Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample from 66 cl. bottle. Pitch black with a bubbly, lightly tanned head. Roasted aroma with yeasty hints, dark malts, apples. Taste is bitter/roasted. Medium body, soft carbonation, creamy texture. Finishes dry, yeasty and roasted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A black beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, brettanomyces, and wood, leading to a dry finish
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle@Yespr’s - black pour with beige head. Aroma and taste is roasted malty, dark fruits, caramel, light spice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
pitch dark, smooth light brown head. mild caramelly, and roasted malty aroma. notes of chocolate. flavor is dried dark fruits, roasted malts. raisins.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours hazy brown to black with a huge brown head. Aroma is fruity, mild metallic and roasted malty. Fruity, bitter and toasted dark malty finish. Ends dry and light fruity into the far finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled at GABF 2013. Pours near black with a beige head. Aroma of roast, chocolate and light burnt malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft at GABF. Pours dark brown with off white head. Nose and taste of chocolate, light roast and cocoa. Some cream. Lighter medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with a small off-white head. Aromas are spicy, bitter, hoppy, rye, light cardboard, toasted and nutty malt character. Flavors are hoppy, citrusy, zesty and spicy, nearly a light rye like grain character, crisp, medium bitter. Medium carbonation with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Beachwood LB. Pours with a clear golden hued body with a lasting white head. Aromas are big and fruity, tropical fruit, citrus, nicely grassy, green mango, zesty. All hops. Flavors are malty and fruity sweet up front, zesty, dry and warming finish. Grassy, citrus zest. Dry overall with a lasting bitterness.