A very nice English style barleywine, but more hops than most of that style. Mildly sweet and very little carbonation. High abv is well hidden by the aroma and flavor. A good balance of hop bitterness and malt sweetness, and a smooth palate. Thick and rich.

Red brown with off white creamy head. Sweet spicy aroma with overripe fruits, yeast and caramel. Malty flavor with chocolate, caramel, overripe fruits and hops in the end. Nice one.

From tap at Lord Nelson and served in a Mikkeller glass. Pours slight hazy orange and with head (poured to the top). Soft peach fruity aroma. Way too cold served. Flavour is, not unexpected, heavy heavy hoppy with a solid fruity flavour of peach, grapefruit and pine. Bitter and fruity lingering finish, quite dry. Very very delicious. But to be honest, half pint is fantastic, full pint is cloying, brutal and somewhat just too much hops. Interestingly this tastes like a pale ale, just with an overdose of US hops.

bottle, 2007. A good porter. Well balanced, and easy to drink- if you like this kind of beer it will be a treat. Some of the porter beers out there are a bit more experimental, this one i guess, most ppl will love. It looks good too, with the dark foam indicating you’re goin’ to get some.. My first mikkeler but certainly not my last.

(Bottle 75 cl) Pours completely opaque, pitch black with a dense, creamy, light brown head that leaves a solid and very dense lacework. Lightly burned - but also vinous - and tar-like aroma. Quite full-bodied with lots of burned malt and then some vinous, coughing syrup style notes. A little ashy also - and hence not really your typical Porter. Malt astringent finish with a solid alcohol presence. 251207

[Draugt at Ølbaren] Red brown beer with off white head. Sweet malty aroma with plums, toffee and spices. Sweet flavor with overripe fruits and a alcoholic finish. Rather boozy and unbalanced.

Thus ends my New Year’s weekend - 12.7 ounce, corked and caged bottled - ruby-colored beer with just the hint of a lacing - tangy, nearly tart, citric aroma at first, but a long draw of air up the nose reveals cherries, fig, caramel, sherry, alcohol/rum - some dry sherry notes at first, followed by bright citrus notes, some mildly tart cherries - a sweeter, caramel aspect arrives later, bringing with it darker fruits (raisins) and heavier liquor flavors (rum and brandy) - there are some good things happening, but the flavors are not entirely well-integrated, and it’s a little hot - it seems designed to age, but has been released too young.