UPDATED: NOV 12, 2021 Aroma is licorice, chocolate, mild coffee Pitch black with no head Taste is licorice, dark malts, dark chocolate, chocolate covered cherries, and some sour notes Smooth mouthfeel with very low carbonation Good Tasted at kolle julefrokost

UPDATED: MAY 28, 2021 330ml bottle. Jet black colour, some tan bubbles on top. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty, slightly fruity and yeasty spicy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, hints of morello, a marmite touch. Taste is bitter roasty, dark malty, tart-ish fruity and slightly yeasty spicy, notes of dark chocolate, couverture, hints of morello, wood, a touch of marmite. Surprisingly watery texture, dry, minimally repellent, simultaneously soft and slightly cloying palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation. Rather monotonous, simple - disappointing.

UPDATED: MAY 3, 2019 330ml bottle from West Coast LRS at Teekay. Appearance: opaque dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: roasted malt, molasses, smoky. Taste: similar, with some sour notes, a bit thin. Overall: ok, but where is a cherry?

33 cl bottle. Pours dark brown color with a reddish tint with a small head. Strong malty aroma, ashy, burnt notes, very subtle cherry tones, dark chocolate. Flavor is malty, some bitterness, subtle sourish cherries, chocolate and cocoa, some burnt malts on the aftertaste. Quite heavy, solid malt base, luckily the cherries are not on top here. 4324

33 cl bottle @ home
Aroma has cocoa tones and quite nothing else. Flavour has cocoa, some tart cherries and soy sauce. I'm not a friend of sourness in this kind of beers but this isn't that bad.

330ml bottle. Roasty, heavy and malty with some burnt notes, chocolate, coffee, hints of cherries and tartish notes. Okay, quite roasty and ashy.

Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Leighton, 17/10/18. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is chocolate, spice, dark fruit rinds, hint of red berry, brown sugar, toffee. Taste comprises tangy cherries almost akin to a stale Black Forest Gateaux, cocoa sprinkle, tangy berries, molasses, light spice, mellow roast. Mediuim plus body, fine carbonation, drying close with mellow alcohol present. Ok impy.

Bottle shared at CBC Islington, 17/10/2018. Many thanks. An oily dark black coloured pour with a fading dark tan head. Aroma is oily waxy, brown malts, maple, salty. Flavour is composed of salty roast, jammy dried, fruits, oily, , salty. Palate is semi sweet, oily, moderate carboantion.

Bottle shared in London - picked up online. Pours black-brown with a bubbly tan head. Nice and ashy, lots of bitter cocoa, ashy roast, scorched earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, more ashy roast and dark chocolate with soft scents of dark berries. Goods stuff.

17th October 2018
Craft Islington. Bottleshare. Thanks to LKS. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan pale tan head. Smooth palate, light and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Slightly tangy dark chocolate, mild malt cream. Modest tangy spice. Smooth finish. Okay, bit tangy.