Subsidiaries
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(500 ml can). Typical pale golden pilsener colour, good thick head, nice lacing. There is nothing offensive in aroma or flavour - just too little of everything. "Clean" taste as far as there is any flavour at all - with a little more hops, this could have been a reasonably good lager.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2003
at 12:23
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
(Bottle). Pitch black porter, even held against the light. Tan head. Complex aroma of coffee, cocoa, dried fruits, ensilage(!) and oak. The full and rich flavour has coffee, bitter chocolate and loads of roasted maltiness. Not too sweet, just the right bitterness in the aftertaste. This must be a world class porter!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2003
at 18:07
2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Canned. What a find in my local grocery store. Such creativity. Produce a beer in one country, ship it to the next, and add enough water to dilute it to the upper limit for alcohol sold in ordinary stores (yes, our bureaucracy sucks!) Anyway, the beer pours golden and the head is gone way before the compost heap aroma hits you. It is sweet, watery unclean and very grainy. I believe Sinebrychoff forgot to add the hops before they shipped it.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2003
at 08:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black with huge rocky dense head.Malt nose. Good roasted flavor. In some circles it is actually considered an imperial stout
Tried
on 03 Jan 2003
at 13:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned(330ml). -good finnish beer but not the best, full boided, refreshing
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2002
at 10:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Not quite as good as Fuller's but this Porter is no slouch. Pours a nice oily black with a pretty milk-chocolate brown head. Aroma of espresso and chocolate. Very robust flavor with a slightly sharp aftertaste, but overall the finish is warm and smooth. Very good!
Tried
on 27 Sep 2002
at 08:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Very dark brown, almost black. Smooth roasted, somewhat smoky aroma with hints of liquorice. Light body with roasty coffee-flavour. A nice stout-ish Schwarzbier.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2002
at 10:04
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Very dark brown. Coffee aroma. Rather light bodied, velvetty mouth feel, medium bitterness. Well balanced, but not overly complex. Surprisingly good for being a Koff.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2002
at 04:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale yellow, airy head. Fruity aroma, light bodied. Some vanilla aroma. Smooth with low bitterness. Uncomplicated but refreshing.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2002
at 09:22
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very black. Big clove aroma. Thick mouthfeel. Richly malty, hints of licorice, but all overpowered by a massive spicyness. The finish is all cloves.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2002
at 01:49