Dark brown, lots of chocolate and brown sugar on the nose. Full body, a lot of chocolatey/fudgey, and a slightly salty finish. Good stout.

Bottled 33 cl from Chas Cole Cellars, Belmont/Geelong, on August 1, 2013.Black color, light brown head. Sweet, salty, roasted scent. Sweet, salty, roasted taste. Salty, roasted aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.

If I had have known this was actually brewed with mussels, there’s no way I would have picked this up. Mussels, really? How do they do that? Aaaaanyway, I’m glad I gave it a crack. There’s a strong chocolatey, coffee aroma but there’s also an unmistakeable briny, sea water scent. No mussels, thank god, but it’s a strange combination, mocha and brine. Nevertheless, the aroma the highlight of the beer, if for no other reason that it’s something truly different. The taste is more coffee with a hint of chocolate. It could be a little bit heavier on the palate, and a little longer at the end, but nevertheless it drinks very well. Overall, this beer is, oddly, greater than the sum of its parts. I’ll definitely give it another go.

From a 330ml bottle on 9/8/2010. Has quite a strong aroma of coffee, brown sugar and a touch of sea water (I guess mussels smell of sea water). Tastes of roasted malt and liquorice, and has a sharp, lingering salty finish. An okay stout, but not particularly complex or special.

Pours black with ruby highlights and a large lasting head.Nose shows a fair bit of cocoa and plenty of roasted coffee. Pretty hard to find any evidence of the mussels.Coffee transfers through as a flavour exceptionally well, mixing with some dark chocolate. Once again, it’s hard to find what effect the mussels have.Carbonation is a bit too high in my opinion.

Bottle. Black, an inch of tan head fades quickly. Roasted/ burnt malt smell with licorice and very clear brine aroma. Sweet with burnt and salt flavours. Finish is dry. Very much like a standard Australian foreign stout with seafood/ brine character.

Courtesy of STLWill. Black color. Some seafood in the aroma, salt. Roasted character and lightly smoked. The shellfish flavor is light, but it is there. Some oatmeal. Thanks to Will for sharing this rare beer.