9.3

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

Один из лучших стаутов что я пил. Нереальная глубина шоколада, ванили и бочки. Истинное блаженство от мира стаутов. Единственое, что последнии версии слишком уж тяжелые по телу.

8.5

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

18.10.2025: Taster from 0,66l(?) bottle after Wild Festival Groningen Session 2. Tastes lightly sweet, oak, bourbon, vanilla, nuts, very oily mouthfeel, very good balance though 8.5

Rerate 08.11.2025: from tap at Billies Craft Beer Fest. Tastes soy sauce, bourbon, wood, oak, spices.8.2

9.5

Ciemnobrunatne praktycznie czarne nieprzezroczyste piwo z całkiem solidną pianą. Aromat deserowych czekoladek z suszonymi owocami polanymi whisky. W smaku czekoladki, wisnie z whisky, wanilia i kokos. Słodkie ale przełamane nutami palonymi. Dobrze zbalansowane. Rocznik 2023 - żółty lak

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

2016 Purple wax bomber, drunk 6/10/17.
Dark, inky, ebony of undetermined clarity, seemingly opaque. Dark tan head atop is initially large and shows moderate retention.
Nose is thick with rich fudge peppered by dark fruits and a liqueur-like character reminiscent of rum-vanilla-chocolate. There’s a good bit of ash and/or char-like "dryness" on the end to blunt some of this "sweet" fudge character and thankfully no sharp alcohol ever hits on the finish; probably a product of its year in the bottle. Nicely aromatic, as one would expect, and though I wouldn’t go nearly as far as to call this a "British-style Imperial Stout" as many apparently do, it does have a good helping of dark fruits that the newer American versions are sorely lacking. Liqueur-like vanilla, German chocolate cake and rich char linger long on the finish.
Rich and quite sweet in the mouth, unsurprisingly. It’s "thick" though thankfully not syrupy or cloying. Still, there’s a ton of base malt here, mixing with the dark malt to provide quite a bit of fudge character. Good amount of dark fruit, adding prunes, raisins, plums, etc...that help add complexity and gentle acidity in concert with the moderate roast and char character. Carbonation is low but engaging while alcohol is held to just a bourbon-rum-vanilla-like character that is quite enjoyable. Strong ash and light vinousness do indeed dry out the finish somewhat, though the beer is still very much on the sweet side. As is usually the case with these "iconic" monster American Imperials, I’d prefer it be considerably more dry, but it’s still pretty well-done/not messy for its size.

8.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared with and courtesy of Kermis. Big thanks. Poured black in colour with little life. The aroma is big roasty, molasses, warm alcohol. The flavour is strong sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, liquorice, chocolate, boozy alcohol bitter palate and a lingering liquorice bitter finish and an oily mouthfeel. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

8

Dark sweet roasted malty with hits of roasted peanut and lots of roasted malt, full bodied, dark malty lingering finish. Gorgeous.

5

Leans soy sauce

9

Fairly thick, a bit sweet, boozy, rich. Barrel, red berries, chocolate, maple. Smooth, syrupy, excellent.

8.5

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

Bottle @MBCC2023, Yellow Session. Black, beige head, oily. Heavy dark malty aroma, whisky barrel. Sweet flavour, dark malty, syrupy barrel and whisky. Smooth and soft.