0.355l bottle from alsace, bb 20.04.2019. pours a clear deep chestnut with a small off-white head. aroma of roast, coffee, molasses, tobacco. flavour of molasses, coffee, liquorice. interesting.

Bottiglia: Deep chestnut-amber coloured, quickly collapsing loose brown head; toasted malt, coffee and traces of tobacco and vanilla in the nose; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, almost full bodied and quite soft; lingering sweet-bitter chocolatey/coffeeish finish with a slightly increasing bitterness in the aftertaste. Well, a well drinkable, but not very exciting brew...

35.5cl bottle at La Casina del Bosco, Rimini, Italy. Pours black with minimal yellowish foam, very fine. Aroma is intense of licorice, coffee, dark chocolate. Body is dense, highly sticky, with average carbonation. Taste is intensely sweet with limited carbonation. Finish is very long and pleasant.

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 11/16/2017. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of nutty medium roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, wood, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big medium roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, wood, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char and herbal/woody/spicy hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/char/dark fruit, herbal, wood, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero acrid/astringent roast/hop notes after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is a delicious English style imperial coffee porter. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not overly roasty. Nicely rich malts and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; balancing earthy hops and mild fruity yeast notes. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Bottle from Piwoteka in Lodz. Ladna butelka i ladnie wygladajace piwo po nalaniu. Czarne geste ze srednia piana i srednio trwala. Zapch wystygnietej dobrej wloskiej kawy. W smaku kawa, lekka palonosc, likier czekoladowy i rozgrzewajacy alkohol, ktory jest sprytnie ukryty. Bylo by lepsze i bardziej wytrawne bez tego cukru z Malawi. Tak bym preferowal.

Bottle, 0 35l. Black pour with one finger soapy beige head. Quickly diminishing, leaving a thin layer on top. Malty nose, roasted with lots of caramel and nice and subtle coffee notes in the background. Thin to medium body with somewhat light texture. Carbonation is pretty high and aggressive, killing the flavors a bit. Mildly bittersweet taste, slightly roasted. Aroma pretty nice, not intense, subtle. Coffee grains, cappuccino, cocoa powder. A bit grainy. Touch of caramel and raisins. Slight alcohol presence, very subtle, ABV is masked well. Regular finish, slightly bitter. Lovely cappuccino aftertaste. Overall, good, but there’s room for improvement. Lower carbonation and fuller body would make a huge difference here.

0.33 l bottle. Shared with Višnja 666 and Nikola. Black, oily, small tan head. Strong coffee aroma, spice, ash, toasty. Very dry, roasty, light bitter, macchiatto. Creamy texture, medium bitter, lingering dry coffee finish. Good one, strong coffee profile, tasty although lacks complexity.

bottle from MoritzF! Deep black, small beige head. Cghocolatey, with hints of coffee and boiled vegetables.