8

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

Bottle. Nose is fruity hints of coffee blackcurrant shades of chocolate and licorice. Taste is much more bitter than the nose implies, dark chocolate, soy, almost meaty, slightly salty, licorice with coffee in the background. Slick Mouthfeel. Very good

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal cream head, The aroma is mainly malts with hints of alcoholic strength. In the mouth, it is bitter and smoky with dark fruits, roasted malts, alcoholic strength, molasses, liquorice and traces of liquorice. Finish is rather boozy. Very nice – one to be sipped slowly methinks !

7

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

500ml bottle - Pours black with a good sized mostly lasting foamy tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, dark fruit and brown sugar with some chocolate and liquorice notes. A sweet roasted taste, dark roasted malts, dark fruit and burnt sugar flavours with chocolate and liquorice notes. The alcohol is there in a warming roasted finish.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle, bought in Scarborough. Bottle conditioned. ABV is 10%. Pitch black colour, moderate tan head. Unusual perfumed aroma, dark fruits, liqueur, some oak, chocolate and liquorice. Very intense perfumed and sweet flavour, surprisingly moderate roastiness, notes of liquorice, hints of tar. Moderate hops in the finish. Not an easy drinking beer, but definitely something out of the ordinary.

7.9

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

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - jet black. Crema head but bigger. Nose - raisins, dark chocolate. Taste - raisins, prunes, booze and light wood. Some rum and brown sugar lurking. Palate - medium to full bodied. Nice taper. Decent length. Doesn't make you think, 10%. Overall - very nice. And also because it's not BA, and it's not a pastry.

9

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8

Bottle from the brewery online. Jet black colour with a tan head aroma and taste are big malty roast coffee and chocolate. Full smooth body.

7

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

Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Dark chocolate, coffee and a hint of licorice in the perfumed aroma. Medium bodied, alcoholic. Malty sweet, slightly perfumed flavor with citrus, roast, licorice and soy sauce.

7.2

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

Black beer, thin head. This isn't like most Russian Imperials I've had. I mean the basic flavours are the same, malty chocolate, liquorice, a bit of sweet fruit and some lactose, but it's not especially rich. It's light and lively. Does have a good warming booziness. It feels lighter than I expected but it's nice.

7.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, frothy, fading, beige to tan head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and slightly vinous aroma, notes of dark chocolate, blue grapes, red wine, yeasty spicy overtones with a marmite touch. Taste is roasty, chocolately, dark malty, some residual sweetness, fruity and vinous hints of blue grapes, blueberries, a spicy touch of liquorice.