterness, with herbal aromatic hops. Strong but balanced final. A good example.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2005
at 11:14
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle - almost no carbonation - clear copper - aroma of hops and butterscotch - a bit sour - dominated by stale hops and thin caramel malt - a bit thin-bodied - highly evident alcohol - looks and tastes pasturized - not that good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 20:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 03/2007)
Copper brown, good foamy off-white head. Hoppy, spicey, grassy aroma. Grassy, spicey (hints of ginger and cinnamon), woody flavor with burned toffee. Not much alcohol shown here and hops are not very aggressive. Drinkable but "winter welcome" is too much said here.
Copper brown, good foamy off-white head. Hoppy, spicey, grassy aroma. Grassy, spicey (hints of ginger and cinnamon), woody flavor with burned toffee. Not much alcohol shown here and hops are not very aggressive. Drinkable but "winter welcome" is too much said here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2005
at 10:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Sweet apple malt aroma with hints of toffee/caramel. Light amber color with large head. Slightly sweet apple flavor - still with hints of toffee and a moderate hops finish - would have expected more with the description. Light bodied. Not great but not offensive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2005
at 15:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample from WFM. These holiday-gimmick beers always seem to be below average and this is no exception. Clear reddish amber with a thin off-white head and minimal lacing. The aroma is vaguely sweet malt and caramel. Medium bodied and a little watery with malt and fruit flavors. Some bitterness as well but it is distracting more than anything. The finish is metallic and lightly bitter. Not worth going back to.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2005
at 15:46