Svart/Hvit means black and white in Norwegian, and the name fits: the pour is near-black with a caramel-coloured head that calms quickly to a foam ring around the glass. Lactose is in the recipe, lending sweetness and a softer body while stopping the roasted malts from turning too bitter. The aroma is generous and layered. Toffee and caramel open first, followed by coffee and roasted barley, then milk chocolate and raisin, with a faint stone fruit and grapefruit note beneath. On the palate, coffee leads throughout. Toffee and caramel follow, stone fruit edges in toward the end of each mouthful, and a lactic tartness runs underneath that brightens the whole thing without making it sour. Mouthfeel is heavy and soft, carbonation kept deliberately low. The finish is dry from the malt rather than the hops, and it lingers. This is a rich beer: slow-drinking by nature.