Bottle from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is roasted malt with lots of chocolate, cocoa, touch of coffee, hint of dried fruit, caramel. I can definitely get behind the mention of pralines on the label. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with a mild roasty bitterness and a little suggestion of yeastiness and tartness. Body is above medium, no sign of the 10%. Could be a bit more full, but... so nicely chocolate-y with a distinct 'Belgian twist'.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Stas. Black. Chocolate, fruity esters (some banana, plum), caramel, wood, sweet.

Pitch black, fast diminishing mocha head. The aroma is not the showiest - humble dark sugars and some burnt / roast notes. Very light hints of alcohol and peppery spice. You do get some dark alcohol soaked dried fruit as the temperature goes up. So, roughly a Quadrupel / Impy hybrid, just not as bold as expected. The taste, on the other hand, is bolder and even closer to a Quad - not as much chocolate, roasty coffee or big dark sugars, as there's alcohol soaked dark fruit, light notes of dark bread crust, some basement / mold notes, palate numbing alcohol and light spicy bitterness. All, in a traditionally thin and easy drinking body. Imperial Stout is a bit of a misnomer for this beer, otherwise a decent Belgian Dark strongie - not as showy as American style implies, but it does have other strong sides.