(Draught at the brewpub, 5 Nov 2009) Black colour with a thick, creamy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of coffee and dark chocolate. Malty, roasted taste with black coffee, dark chocolate and a dry finish with a generous cocoa bitterness. More than medium body, smooth mouthfeel. Perhaps lacking some punch, but still a tasty and very well balanced stout. Nice one.

Draught at the brewpub Deep black body with a lightly brown, creamy head. Excellent looking stout. Strong coffee aroma which is ok, but not complex. Moderately sweet, lightly bitter flavour: somewhat watery mouthfeel. Not bad, but not complex at all.

Draught @ OMB. Finally perfect served this time at a moderate temperature and almost two minutes work. Body is black with a big, dense beige N2 head. Aroma was deceptive week, but nice. Slightly roasted malt, dry fruit, some coffee and chocolate. Flavor is exactly as promised from the aroma, roasted malt, fruity, coffee, dry fruit and a balanced long bitter finish. Very nice, but my overall impression was a bit disappointed. This stout isn’t exactly what I would call an Imperial stout, the body is to light. This is closer to ordinary Irish Stout IMO.

On tap 29 Jun 07. Black as coal with an everlasting tanned creamy head. Sourish roasted flavor. A bit carbonated. Dry roasted malty aftertaste. Well rounded.

On tap at the brewpub. Have to wait five-six minutes for the drink to get ready. Dark, almost black. Creamy with a light brown head. Nice filigrees on the glass. Taste of dark chocolate and hints of coffee. The finish is burnt malt.

On tap at the brewery. When you enter OMB, there is a sign on the outside stating which beers they serve. One is Chief Stout. On the inside there is a board that amongst the other beers says Stout III. Chief Stout is not mentioned. At the bar, the menu says Imperial Stout. Quite confusing I think, and at two of my earlier visits, none of the staff has been able to give me a good explanation of this, but last week I finally got it; Their beer is an imperial stout called Chief Stout, and it is taxed as a class III in Norwegial legislation. I think it is too weak to be called an Imperial stout. Class III is a retired system, but people still use it. Well, back to the beer. It is black, with a very dense, lasting, medium-sized tan head. Aroma is coffee and roasted malts. Flavor too, but there’s bitterness too there. Full-bodied with a dry, bitter finish. (051123)

Sampled draught at the brewpub.
Black, creamy head. Strong coffee aroma. Dry with rich, fairly soft mouthfeel. Big on licorice, and a tarry, bitter finish.

Black color, nice creamy head. Some roasted malt nose, lightly fruity and sour. Smooth, velvety, very nice mix of roasted malt, bitterness, coffee note.