7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at EBF Copenhagen. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are cloves, orange, coriander. Lots of licorice too.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2008
at 08:34
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught
Dark murky brown color, not much head. Dark malts, plums, smoke in the nose. Hoppy, juicy, rye bread, caramel malty, suprisingly light for ABV. A bit sweet. Nice lingering mandarin flavor.
Dark murky brown color, not much head. Dark malts, plums, smoke in the nose. Hoppy, juicy, rye bread, caramel malty, suprisingly light for ABV. A bit sweet. Nice lingering mandarin flavor.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2008
at 16:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at EBF. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Amber-brown colour. Heavy malty and moderate hopy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Strong moderate bitter Average finish. Licorice notes. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 04:31
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle at EBF08. Weak spicy aroma. Roasted flavour, fruity hint. Muddy aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 03:03
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle at EBF08. Quite spicy aroma. The flavour is also spicy, star anise, quite liquoricy. Hint of metal. Muddy brown colour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2008
at 03:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught, 11.0% at EBF08. Peppery aroma, hint of vanilla. The flavour is quite alcoholic. Cloudy dark brown colour.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2008
at 17:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught, 7.0% at EBF08. OK citric aroma. Peppery flavour, a little sweetness. Yeasty. Quite alcoholic.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2008
at 17:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@EBF. Dark nut brown color, caffe latte head. Strong aroma of clove, tar and menthol. Strange flavor: foamy mouthfeel, licorice saltyness, cloves then it’s all gone. Weird. Warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2008
at 10:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at EBF. Muddy brown with a off white head. Nose is vinous & roasted. Sweet & good deal of hops & dark fruits. Well balanced. Roast, caramel & alcohol. Good!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2008
at 08:35
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught No head, fully hazy brown. Wet wood cum acidity, like the rest of wine in a forgotten barrel. And alcohol, lots of alcohol fumes. The same in the taste, if less aggressive. Bit of chocolate, if not sweet. Vinous for sure. Very slick, alcholwarming; smooth and even dangerous. I must confess fearing for the worst reacting upon the name, and the nose seemed to confirm them. Yet, in the end, it rather saved itself.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2008
at 06:15