First ratingInitial Rating Date: 10/27/200633 cl bottle at The Rover, Göteborg.Dark brown to black color, big creamy brown head. A bit thin scent, chocolate and acid, a bit fruity scent. Lots of coffee and burnt flavor, turns a tiny bit acid but also some alcohol. Normal bitterness and full mouthfeel.8/4/9/4/17=4.2Rerate33 cl bottle at home on August 21, 2009BB April 2011, from Systembolaget in Västerås. Marked 7.0% ABVBlack color, fluffy light brown head. Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, salty, alcohol, green peppers, somewhat phenolic scent. Smooth, acidic, roasted malt, salty, alcohol taste. Roasted and coffee aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Warming alcohol.7/4/7/4/14=3.6Rerate33 cl bottle at home on August 21, 2009Bottle from 2006-ish, thanks to a friendBlack color, small tan head. Dusty, malty, cocoa, blueberry scent, some alcohol. Dusty, vinous, milk, salty, wet stone taste. Warming alcohol and somewhat malty aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness.6/3/7/3/12=3.1RerateDraught at Bishops Arms Järntorget, Göteborg, during "Porterveckan 2012". I had a "galopp" size. On November 25, 2012.2007 version the pub stated.Very dark reddish brown to black color, cocoa colored light brown head. Malty, grainy, mineral, spicy scent. Malty, roasted, chocolate, grainy taste. Grainy and chocolate aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness that finishes dry.8/4/8/4/17=4.1

Draught, named Prototyp X at festival (not Y), but will be renamed (I suggested Kungen or Kejsaren). Almost opaque black, decent tan head. Cold coffee, faint note of vegetables or herbs. Roasted, dark toasted malts, very soft mouthfeel. Toasted, light aftertaste. Balanced and wellmade impy.

Draught. Black opaque colour, small brown head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts, bready and chocolateish. Flavour is very smooth coffee and milk along with roasted malts, alcohol and caramel. Wellbalanced and totally kickass! One of my definitive favourites at the SBWF 2006.

(Draught, Stockholm Beer Festival, 29 Sep) Pitch black colour with a firm, brown head. Roasted nose with full chocolate and coffee aromas, notes of smoke and tar. Roasted taste with chocolate, coffee, tobacco and tar. Citrussy, hoppy bitterness in the finish, along with even more chocolate. Full body, with creamy, velvety texture. Perfectly balanced and warming. I’m impressed, this is absolutely excellent. (8/5/8/5/16=4.2) Rerate: (Bottle, 31 May 2015) Black colour with lasting, dense, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with black rye bread, black coffee, dark chocolate and some dark fruit. Malty, roasted taste with notes of black rye bread, dark chocolate, coffee. liquorice, tobacco and a generous roasty bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, mainly dry. Solid an well made imperial stout in excellent balance.

[Draught @ Stockholm Beer Festival] Black with a large creamy head. Aroma is roasty with sweet liquorice, somewhat sourish. Creamy, really smooth flavour of well roasted coffee. The alcohol gives it some extra bite. Excellent!

[Draught at Stockholm Beer Festival] Black, rich beige head. Strong chocolate aroma. Very soft and with light bodied for an imperial stout. The restrained sweetenss along with the slim body and soft mouthfeel leaves plenty of room for the chocolatey flavours. Like a bigger milk stout. Light notes of licorice and grassy hops show up towards the finish. The best new Swedish beer I sampled at the festival.