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6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Mads told me to rate this for my 23,100 rating. A deep red beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of caramel, malt, smoke, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, strawberries, and metal, leading to a dry finish. Odd - is there a fermenting error? Thanks fiulijn for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 11:19

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 22oz. A more or less clear one, dark brown in color and with a small, dense, light beige head. Roasted nose with a touch of peat. Some dried fruits and hops too. The flavor is sort of sweet, yet it feels dry on the palate. Full-bodied. Roasted malts, hints of coffee and some peat in the flavor, a decent bitterness shows up towards the end. A quite pleasant one, although the flavor feels too sweet. 120218
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 10:48

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear copper with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, little smoke and a little toffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, medium smoke, toffee, meat, little sweet hop and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 10:45

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning 2012, Ulfborg. Pours ruby amber with a small white head. Sweet malty with a whiff of peat and leather. Some caramel underneath. Medium bodied. Sweet and a bit cloying.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 10:42

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and light smoky - peat. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. Sticky. 180212
Tried on 18 Feb 2012 at 10:41

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are smoke, caramel, fruits, malt and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2012 at 10:41

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Amber and bright though without much head. Good floral and woody hop character balanced by slightly earthy, caramelly malts. Finishes juicy - balanced and nuanced. Authentic.
Tried on 17 Jan 2012 at 23:12

5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Hazy medium brown. Lightly peaty aroma. Lightly peaty and caramelly character. Kind of a ho-hum beer, and not nearly as big a smoke as I would want with a name like that.
Tried on 10 Jan 2012 at 13:03

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Dark brown. Nutty with a little caramel as well. Caramel accent on the palate, and a little nutty. It’s consistent, I’ll give it that. It is actually a more interesting beer than I expected it to be.
Tried on 10 Jan 2012 at 12:58

5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Brown with small beige head. Light malt and alcohol nose. Thin watery malt profile, slightly vinous, Hints of light spice and vanilla,light roast and dark fruit. Boring !!
Tried on 09 Jan 2012 at 20:46