A nice thick tan head on a nearly pure black body. Nose is coffee, chocolate and a touch of vanilla. There are two groupings of taste at play here -- coffee, milk, dark chocolate and vanilla on the smooth side, balanced with an earthy bitterness, roastiness and some sourness. They work together well, but can blend more with time. Very nice.

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Jet black, but not oily, with a medium brown head. Light body for the style, solid carb. Soy, and cocoa powder up front with some hints of burnt espresso. Medium to highly bitter, cocoa, and coffee round it out with hints of soy and licorice that hang on at the end.

On tap at Beyond the Pale, pours black with a reddish tinge and a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of bready malt, some oats, and a touch of dark fruits. Flavour is chewy, with lots of oats, some roast, lots of bready malt, and some dark fruits. Has a nice sweetness and bitterness to it. Cohesive and well-structured, but just shy of being excellent.

Sample, growler, 32-ounce, purchased at the brewery, savoured on August 6 2016; eye: black, opaque, minuscule ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, burnt malt, molasses, milk chocolate, alcohol; mouth: roasted malt, burnt malt, molasses, milk chocolate, alcohol, alcohol warmth, finale in roasted malt with presence of alcohol, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, cruchon, 32 onces, achetée à la brasserie, savourée le 6 août 2016; œil : noire, opaque, minuscule anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, malt brûlée, mélasse, chocolat au lait, alcool; bouche : malt torréfié, malt brûlé, mélasse, chocolat au lait, alcool, chaleur d’alcool, finale en malt torréfié avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Growler: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with deep coffee notes and light dry black chocolate notes. Taste is dominated by strong coffee notes with some roasted malt with light black chocolate and a smooth oat finish. Body is pretty full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Quite enjoyable but maybe tad too much coffee notes for my own taste.

Thanks to AleRider78 for sharing this one, picked-up at the brewery. Pours a black colour with a decent mocha head for such a high ABV beer. Kind of creamy and foamy with a little lace. Mild roasted malt with fruity notes (prunes, dates). Gets sweeter as it warms up and with hints of chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel and not as thick as expected. Again, roasted malts in the taste with dark fruits. Decent bitterness giving some light grass. Mild coffee lingers. Kind of mild overall, but gets much better with food.

Nice high-style imperial stout. Everything comes together well here. Pours black with reddish tint and good head and lacing. Nice roast malt profile with some hops that mix well with dark chocolate. Finishes with medium bitterness. Tap at Winterbrewed.

Bottle - Dark roast malts and a little soy sauce. Jet black and a thin brown head. Intense roast and a light sourness with the typical oatmeal slickness. Big bold and pretty good.