8

Oh god. That's so sweet, not sickly sweet but high sugar from the barrel aging. I'll take it.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared. Black with tan head. Aromas of licorice, chocolate. Tastes of dark chocolate, licorice. Medium-full body with a dry finish.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle. Poured a dark brown, almost black color with a small off-white, very light tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, slightly burnt chocolate. Touch of anise, licorice notes.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pitch black coloured body with a thick, four centimetre tall rich brown head that fades relatively fast to a small, half centimetre layer of brown. Aroma of licorice, anise, toasted malt, bourbon, oak, vanilla and a herbal layer at the very end. Full-bodied; Strong vanilla and pungent sweetness with a lot of anise, some toasted malt, oak dryness and even some rye and grain flavours as well. Aftertaste shows some well-layered flavours with a robust sweetness, smooth oak and vanilla flavour and well-hidden alcohol which is nice, especially with a bit of age, too. Overall, a nice beer to try, better than I was expecting with the ratings and a smooth and robust beer for the style! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 25-April-2014 for US$12,00 sampled at home in Washington on 01-November-2015.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Avenue Pub, New Orleans tap to a to-go cup: Pours oil with brown head that leaves everlasting lacing. Yes, this does stain. Aroma is milky chocolate, molasses, wood, tons of sugar. Taste is somewhat sweet with relatively little bitterness. Loads of chocolate and wood as well. Good.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle courtesy of me. Black color, brown head. Stains the glass, in a good way, I guess. Aroma of rich Dark chocolate. Taste is cocoa and coffee grounds.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Dark chocolate, light dark bourbon and slight coffee notes. Jet black with a thin brown head. Lots of dark chocolate and a long finish, but little evidence of the wood. Finish is very long and bitter sweet.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared on the rbwg bus
Black with a big dark tan head and good lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, coffee and molasses
Nice

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared on the bus at RBWG Asheville. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of black licorice, dark chocolate roast and coffee. Medium body.