BBE 07/20/20, Jesus is that nose off-putting, smells like soapy soda.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Had a nice tan foamy, fizzy but very short-lived head. The Aromas are very chocolatey fudgy bittersweet. Flavors are very much like nose, some metallic in there along with tree bark. Okay carbonation and finish. Okay beer.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into snifter, best before 7/2020. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with poor retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, honey, molasses, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, honey, cocoa, sugars, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, honey, molasses, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, honey, molasses, toffee, vanilla, cream, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit,dark bread/crust, licorice, dark fruit, light smoke/char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, honey, cocoa, sugars, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly slick/syrupy/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Mild increasing warmth of 10% after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial milk stout. All around nice nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, honey, cocoa, sugars, light-moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish; nice soft/silky feel. Great balance of rich malts, sugars, and cocoa flavors; with solid earthy hops, and restrained fruity English yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Not nearly as impressive as I expected, a bit too yeasty overall.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz can from Tavour. Near black pour, small beige head fades. Aroma is chocolate and roast. Taste brings sweetness, both honey and lactose. Still chocolatey , slick, smooth.

Sweet, rich chocolate flavour.