Can, 12C. Black with a tan head that’s a coat very quickly and then is gone. Aroma of treacle, mocha, grass, aniseed. Oily, lightly carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet with dark sugars, moderate roasted flavours, licorice, creeping bitterness. Pepper and anise linger a little long after the malt and licorice fade away. Would have liked a little more bitterness at the end, too. First sip seemed a bit thin, but it gradually filled out.

Tap at the Cask, Pimlico - 16/03/12. Dark brown to black with a half finger of head. Dark chocolate, liqourice and roasted malts on the nose. Dark fruits in the flavour, malt, a touch of coffee and chocolat lots of roastiness. Dry finish.

Enjoyed at a friends place while bottling some home brew. Not a fan of this stuff. Appearance pitch black with almost no head. Aroma of chocolate, light booze, bit of spice/cinnamon. Taste is ok, features all of the aroma elements, doesn’t really add anything, below average when comparing against other of the style.

Can, from Firefly, Vancouver
Black color, with a short lived brownish head. Gentle aroma of roasted malts, some chocolate, light liquorice. Good body strength; roasted malt and dark caramel flavor, chocolate, with some liquorice; correct bitterness.
Nothing surprising.

Location: 16 oz can from Buy Rite, 6/29/12

Aroma: The aroma is fairly subtle for the style, with roasted malts, chocolate, and nutty notes
Appearance: This one pours a dark brown color with a thin light brown head and light lace-work
Flavor: Tastes lightly sweet and mid-heavy roasty up-front, with some later dry roast, and a little tartness
Palate: The body is medium (though it feels light for the style), with average carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a pretty interesting beer. The nose is a touch on the subtle side, but ultimately the components that are hinted at in the nose are basically the same ones that shine through in the flavor. The tartness though, I only found in the flavor. Overall, I found some things to like, and some things that I didn't like quite as much, but it really is a pretty solid beer.

Draft at CBC. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is malty, light roast, chocolate and licorice. Same aspects in flavour. Medium body and carbonation.

Can. Pours with a very deep brown near black body with a small tan head that least good lace. Aromas are of fudge, dark fruit, licorice, anise, earthy dusty, cocoa, dark fruit esters. Iodine, low isoamyl acetate, vanilla. Flavors are of chocolate, nutty, dusty, raw, cocoa nibs, earthy, soil and lightly vegetal. Moderate esters, light metallic. Roasty, low coffee, leather. Thick, fuller body, creamy, medium-low carbonation and lightly warming.

Sampled from a 16 oz can this beer poured a black color with an enormous foamy dark brown head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was port wine, anise, cherry cola and cracker. The flavor was bitter and roasty with moderate chocolate, coffee, port wine, cherry cola and anise. Long bitter, dryish and roasty finish with lingering cocoa, coffee and port wine. Medium body. Solid.

CBC on tap-pours black with a rich light brown head. Aroma is rich dark malt-chocolate. Taste is sweet rich dark malt-chocolate, some earthy hops.

clear dark brown , small yellow head. mild roasted malty aroma. falvor is malty, flowery, floral hops, well brewed tasty but mild, slightly roasted malty brew.