8.5

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

10/XI/23 - on tap @ Billies Craft Beer Festival (Antwerp), Day 1 - part 1, BB: n/a, 2023 version (2023-901) Thanks to NathanVC for sharing today’s beers!

Clear dark brown to black beer, practically no head. Aroma: good roast, dark caramel, coffee, pecan nuts, lots of maple syrup, spicy. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: nice sweet start, good bitter roast, lots of caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, coffee, maple syrup. Aftertaste: more roast, bitter, coffee, cocoa powder, roasted, a bit sweet, maple syrup, chocolate notes.

7.2

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

On tap at Flying Saucer Little Rock. Dark brown, no head. Maple syrup and lots of it. Dark chocolate, coffee notes, sweet finish.

9.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle. A- Maple, espresso, mocha, fudge, slightly sweet. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Espresso, bitter, fudge, maple syrup. P- Full body, creamy texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- What a treat for #5,000 and thanks to Ozzy70 for helping me secure it! Sorta wish I would have gotten two! Dang near perfect. The best maple flavor I've ever had in a beer. Shockingly not nearly as sweet as I expected. In fact, the level of bitterness was the only thing keeping me from giving this a perfect score. Tone that down and the maple alone could wow anyone.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at the Fat Cow, Lat Phrao, Bangkok. Thanks Manuel!! Poured almost black with a thin broken tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, big maple syrup. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a silky smooth, rich, oily, sweet maple syrup, dry coffee palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

8.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Maple syrup, vanilla, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with minimal brown head. Very sweet maple syrup, vanilla, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay and alcohol flavor. Great body and balance. Very sweet without being cloying.

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Refrigerated brown bottle poured into a glass. Black with medium beige head. Aroma is nice coffee, medium/thick body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is bold coffee (but not over the top for me), rich maple syrup (but not cloying for me), vanilla, and chocolate.

8.8

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

Thank you Chris for sharing this - Black with a brown head - Very good aroma with dark malt, coffee, caramel and vanilla - Dark malt body with coffee, caramel , maple and vanilla - Teh dark malt and maple flavours goes into a long finih - This was real good

7.5

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

Keg at Bazil’s, 2/18/22. Black, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of strong maple, caramel, vanilla. Taste is strong maple, vanilla, coffee. Hint of roast. Roast and coffee grow as it warms, leading to more balance thankfully. Pretty sweet overall, but, booze is hidden extremely well. Full bodied, slick. Glass was actually sticky. Price matched the ABV for an 8 ounce glass.

9

0,65 litre Bottle, shared with Bergstaden and friends. Almost Black with little head. Roasted malts, maple, coffee, sweetness, Smooth!

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

2021 bottle massive thanks to BillyT. It pours oily jet black with a dark tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, tangy, filthy, massive maple syrup, biggest coffee action, dark chocolate, dark chocolate covered coffee bean, spicy, umami, meatiness, touch of hendos, vanilla coffee, donuts and pancakes. The taste is slick, thick, filthy, decadent, chewy, toothy, maple syrup, donut, pancakes, maple glazed waffles, tangy, bright, chewy, massive coffee, dark chocolate covered coffee beans, liquidised chocolate cake, kick of booze, hard roast, spice, charred oak and earth with a slick, oily finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and oily, thick mouth feel. Intense and intoxicating.