Pitch black almost opaque, strong and lasting dark tan head and nice lacing. Aroma is of chocolate and overroasted malt, charcoal. Taste is low on sweetness, caramel, malt, bit of choco, bit of licorice and mostly roasted malts with a very dry charcoal bitter finish. Medium bodied. While this is very decent in Africa and without much competition I don’t think it would do well against European or American stouts. 0,33 Bottle in Rwanda, from Kenya.

Bottle in NBO. Pretty close to black color, brown head. Aroma of chocolate, burnt licorice. Taste has cocoa, toffee, burnt coffee. Nice change of pace.

25.11.2011, 0,33l bottle @ hotel room, Constance Ephelia Resort Seychelles:
Lett fyldig sødmerik lukt med preg av mørk malt, humle, sjokolade, karamell, kaffi. Lett fyldig sødmerik smak med preg av mørk malt, humle, sjokolade, kaffi, karamell, gras og vanilje. Middels bitterhet som set litt. Grei.

Bottle: Poured a black color stout with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of black chocolate with some lactose notes are quite interesting and different then the aroma of the regular version. Taste is also dominated by loads of black chocolate notes with some sweet undertones with lactose notes. Body is thinner then I would have expected with some good carbonation. Enjoyable in the sense that there is not much else to drink that is somewhat interesting in Kenya.

50cl bottle brewed in Kenya. Pours a lightly viscous, opaque black with a creamy, slightly thick beige head. Doesn’t look like your typical Guinness. Nose is mostly roasted barley, a little hay, some light grass, brown bread, a little licorice. Flavor is big, heavy licorice, very malty, sweet, molasses, roasted barley, dark toast, a little hay, chocolate. Full bodied, sweet, sticky finish.