7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, creamy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, beige head. Roasty, dark malty and slightly herbal-spicy aroma. Taste is roasty, dark malty and herbal-spicy, unspecific (un-identifiable) spices and herbs.
Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, harmonious and homogeneous - enjoyable.

33cl bottle from Systembolaget webbeställning - picked up in Kiruna. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Hoppy and fruity with mild caramel, citrus, some herbal notes and hints of herbs. Medium sweet with medium flavour intensity and ditto bitterness. Balanced, flavourful and quite enjoyable.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml Bottle - Dark brown with red tinges. Coffee, roasted malt and brown sugar in the aroma. Caramel, dried fruit and some roasted and toasted notes in the taste.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is roasted malt with chocolate, coffee, dark chocolate, some liquorice and tobacco, ash. Moderate bitter and light sweet. Above medium body. Finishes with more roast and dark choc.

7

0,33 litre bottle, from Systembolaget Charlottenberg, at home. Black with light brown head. Roasted malts, coffees, chocolate, bitterness, smooth.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Smell of straw, some green apple. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of straw, harsh malt, hops and some fruitiness. Lively soft carbon. Lightly bitter, lightly sour.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Faint malty smell. Honey colour, high off-white head. Aroma of earth, sweet malt, some caramel, dried fruit. Medium bitter. Soft plentiful carbon.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

250mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Nose has plenty of cognac-like oxidation, moderate roast, oak, and a touch of cocoa. Flavour is less prominent on the oxidative notes and stronger on the cognac, with moderate roast, oak, and booze. Soft malts underneath that are nicely harnessed by the cognac. Very good.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Smell of roasted malt, chocolate. Dark brown colour, very high brown head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, some tar and licorice. Soft plentiful carbon. Sweet, lightly bitter. Very balanced.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

250mL bottle. Pours black with a beige head. Nose has a delicate combination of roasted malts amd cognac on the nose. Flavour has a nice roasty base and a pleasant depth from the cognac barrels, some black liquorice, a fairly earthy character. Some boozy warmth on the finish. Very nice.