Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dark brown foamy head with OK retention and light lacing. Aroma of blackberry jam with light chocolate notes with some light whiskey notes is very interesting. Taste is a complex mix between sweet blackberry jam with some chocolate notes, some dry roasted malt with vanilla and light whiskey notes. Body is dense with smooth texture and good carbonation with alcohol really not that apparent. Maybe a little too much focus on the blackberry jam notes but a very nice beer nonetheless.

Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, big thanks to Scoopey, 28/11/14. Black with a decent tan covering that soon dissipates edgeward. Nose is rich maltskys, chocolate, woody resonance but not too intense a dose of bourbonics, dark red berry notes. Taste comprises chocolate, raspberry licks, dark maltings, spice, subtle bourbon, red berry linger. Full bodied, fine carbonation, sweet licks and lightly warming alcohol in the close. Soldi impydom.

Sample, draught, during the Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savoured on October 2 2014; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of dark brown head, no lacing; nose: bourbon, light woody, alcohol, roasted barley, light raspberry, light brown sugar; mouth: bourbon, light woody, alcohol, roasted barley, light raspberry, light brown sugar, light acidity, finale in roasted wood with presence of raspberry, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, lors du Great American Beer Festival (Denver), savourée le 2 octobre 2014; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse brun foncé, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, léger boisé, alcool, orge torréfiée, léger framboise, léger cassonade; bouche : bourbon, léger boisé, alcool, orge torréfiée, léger framboise, léger cassonade, légère acidité, finale en bois torréfié avec présence de framboise, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

Bottle. Thanks Bruce! Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty woody spicy berry and chocolate aroma. Roasted malty woody chocolate spicy berry flavor. Has a roasted malty woody chocolate and berry finish.

28th November 2014
Bottle share at Bruce’s pad. Big thanks to Paul. Almost opaque reddish brown beer, small tan head. Palate is light and has mild carbonation. Rich dark malts delivered lightly. Touch of dark malt cream. Warming mellow boozey whiskey. Touches of berry fruits and chocolate. Finishes smooth and a little spicy. Lovely.

Bottle via trade, shared at Bruces. It pours jet black with a small tan head. The nose is sweet, juicy, jammy berry, raspberry ripple, Swiss roll, roasty malt, vanilla and light cocoa. The taste is toasty, jammy, Swiss roll, lots of juicy berry, roasted malt, toast, salted caramel, earth, bourbon, wood and some warming alcohol with a roasty, fruity finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and slightly sticky mouth-feel. Soooo fruity. Crazy drinkable stuff. As always bourbon count delivers.

Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Paul. Pours black-brown with a creamy tan head. The aroma holds a lovely blend of chocolate and ripe berries, with understated roasted malts. Big sweet flavor, quite juicy, with lots of raspberry, strawberry, balanced chocolate, soft roast, light booze, touches of burnt wood. Full bodied with fine, almost spritzy carbonation, lightly warming to finish with sticky fruit sugars, dark malts, more chocolate, cherry, raspberry, blackberry. Some lingering alcohol heat. Exceedingly drinkable. Great stuff.