750ml bottle pours an opaque, thick black with some lacing, creamy, tan head. Nose has what you’d expect, licorice, molasses, some very dark raisins, some pencil lead, burnt caramel, a little tar, toast. Flavor follows right along, burnt caramel, black licorice, malt, toast, some mild coffee grounds, some raisin, some pencil lead, roast. Full bodied, sticky, roasty finish. This is a very well made beer.

Bottle. Pours opaque black with a small dark brown head that dissipates fairly quickly leaving decent lacing. Aroma is roasty, anise, cocoa, molasses. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter, lightly burned, cocoa and roasty notes with perhaps a tiny bit of rubber. Some acidity. Medium plus body, lingering bitter and burned notes. Pretty solid effort.

Received in trade.
The appearance was a jet black in color with a two finger off white to tan foamy head that dies within about one minute. The lacing is somewhat clingy yet sporadic with one ring of lacing near the top of the snifter.
The smell had dark roasted chocolate mixed well with sticky sweet licorice.
The taste was sweet through the previously mentioned flavors with a nice roasty yet sticky aftertaste and dry finish.
On the palate, it sits about a medium to heavy with a pretty good carbonation for the Russian Imperial Stout style that gently brushes against my mouth and tongue in a roasty sort of way.
Overall, pretty good Russian Imperial Stout well worthy of coming back to.

Location: Bottle at Paul's Blind Impy Stout Tasting, 1/5/13

Aroma: The nose is mostly roasted malts and coffee, underlying earth and chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown/black color with a small light brown head
Flavor: The taste is also on the roasted side, not too sweet, but heavily malty for sure
Palate: The body is medium, but it feels light for the style, with a dry, roasty finish
Overall Impression: This was a solid one overall, but not a favorite for me at the tasting. Still though, it is plenty solid and certainly worth trying.

Bottle at Paul’s "Blind" imperial stout tasting. Batch 1. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of coffee grounds, moderate roast, chocolate malt and light smoke. medium body.