7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled at RBESG 2006. A pitch black beer with a thick brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of chocolate as well as a light touch of dust. The flavor is sweet malty with lots of chocolate in the beginning at first as dark milk chocolate, but turning into bitter dessert chocolate, leading to a very dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2007
at 03:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 2 June 2007) Dark amber colour with short, foamy head. Fruity nose with loads of hops, grapefruit, pine needles and hints of dried fruit. Fruity, hoppy taste with dried fruit (apricots), grapefruit and orange peel. Medium to full body, rahter sweet. Powerfull stuff, and another brilliant (and not so modest) brew from Närke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2007
at 08:41
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
CBF07 sample poured by omhper from a bottle given by the brewer himself at the RB table. I’m extremely thankful for having had a chance to taste this. I had to go outside into the sunshine to enjoy this. By incident (well...) this was my tasting number 200 at CBF07. I had 7 more tastings after this, but it took me an hour to start sampling again. This beer will however conclude my RB postings from the CBF07. Ah well the beer :) : From 25 cL bottle. Pours completely black with thick brown head, very creamy. Aroma of coffee, chocolate and slight tobacco. A vague dried fruity note too. Flavour is first chocolate, then toffee sweet and this becomes a strong liqourice dominans. A soft bitterness lingering into the finish. Clear presence of alcohol, but only reasonable. It does give the beer an initial edge. Very thick, very fullbodied.10-5-9-5-18
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2007
at 15:53
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Black with small beige head.Aroma like Dark chocolate and smoked like a cigar ashtrey but a good cigar.Nice warm feeling of alc.Just perfect.
Tried
on 16 May 2007
at 16:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Draught at The Rover, Göteborg) A bit shady golden color, fluffy lasting white head. Initially a bit malty grainy scent, turns more into bitter hops after a while. Fruity and a bit malty taste. Fresh and very drinkable in the summer heat. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness, Some fruity apricot aftertaste.
Tried
on 03 May 2007
at 05:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Draught as "Popes Porter" at DTE, Köpenhamn, Denmark) Black color, tan head. Fruity, hoppy and chocolate scent. Sweet fruity and hoppy taste, some metallic aftertaste. A bit spritzy mouthfeel. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2007
at 05:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught. Copper colour, small beigeish head. Aroma is smoked, leathery and malty. Flavour has some smoke, tar, leather, caramel malts as well as some fruity bittery notes in background.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2007
at 01:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
First rating, April 5, 2007(Draught at The Rover, Göteborg) Clear copper color, thick cream colored head. Fresh peaty smoky scent. Smoky and hoppy taste in a strange mix that cancel each other out. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness. Though I love the smoky scent the taste could use less hops and more smoke.9/4/5/3/12=3.3Second rating, April 13, 2007(Draught at The Rover, Göteborg) Shady brown color, fluffy tan head. Smoke and sweet malt with some fruits scent. Some smoke but mostly sweet and fruity taste, rather clean. Medium mouthfeel. Medium high bitterness. A touch of smoke in the aftertaste.7/3/6/3/13=3.2
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2007
at 18:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(Draught at The Rover, Göteborg) Shady brown color, creamy tan head. Hoppy and sweet taste with pine and spices, also alcohol. Long hoppy aftertaste. Full mouthfeel. High bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2007
at 18:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Monk’s Café, Stockholm, 4 Apr 2007) Amber colour with firm beige head. Nose is ... oh dear... this is seriously smokey stuff. Malty, smokey and tarry, leading my thoughts more in the direction of Laphroaig and Ardbeg on the south banks of Islay than in the direction of Bamberg. Smokey, malty, tarry taste, rather dry. Luckily, the rather light body and low abv makes it rather drinkable. Complex it is not, neither balanced. As usual, no half measures from Närke, which always makes their beers interesting. And interesting it is, tasty as well, but one a day is probably enough.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2007
at 16:48