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

Growler for 2017 vintage. Pours brown-black with a medium tan head that dissipates quickly to a film. Sparse patches of lace. Aroma of malt, oak, cherry and coffee. Medium body with flavors of chocolate malt, wood, and roasted coffee. The finish is malty with a subtle cherry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled thanks to ShavenDragon, nice! Black with dark beige head. Creamy chocolate, light earthy notes, sweet fake milk chocolate, vanilla, indeed some cherry, raw cocoa, blackberries. Over medium sweet, under medium bitter and sour. Over medium bodied. Tasty!

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of vanilla, brownies, dark fudge, chocolate and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Wild festival. Bottle sample thanks to ShavenDragon. Black with tan head. Sweet deep roasted chocolate malts, cherry. Sweet and bitter. Over medium body and soft carbonation. Nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Kersen, licht zuur, chocolade, geroosterd, donkere mout, aardig, iets van lactose, maar geen topper.

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

Bottle, 750 ml. Shared with JFK10000, Miro B and Max. Dark brown with beige head. Roasted malts, chocolate, cherries. Medium sweetness and nice fruity tartness. Some bitterness in finish. Medium to full bodied.

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

750ml bottle. Jet black colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting, and lacing, tan head. Chocolately dark malty and fruity aroma, notes of belgian chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate sauce, sweet-ish notes of cherry, some vanilla. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately dark malty and minimally tart, fruity, notes of dark chocolate, chocolate sauce, cherry, morello, hints of vanilla, roasty dark malty addendum, a minimally dry, woody touch, whiffs of alcohol in the finish; nevertheless well hidden alcohol overall, in no way heavy, even quite refreshing due to the tart-ish fruitiness. Not overly complex but focussed, harmonious and homogeneous, a composition following a distinct idea - mission accomplished. Somehow a liquid Mon Chéri praline.

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

750 ml bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but was just released. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, lightly tart cherries/skin, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, fudge, whiskey, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of dark fruit, molasses, smoke, char, roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, whiskey barrel, and light-moderate cherry notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, lightly tart cherries/skin, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, fudge, whiskey, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of dark fruit, molasses, smoke, char, roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light roast/char bitterness, whiskey/oak spiciness, and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, cherries, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, fudge, whiskey, toasted oak, dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke/char, and roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, whiskey barrel, and light-moderate cherry flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet and whiskey/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from roast/char bitterness and whiskey/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. A bit on the thin side for the ABV, but nothing to complain about. Mildly increasing warmth of 11%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic BBA imperial coffee stout! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, whiskey barrel, and light-moderate cherry flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV. Extremely rich malt/coffee complexity, outstanding barrel integration/balance, and not overdone on cherries at all. More of a complementing level of fruit. A highly enjoyable offering. Liked this a bit more than the base beer.