Sample, olive bottle, 1 pint 0.9 ounces, best before Nov 11, from Luc Bourbonnière, tasting with Louise and Luc, savoured on June 21 2013; eye: dark burgundy, semi-opaque, minuscule ring of brown head, slight lacing; nose: chocolate, mocha, smoky, light cocoa, light roasted barley, slight vanilla; mouth: chocolate, mocha, black coffee, roasted barley, light burnt, light vanilla, light acidulous, finale in chocolate with presence of roasted barley, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, lightly sweet, finale is a bit thin; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille olive, 1 pinte 0,9 onces, meilleure avant Nov 11, de Luc Bourbonnière, dégustation avec Louise et Luc, savourée le 21 juin 2013; œil : bourgogne foncé, semi-opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse brun, très légère dentelle; nez : chocolat, moka, fumé, léger cacao, léger orge torréfiée, très léger vanille; bouche : chocolat, moka, café noir, orge torréfiée, léger brûlé, léger vanille, léger acidulé, finale en chocolat avec présence d’orge torréfiée, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement sucrée, un peu mince en finale; en résumé : bien

0.33l bottle. A deep dark brown pour with a nice small kinda bubbly light brown top. Smells really nice with lots and lots of licorice. A bit of both coffee and dark grains, with a ethanol / paint thinner hint. It has a really thick and viscous mouthfeel with a soft prickling carbonation level. The licorice is also really present in the taste. Some cold coffee, a dry roastiness with some almost fudge like hints. Quite tasty, but there is also something I'm not finding fantastic here. Hard to explain really, but it's a bit like bitter nuts and yeast. Still, have to say that I'm enjoying this dark licoricy thing. 28.06.2013

Appearance: Black color with creamy beige head that leaves a fine lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate, some roasted malt and coffee.
Palate: Medium + body. Moderate sweetness, and a moderate bitterness. Soft to average carbonation. Dry texture.
Taste: Chocolate, mild fruity, roasted malt and coffee.
Overall impression: Powerful nice and tasty strong porter.
Personal stats: Bottle from Vinmonopolet Vika in Oslo, Norway

Bottle. Pours a dark murky brown color wth a small white head. A sweet nose with woody oxidation and plum. A sweet flavor of vanilla, cocoa, chocolate, light heat, very dry, thin and some oxidation. Mellow. Pretty good.

A hazed dark brown porter with a thin mocha to brown head. In aroma, a nice mix of chocolate, briney coffee and burned coffee, with smooth grassy notes. In mouth, a nice smooth bitter chocolate with coffee grains, caramel and light peated notes.

Bottle at home. The colour is dark brown to black with a small light beige head that fades fast. Nice roasted aroma with lots of coffee, dark chocolate, lactose and nuts. More roasted malt in a similar flavour. Has a slick mouth feel, and a light bitterness. A nice roasted imperial porter but maybe a bit straight forward and one dimensional.

02.06.2013, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is roasted dark malts, roasted coffee, chocolate, lactose, roasted nuts, burnt caramel. Taste is roasted and slightly dry, dark malts, burnt caramel, coffee, bitter chocolate, grass, roasted nuts. Longlasting bitterness, a little dry mouthfeel. Nice one.

Bottled 330ml. -from trade with Nisse666, thanks Thomas. Brown/black coloured, medium sized creamy beige head, coffee in the nose. Roasted malt, roasted coffee and bitter chocolate with mild notes of licorice . Also some hint of cocoa in the finish. Quite nice.

50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 24.04.2010
Aroma has cocoa, some semi‐dark chocolate and coffee. Flavour has roasted notes, some coffee, milk chocolate, licorice and cocoa. Nice, could be more rich though.