Can @ Bier Markt Ottawa. Pours cloudy very dark brown with airy but stable tan head. Clear aroma of malt and fruit, with touches of roast and coffee. Sweetish flavour of caramel malt and chocolate, with estery and roasty notes and touches of coffee. Bitter, roasty aftertaste. Creamy mouthfeel. Warming alcohol presence. Well-balanced and nice. Decent.

Can from LCBO in Ottawa. Dark brown-black pour with minimal head. Aroma is toasty, mildly raisiny, chocolate and coffee. Taste isn't as big as I thought - quite drinkable though. Chocolate, some coffee, roasted malt. Bitterness is more burnt than hop, but both present. Not a bad imperial stout at all - more drinkable than most

Can from the LCBO. Deep black pour with a small tight tan head that fades quickly to a sheet. Nose is roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits and faint vanilla and chocolate. Lightly sweet toffee start followed by bitter coffee and roasted nuts with a little smokiness and a warming bitter finish. Medium slick palate with soft carbonation.

Can thanks to Chad. Pours very dark brown/almost black with brown head. Nose/taste of roast chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and roasted sweet barley. Medium body.

Draft - Bitter chocolate and coffee. Jet black with a thick brown head. Coffee, dark fruit and a nice bitterness that lingers. Medium body, a nice stout. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

(can) clear very dark colour with a medium tall brown head; faint aromas of roast, metal, stewed fruit; watery palate; mostly sweet simple flavour with a long light bitter finish, disappointing for an imperial stout

500mL can, sent from wilco (thanks Mike), pours pitch black with a medium tan head with long retention. Aroma of light roasted malt, cocoa powder, a bit of chalk, and a touch of espresso. Flavour of medium roasted malt upfront, bitter cocoa powder, and light espresso. Full-bodied, well-balanced between the cocoa powder bitterness and coffee. Solid impie stout - nothing out of the ordinary, but executed extremely well.

Canette 473ml. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez de malt rôti aux notes brûlées, moyen de café et de chocolat noir, léger de houblon herbeux avewc des notes de pain grillé. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux petites notes sirupeuses. Goût de grains de malt rôtis et très légèrement brûlés avec de faibles traces de chocolat au lait (très faibles traces lactiques) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de chocolat noir avec des notes pain grillé et des traces de mélasse sucrée puis en finale l’on retrouve un moyen goût de café avec une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, légèrement amer de rôti (notes brûlées) avec un léger goût de café ainsi que des notes de houblon herbeux et de chocolat noir.

Can @ Chriso. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel aroma. Roasted malty sweetish chocolate and caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish.

473 ml can thanks to (non-ratebeer) Andrei/Torpedo20! Sampled on December 2, 2012.Dark brown to black color, dark brown head. Sweet, malty, salty, rich taste. Roasted aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Sweet, dried fruits, roasted scent.