Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours near black with a small tan head. Aroma of rich malt, caramel, treacle, raisins, overripe dark fruit, roast and dark chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased at DeCicco Food Market on July 27 2014, savoured on April 11 2015; eye: black, opaque, thick brown head that turns into a tiny ring, light lacing; nose: roasted barley, burnt barley, dark chocolate; mouth: roasted barley, burnt barley, dark chocolate, acidity, slight caramel, semi-dry finale in burnt barley with presence of chocolate, full body, average carbonation, more bitter than expected, slightly sweet, oily texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée chez DeCicco Food Market le 27 juillet 2014, savourée le 11 avril 2015; œil : noire, opaque, bonne mousse brune qui se transforme en un petit anneau, légère dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, chocolat noir; bouche : orge torréfiée, orge brûlée, chocolat noir, acidité, très léger caramel, finale semi-sèche en orge brûlée avec présence de chocolat, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, plus amère qu’attendue, très légèrement sucrée, texture huileuse; en résumé : bien bon

Bottle, 2012. Pours dark black, small tan head that dissipates fairly slowly leaving some lacing on the glass. Aroma is quite roasty, anise, burned malts, cocoa powder, molasses. Flavor is light sweet and quite bitter, roasty, anise and dark dark chocolate. Medium plus body, lingering biting bitterness into the far finish. Some coffee ground notes as well. Solid impy for those who don’t like sweet stouts.

On tap at Brewdog Manchester. Pours black with brownish head. Roasted malts, chocolate, licorice, hints of coffee. Sweet. Good one.

(Bottle @ VilleValla Pub, Linköping, Dec 12 2014) Pours pitch black with pale tan head and little lace. Aroma of dark malts, treacle, moderate roast, light soy, slight smoke, touch of coffee. Up front there are a lot of dark malts, treacle, little roast, soy sauce. A bit more roast in the middle but still light, and some dark fruit? Finish is lightly bitter, lingering dark malts, touches of black coffee. Medium oily body with little carb. Alcohol pretty well hidden. Not a bad imperial stout by any means, almost too well integrated as nothing really jumped out at me, except that it might have been a touch towards the soy side of things. Well crafted but came across as good, not exceptional.

How: Bottle.
Where: De Bierkoning, Amsterdam.
Appearance: Black colour with a small brown head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, coffee, liquorice, chocolate, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, coffee, alcohol, liquorice.

650cl bottle. Bbe 2014-12-17. @hotel room, Stockholm with the IT guru Jookos, ratebeer fame. Black, brown head. Coffee, dark chocolate in aroma, roastedness. Smooth stuff. Mild smoky, roasty, musty and quite dry. Long finish too dry, otherwise decent. Hides the abv decent.

(tap) clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of lemon, smoke; smokey, balanced flavour with a long light bitter finish; somewhat thick palate