Dark brown. Decent head. Chewy aroma with molasses and other dark sugars. Very sweet, with some sugary notes, light raisin accent. Soft, interesting beer with good character.

500 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet (bestillingsutvalget). ABV is 5.6%, extract 12.2%. Golden colour, big head. Moderate aroma of pilsener malts and grassy and herbal hops. The flavour is fairly sweet and malty with hints of honey, moderate herbal hops.

Dark amber with dark brown head - aroma of sweet malt - same in the taste of sweet malt - long smooth ending - very good beer

Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, hops and notes of caramel.

Demi-litre bottle. Poured dark brown with thick beige head. Much lacing. Medium chocolate and roast aroma. Roast malt flavour with some more bittersweet chocolate notes. Malty finish, with caramelly notes.

500ml from Bestillingsutvalget, Vinmonopolet. Lots of small dimples to a frothy and fawn coloured head, displaying a solid stand. Deeply, near-black in the glass with a brownish shade if held to the light. Aroma of dark malts, containing coffee and anise. Fine blended flavour of dark chocolate and earthy malts with an integrated backdrop of dark fruits. Subdued sweetness and alcohol. Gets a bit grainy after an hour in the glass, otherwise well rounded to the palate and pleasant to drink (Tromsø, 10.04.2010).

Flaske 0,5 l fra bestillingsutvalget til Vinmonopolet. Dyp dyp rødbrun. Nesten svart. Et lavt lysebrunt skum. Innbydende sjokoladepreget aroma. Smaken er svakt søtlig med innslag av sjokolade. Kaffesmaken dominerer etterhvert sammen med en anelse bitterhet. Velbalansert. KI=6

Bottle. It pours a clear, dark brown body with a reddish hue. It has a finger-thick beige head that leaves lacings. The aroma has a touch of diacetyl, with a good dash of coffee and dark chocolate. Slightly nutty, with hints of dried fruits, quite roasted. In the far back, a whiff of dms hides, but overall, a really pleasant aroma. It’s full-bodied, smooth and creamy in the mouth, with an appropriated level of carbonation. Some hoppy bitterness lingers, slowly wiping away the initial flavors of roasted malts, dried fruit, some nuts and chocolate. The alcohol is fairly detectable, that’s probably good, even though I like some to be found in the stronger beers. The low levels makes it a dangerously drinkable beer though, but maybe a bit on the sweet side. Overall; definately a beer to drink more of. 100305

Bottle. Bronze beer with a light tan head. Toffee and earth aroma with light sweetness. Toff, earth, and sweet malt flavor. Medium bodied. Sweet malt lingers with caramel/toffee.

On tap @ Omerta, Krakow. Golden body with a white head. Aroma is malt, fresh bread, a bit fruity and hint of spices. Flavor is smoothing malty with a hint of fruit. Not complex but quite decent strong lager, some of these have a tendency to taste alcohol and iron, this one is soft malty.