Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle from Cranbury BuyRite. Thanks Ryan! Bottled on 10/05/17. I've been saving this one for a special occasion. Happy New Year! My last beer of 2018. Oaky, ashey roasted malt nose. Bittersweet chocolate flavor, first and foremost. Subtle notes of oak, charred wood and perfectly roasted dark malts. Mind blowing. A Bell's stout masterpiece! Happy 2019!!!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

25.12.2018, 12 oz bottle (2014 vintage) @ home:
01.05.2015, tap @ CBC:
Nice brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is rich and sweet, dark sugar, vanilla, dark malts, chocolate, caramel, grass, oak, mild bourbon. Taste is mild and balanced, dark malts, cocoa, oak, mild bourbon, caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, bark, coffee. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and light mouthfeel. Nice.

Roast, vanilla, sweet, berries, woody, nice

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle (thanks Brandon). Pours black. Aroma is sweet, roast, malt, vanilla, booze. Flavor is sweet and bitter, roast, malt, vanilla, bourbon. Overall: great.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

2017 vintage (bottled 10/5/17) bottle pour into tulip glass from Redstone Liquors, Stoneham (tasted first 9/18, then 4/19). Appearance is opaque, pitch black with nice sparkle at the edges of the glass, 2-finger width light brown creamy foam head (like a nitro) with good retention and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is cherry, fudge, raisin, bourbon/alcohol (slightly like rubbing alcohol first taste), oak, light roast. Taste is dark fruit, dark chocolate, complemented by subtle bourbon and light oak. Palate is medium-to-full bodied with velvety smooth texture, pleasant alcohol warmth, soft-to-average carbonation and finish with sweet dark fruit offset by a splash of coffee/burnt marshmallow character. Overall, tremendous beer with full flavors yet nothing over the top. Alcohol is a little strong, especially at the anniversary mark, but mellowed after another 6 months aging (will have to let the other two age a bit and revisit).

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home bought in San Diego, Bottlecraft, 7th September 18. Pours black with a nice dark tan head. Aroma is liquorice, wood, vanilla, bourbon. Taste is rich, liquorice up front, damp wood, vanilla, liquor, bourbon, leather, sweet, but not overly, some complex character and really very delicious as a classic, American imperial stout, bought memories back of browsing Bottlecraft in San Diego while I drank a Parabola and Speedway Bourbon. Great beer.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from bottle thanks Brian 2012 vintage amber black with minimal head nice lacing. Aroma is dark roasted chocolate dark fruit oak. Taste is creamy nice mouth feel chocolate notes bourbon light caramel blended perfectly.