Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black. Bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, light acetaldehyde not, roast, sweet and a bit umami, bitterish note, some alcohol, full-bodied, oily.

Norwegian imperial porter aged in bourbon barrels, with medium thick, pale greyish beige, stable head lacing in shreds over a very dark chestnut brown beer with mahogany edges. Aroma of hard caramel, brown rum, walnut liqueur, hazelnut oil, toffee, cinnamon, 'fondant' chocolate, cold cappuccino, amaretto and indeed bourbon, vanilla-scenting oak wood. Sweet onset, candied dates and figs, yellow raisins, soft carb; full, oily body, 'deep' hazelnutty and toffeeish malt layers with a chocolatey edge and a toasted-bitterish tail but indeed not to the extent that it shouts stout - adorned with lovely, elegant woodiness (vanilla retronasally but soft in tannins), a herbal and deeply buried hop bitter element and aspects of bay leaf and pistachio, warmed by sweet and boozy, but nowhere harsh bourbon. Rich and deep, a tad too sticky-sweet perhaps but complex and delicious, delivering what it promises. Great one.

Black with a minimal head. Aroma of wooden barrels, dried fruits and sweet malt. Sweet with a warm wooden barrels and dried fruit end.

Tried at the Stoneworks Peterborough. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma malty and chocolate. Taft’s sweet to bitter aroma and taste. Full smooth body.

2017 bottle. Just a hint of oxidation. Well roasted, burnt malt, coffee and grain flavors. Lightly sweet and warming alcohol. Good palate.

Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Small, dark tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, some prunes. Taste: Dark malt, roasted, some dark fruits, good barrel. Warming. Bought: Vinmonopolet (online), 330 ml, NOK 89.90 Info: 5/10-2018, BB: 30/6-2027