Bottle [2008 version] @ WWT IV thanks to Caesar. Opaque pitch black color, medium to full sized creamy brown head that lasts for a long time and leaves good lacing. Aroma is malts, liquorice, alcohol, lightly roasted malts, caramel. Taste malts, liquorice, some alcohol, dark malts, moderately bitter. Decent body, soft carbonation. Past its prime I guess but still decent.

Bottle. 2008. Pours black tan head. Nose/taste of roast, chocolate brownie and vanilla. Full body.

0.18l bottle from 2008 traded with Jeff1 and shared with The Tasting Crew. Oho! What a treat! This is a dark deep brown one with a small sidesticking ashy head. On the aroma this one is quite sweet, I get chocolate, vanilla, whisky, raisins, dark dried fruits, sweet heather honey, coffee tones and dark roasted malts. Amazing aroma? Yeah, really really nice indeed! It starts off with a smooth burned bitter and black malty, woody flavor before it really evolves to a monster and tasted of strong espresso-chocolate with both leather couch, burned coffee beans and dark dried oxidized fruits. It finishes off dark chocolaty and acidic, and it's extreme mouthdrying in the aftertaste. A damn tasty one! 16.06.2012

2007 bottle at Bishops Arms Gamla Stan, Stockholm. Pitch black color with a nice beige head. Aroma is roasted malt with chocolate, dark dried fruits like plum, vanilla, wood and a lot of olives. Taste is sweet, almost the same as the aroma with the addition of coffee. Full body, sticky with soft carbonation and bitter and alcoholic finish. I think that the 2008 bottles that I tried three times in the past (at Olrepubliken Goteborg) were better! I would rate them with a 5!

2005 bottle shared with Nelson, Winter of 2008.
Viscous, jet black pour shows off some faint deep mahogany brown tints on the edges. A small but respectable amount of deeply burnt beige head is somewhat retained, especially given the age (and size of the bottle). Very little sediment on the bottom....
Fantastically strong aroma showcases all the vinous fruitiness, black licorice and dry roastiness I look for in stouts. Not a chocolate-fudge bomb and very mild with the hops. Hints of light oxidation play on the end, drying the roasted barley notes considerably, and giving a light bready/crustiness. No alcohol noted whatsoever (probably masked by the huge amount of dark fruitiness and charred roast). This is, IMHO, the ideal abv for the style.
Soothing, creamy, luscious mouthfeel is the first thing that comes to mind. Despite the relatively low carbonation, it never gets watery. A good amount of roasted barley up front followed by soft, caramelized sugars and deep, rich base malts. Prunes, red wine, moderate vanilla notes and light coffee suggestions are all perfectly melded and balanced. I like Fiuljins suggestion that this is "really well mixed together". Light hop bitterness, some crackery/bready hints of oxidation and little alcohol noted. Really nice stuff, malty and rich but not underattenuated or cloying. Glad I didn’t wait any longer to drink my bottle, as I don’t think this is gaining anything with more age. I assume from the bottom of the bottle, lower head retention and preliminary signs of oxidation, that this is filtered, even if only lightly so. If so, that’s still one hell of a mouthfeel and very impressive. Could use a touch more length on the finish, though, flavor-wise.

Bottle 0.25l at Pikkulintu, Helsinki. Vintage 2006. Originally rated 25112011. Colour is black with very small brown head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, some fruits, chocolate, sweetness and roasted malts. Fabulous.

Surprisingly good for its age

Black with a brown head - Nice roasted malt aroma - A good malt body with some roasted malt and dark fruits and sweet licorice with a balancing bitterness - Has a good long finish with some licorice and dark fruits - This was real good