Bottled (thanks omhper!). Deep hazy ambery brown colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is fruits, some roasted woods, mild earthcellar and some caramel and chocolate. Flavour is spices, some wooden notes, mild anislike stingy notes, some caramel malts and also a bite winelike.

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Red amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. nutty and other nice stuff. Powerfull excellent chocolate flavor. Long great finish. Smoked and other chocolate notes. Creamy palate. Wonderfull beer.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are nuts, roast malt, fruits, caramel, chocolate and hops.

500 ml bottle, 2009 vintage, kindly procured from Systembolaget by OleR, thanks! ABV is 7.5%. Copper to mahogany coloured beer, huge beige head. Nice aroma of burnt caramel, earth and bakery. The flavour is distinctly malty with loads of caramel, baked goods and chocolate, but is not too sweet. Distinct hoppy bitterness and burnt toast in the finish. Bitter aftertaste. Unusual and earthy character, not necessarily "easy drinking", but certainly one to savour.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty chocolate and dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty dry fruity dark fruit and chocolate flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a dry roasted malty finish.

Bottled:
Pours dark brown with a slight haze. Head is big and creamy. Aroma is cookies and dough with notes of banana and liquorice. Flavour has a steady malty foundation with an ever growing hoppy bitterness, some smoked notes and a little bit of liquorice. A damn good Altbier!

(Draught at Bishop’s Arms, Vasagatan, Stockholm) Dark reddish brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with dark fruit, caramel, toffee, raisins and dried figs. Slightly earthy or yeasty. Malty taste with smooth notes of dried fruit, caramel, toffee, bread, toasty grain and a spicy, bittersweet finish. Medium body, mainly dry. Lovely balance with a smooth mouthfeel. Nice beer.

50 cl bottle from Systembolaget Nordstan, GöteborgOn April 1, 2009BB 2010-03-23Murky brown color, small tan head. Fruity and malty sweet scent. Sweet, malty, alcohol, smoke, dry taste. Long roasted dry aftertaste. Medium smooth mouthfeel. Medium to medium high bitterness.

Bottled at the brewery. Very dark brown, small beige head. Roasty licorice aroma. Sweet and full bodiedwith clean, spritzy mouthfeel. There’s asphalt, chocolate and bread. Quite hoppy with long salty finish that holds severe bitterness. A power-alt!

Bottle 50cl.Clear medium brown color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, spicy, nutmeg, moderate cinnamon and cardamom. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081121]