Cask @ BQ. Almost black with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and milk/lactose. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate,. coffee, milk/lactose, medium sweet, caramel and a little bitter.

Bottle from Birratrovo, Como, bb 30.06.12 L 1403
Dark brown color, near black, with huge head. Very nice aroma of dark chocolate and roasted nuts, delicate and elegant. The mouthfeel is quite weak, but smooth enough; flavor of caramel with moderate roasted malt, and rather low bitterness.
A pleasant Sweet Stout.

Half pint, draught at the one and only Ma Che Siete Venuti where it was served at the right drinking temperature. Near black body with a brownish shade. Film-type layer at the top, laces well. Aroma of earthy, sweet malts with notes of chocolate. Mix of coffee, chocolate and lactose in the taste profile, partially offset by dark, fruity hops. Easy drinking. Nice (Roma, 30.03.2012).

Cask at Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa. Black with orange tints and a low head. Nose of milk, burnt caramel, vanilla. Lightly roasted, but nothing as much as coffee, brown sugar, huge caramel. Flavor is sweet and milky with caramel and chocolate, light berries. Sweet but quite tasty. Lightly burnt, bitter finish. Nice.

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30th October 2011
Bottle in Rome, purchased from Domus Birrae. Very dark red-brown beer. Short lived tan head. Light dry palate. Mild dark malt with a little coffee. Mild hop. Sans chocolate!! Dry finish. Slightly dull !

Draft @ Moeder Lambic, Fontainas. Another little Italian gem from yet another surprise to come out of the ever growing Italian craft beer scene. Brune foncée, col épais moka/café au lait. Arôme de grains, malt chocolaté assez simple, le tout avec un houblon en retrait qui offre un profile houblonné/citronné léger. En bouche, une bière légère avec un beau malt grillé, chocolaté avec une pointe de lactose, le tout reste doux avec cette impression de poudre de cacao. Comme pour l’arôme, une touche finale rajoute une fine amertume qui va vers un houblon citronné. Une bonne bière légère mais dont le profile houblonné a tendance à prendre le dessus sur un profile chocolaté et lactose que j’attendais comme plus en avant. Reste néanmoins une très belle découverte.

Cask at Open Baladin. Pours dark brown with garnet hilites and a creamy tan head. Strong dark roast malt aroma. Med body. Flavor is dark roasted/toasted malt with chocolate and a little coffee. And some more chocolate in the finish. Rather mild, but very tasty.

Draught @ Bir&Fud, Via Benedetta 23, Roma, Italy 00153.Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light burnt malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate, caramel, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110609]