330 ml bottle at the Local Pub, Athens. Black color with beige brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, cocoa, chocolate, light coffee, dark dried fruits, wood, alcohol. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium to full silky oily body with soft carbonation.

33cl Bottle from Vonk. Black as night, brown head. Aroma is sweet, vanilla, pralines, some dark fruits, roasted malts. Flavour is very sweet, roasted malts, chocolate, pralines, vanilla, prunes, just light smoke, brown sugar, some light chili heat in the finish. Full bodied, thick, smooth. Very sweet but so good it doesn't bother me, and I was in the mood for something sweet. Great beer.

Draught @ The Rover, Andra Långgatan 12, Göteborg, Sweden 41328. [ As Põhjala Bänger ].Clear dark black colour with a small, virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, fruity chili, prunes, vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, alcohol, prune, late finish chilie, chocolate, vanilla. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20170316] 8-3-9-4-17

330 ml bottle into snifter, best before 3/8/2020. Pours dense pitch black color with a small dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, toffee, molasses, nuttiness, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, cherry, prune, chili pepper, tobacco, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. A touch of booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla; light prune, pepper, and fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, toffee, molasses, nuttiness, and toasted dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, cherry, prune, chili pepper, tobacco, smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light roast/char bitterness and pepper spice on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, toffee, molasses, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, licorice, dark fruit, tobacco, chili pepper, smoke, roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla; light prune, pepper, and fruity yeast flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is insane. Touch of slickness; minimal chalky roast, spice stickiness, or dryness. Alcohol is extremely well hidden; a slightly increasing warmth of 12.5% and pepper heat. Overall this is an amazing spiced imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla; light prune, pepper, and fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV; with the mildly bitter/spicy finish. Huge on vanilla and dessert character. Not as much pepper or prunes as I hoped for; but the rich complexity of this stout is simply mind blowing. Amazingly well balanced and never acrid/astringent on roast. A highly amazing offering.