EB from 2016

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

Deep dark brown coloured body, almost perfectly pitch black coloured, with a very thin, single centimetre tall rich brown head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of alcohol, soy sauce, meats, mushrooms, roasted malt, deep pitted fruits and bunches of molasses and caramelised sugars throughout - very potent and super deep and meaty/umami notes dominate. Medium to Full-bodied; Super strong earthy and malty flavours show first with a lot of roasted malt, coffee and a good chocolate flavour at first with bunches of molassess and caramelised sugars that shine through with some yeast and lactose towards the end, but the punch from the alcohol and roasted malt are enough, with a lot of the mushroomy and meaty flavours peaking out towards the end. Aftertaste is deep and robust with a bunch of malt notes, some softer pitted fruits and a deep alcohol and earthy note that has a lot of punch, but shows some slightly lighter notes with the sugars both in terms of caramel and pitted fruits and make this a touch more robust and drinkable. Overall, a good enough Imperial Stout that isn't great by any means, but shows some nice qualities, robust complexity and depth, but the meaty and umami notes that still remain are slightly troubling, and to get rid of them in the terms of pervasiveness might take another three+ years, which is a bit too long for the style, in my cellar, at least. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 8-June-2016 for US$3,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on 07-January-2020, just a little over 3.5 years after purchase.

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

Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Nice dark tan head. Aroma: Molasses, dark fruit, dark malt. Slightly roasted. Taste: Dark malt, roasted, molasses. Dark chocolate. Slight bitter element. Slight alcohol. Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 355 ml can, CHF 7.40 Info: 19/10-2019, BB: 7/12-2020

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

Dark brown pour. Brown sugar and alcohol pour. Sweet and sour taste with a sweet coffee palate

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

17 August 2019. At Gents Bierfestival X. Cheers to Anke, Kevin & the crew! Cloudy black with a lasting, very thin, foamy, beige head; some lacing. Enticing aroma of rum-soaked raisin, vanilla, salted caramel, praliné, Worcestershire sauce, mocha, faint varnish, liquorice, candied date. Taste is medium to heavy malty sweet, lots of candied fruits (dates, raisins on alcohol) coated in chocolate with a dash of vanilla, some caramel even, saltiness & umami character more apparent in notes of olive, soy & gravy. Bitter mocha, toasted nuts & a touch of wood pave the way for the dryish, toasty, earthy hoppy finish, but molasses & dark fruits dominate still, as well as a boozy bourbon-like effect. Medium to full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Utterly delicious but a tad too thick on the sugars.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Stillwater / Casita Cerveceria On Fleek (by Stillwater Artisanal):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

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17 18/VIII/19 - 12Fl. Oz. can from The Bottle Shop (Canterbury) @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1270)
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, soft roast, bit malty, caramel notes. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: malty start, very roasted, some alcohol, dried fruits, very bitter, coffee. Aftertaste: more alcohol, bitter, very roasted, dry, more roast in the finish, hint of banana.

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

Head reduced to dark rim over reddish black beer. Rum, alcohol, sweet raisins, I boerejongens /I, oats, dark candi sugar. One more with I drop /I (liquorice sweet), liquorice, bit of coffee, charcoal but with a serious load rest- and other sugars behind. Thankfully a faint stoutacidity. Well-bodied, alcoholwarming. Dry finish all the same. Not really great.

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

KØLF 140619. Black color with a brown head. Aroma is dark sugar, molasses, roasted malt, chocolate. Flavor is dark sugar, molasses,roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, toffee. Very nice beer.

Fantastisch blik. Lekker bier. Wel een beetje een hoog Kikkoman gehalte.