5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Notes from April 2011 Bottle from Liquor World in Cambridge, Mass. I no can has mixed six pack. :/ Sam Adams PP glass. Rich, dark, toffee-colored head. Inky black body. Smell is composed of burnt toast, charred greasy bits, just a bit of coffee roast, & even less lactose. Taste is bitter-sharp bark/char/ash/soot. Toasty malt & a squirt of cola desperately try to add some semblance of sweetness. Earthy. Not very enthusiastic about this one. Solid carbonation, ashy/grainy feel. Average alcohol. A bit thin for the style, but that doesn't make it easy. Bleh.

6.8

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

On tap at LIB. Black colour, off-white head. Aroma of coffee and cream, some vanilla, roast. Flavour is light to medium sweet, roast, coffee, cream, light nutty. Light bodied. Decent.

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7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Struise Shop, Bruges; shared with Anke.
Pours cloudy black with a thin, dark beige head. The complex aroma contains dark chocolate, smoke, smoked meat, vanilla, wood, dark fruits, some hops & cream. It tastes light chocolatey sweet and light umami (smoked meat), light to medium toasty bitter with hints of tobacco; the finish is more smoky than hoppy. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Complex, good stuff.

7.5

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

Pitch black with a short-lived dark espresso head. Notes of dark chocolate, roasted coffee, dark cherry bitterness, roasted malts, light caramel and lactose, plus a lingering chocolate brandy finish. Pretty nice for a sweet stout.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

schenkt zwart als olie met mooie dikke volle bruine kraag. aroma van koffie, chocolade, geroosterde mout. Smaken van koffie, licht zuurtje in de basis, geroosterde en gebrande mouten, chocolademout. volle body