355ml Bottle - Black in colour. Plain chocolate, treacle and liquorice in the aroma. Rich and roasted taste with notes of plain chocolate, roasted malt, coffee and liquorice.

Fair sized sampel from 355 ml. bottle at Gollem. Bottle says 11/06/2015 meaning bottled 6th of November 2015 I assume? Black, solid mocha. Nose is mellow umami, herbal with roast, soy sauce,… taste is mellow herbal umami, some soy sauce, low molasses, roast, touch of blueberry, very long aftertaste which is nice but finish is largely thinner umami, herbal, roast, almost vegetable, some earth in the finish. Thinner than expected syrup & molasses body. Kind of expected a bit more from a beer this big in production & massive in appreciation. Price & distribution probably play a bit roast but this huge umami, burned mushroom & vegetable profile didn’t do it for me. I prefer my RIS with more desert-like coffee & chocolate sweetness. This one was a bit lost on me, I actually started liking it less as it warmed up. I heard that this beer needs a lot of time but I just don’t see this flavours evolving closer to what I like.

Bottle. Cotteridge, Brum. Not far off black. Film of sticky, tan head. Nose has savoury, roast malts. Some bonfire toffee. Some herbal, grassy hop. Some under ripe berry fruit. Taste is thick, chewy, charcoal sweet. Big, fruity, roast malt bitterness. Lots of bitter tang. Mouthfeel is smooth and fairly bright, given the ABV. Fruity, tangy, roast coffee and chocolate bitter finish. Decent.

Bottled shared by ippopotamo36 (thanks Alberto!). Vintage 2012. Pours deep brown with a minimal head. Aroma of roasted malts, dark chocolate, licorice, oxidation, olive. Flavour of chocolate, coffee, licorice, bitter in the end. Medium to high body, light carbonation. Oxidated, but still great!