Sample, brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, batch 689-690, from and with Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on October 14 2015; eye: black, opaque, minuscule ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, coffee, light green pepper, slight burnt barley; mouth: roasted malt, coffee, light green pepper, slight burnt barley, finale in coffee, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, lot 689-690, de et avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 14 octobre 2015; œil : noire, opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, léger poivron vert, très léger orge brûlée; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, léger poivron vert, très léger orge brûlée, finale en café, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of strong dry bitter coffee notes with some roasted malt is dominant. Taste is also dominated by strong dry coffee notes that also veered into astringency territory. Some black chocolate notes are also perceptible. Body is about average with nice level of carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad but coffee notes are almost too powerful for the overall balance of this beer.

A deep dark imperial stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, loads of coffee grind, light vanilla, light chili powder, bitter chocolate, interesting. In mouth, an intense bitter chocolate with coffee grind, Oyster pulp, alcohol warmth, very nice. Bottle from Binny’s in Chicago.

650 ml bottle bought from Olbutikken, shared at home. Black color with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malty, coffee, instant cold coffee, light herbal. Taste is light sweet and bitter, same as the aroma, roasted malt and coffee. Light to medium body, oily, soft carbonation.

Bottle at the "Dean is a cheap bastard tasting cos he let Rene buy a beer from the shop and then asked to taste it for the tick" tasting. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin whispy tan head. The aroma is dry earthy mineral zesty citrus aspirin. The flavour is moderate bitter with a rich liqouruce bitter alcoholic palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

sample at THT. Thin creamy tan head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Nice coffee aftertaste. Nicely done.

The beer is black with dark maroon-ish brown edges. Small head, beige. The vanilla comes through clearly in the aroma. The coffee is more muddled than expected. It seems like a nice fruity coffee note, but it blends in quite a bit with the stout flavors. Lots of chocolate with a sweet caramel backbone. Very mildly fruity. Similar experience on the taste. It’s fairly sweet, though certainly not overwhelmingly so relative to other stouts of a similar strength. Moderate acidity. More roast than I picked up from the aroma. A bit more fruity dark malt flavor. Lots of caramel, a bit much for me mostly because it crowds out the chocolate some. Fruity, acidic coffee. Low-ish carbonation. Smooth, full mouthfeel. Good but not great coffee stout.