Mikkeller Festival Special Edition 2010 – Stella 1 1500ml, 8.4% - Denmark

Pours black with a creamy, brown head.

Roasted malts, tar, hops, tobacco and a small hint of soil in the aroma.

Roasted malts up front here! Caramel with chocolate, coffee beans and bread. Quite a good flavor.

Mikkeller Viktoria 750ml, 8.8% - Denmark

Pours pitch black with a short brown head.

Roasted malts, dark chocolate and licorice in the aroma.

Roasted malts, dark chocolate, licorice, coffee beans and hints of vanilla in the flavor.

A bit flat!

BFM Cuvée du 11ème 750ml, 5.5% - Switzerland

Poured deep brown with a small tan head.

Sour, fruity and yeasty aroma. Quite unusual.

Slightly sour with a pronounced bitterness. Wild cherries flavor together with yeast and spices.

I didn't enjoy this at all..!

Fra Til (From To) 750ml, 8% - Denmark

Motor oil black. Topped with a huge, rocky, chocolate head which takes forever to settle. Sticky lacing is all over the glass. Looks great!

Roasted malts up front. Slightly smoky aroma. Some licorice and dark chocolate.

Tar, smoke and soil. The flavor's got it all! This includes even roasted malts, dark chocolate, licorice, small hints of vanilla and a bit of tobacco.

Medium to full bodied.

Gonzo Imperial Porter 355ml, 8.2% - USA

Very dark brown appearance with a crispy chocolate head.

Roasted malts and chocolate aroma.

Starts off with a deep taste of roasted malts. Then we get some chocolate and coffee on top of that. Slightly salty and bitter aftertaste. I can even feel some alcohol towards the end.