Bottle. Pitch black body with a small, dense, lacing beige head that seems to stay like a lid. Nice aroma of dark, roasted malt, dry fruit, mild coffee and hint of licorices. Flavor with smooth dark malt and similar to aroma, but really smooth. Balanced body and smooth aftertaste as well. A really pleasant one.

Bottled. Pitch black colour, creamy beigeish brownish head. Aroma is liquorice, some vanilla, chocolate and some mild toffee tones and some mild spicy elements. Flavour is sweet malts, chocolate, vanilla, liquorice, some alcohol and mild spicy yeasty elements. Nice.

Flesje gedeeld met Tomhendriksen. Zwart bier met een dun laagje beige schuim. Aroma van zwarte kersen, chocolade en gebrande mout. Smaak is fruitig, moutig en chocolade achtig. Nasmaak is hoppig en later houtig om te eindigen in een plakkerige mond.

Fles gedeeld met Inoven. Het is een diep donkerbruin tot zwart bier met een dun laagje beige schuim. Het heeft een gebrande moutige geur met tonen van gedroogd fruit. Het heeft een zacht zoete , fruitige gebrande smaak met tonen van chocolade.

Bottle from The Gul, North Vancouver
Black colour, medium sized light brown head. Decent malt flavour, with some burnt sugar, light alcohol feeling but overall well hidden, hints of dark prunes (mostly in the aroma); it's a bit metallic in the finish. It's quite good.

330ml on Alex's deck. Appearance: almost black with a 👌 beige head. Aroma: some dark fruits, brown sugar, and roasted malts. Taste: along the same lines with some roasty notes, that are usually intrinsic to the stouts. Not thick as for 11.5% ABV. Well it's nitro... Overall: pretty good.

Rich and complex olfactive combining notes of chocolate, prunes, dates and pepper with a sweet malty base and dominant esters. The Nitro effect is light, giving a fairly creamy foam that lingers well on the dark brown liquid, clear, with reddish reflections. Black fruits invade our palate as soon as the mouth enters, allowing a few spices and ash notes to develop. Bitterness and sweet alcohol heat make up the finish which still spreads its sugars for a few seconds. The notes are dates, prunes, chocolate, pepper and alcohol. The body is quite greasy, the texture soft and enveloping. But, the carbonation is pretty flat for this kind of beer. The nitro effect is not there at all. Generally acceptable overall. Olfactif riche et complexe alliant des notes de chocolat, de pruneaux, de dattes et de poivre à une base maltée sucrée aux esters dominants. L’effet Nitro est léger, donnant une mousse assez crémeuse qui persiste bien sur le liquide brun foncé, limpide, aux reflets rougeâtres. Les fruits noirs envahissent notre palais dès l’entrée de bouche laissant se développer quelques épices et des notes cendrées. Amertume et douce chaleur d’alcool composent la finale qui étale encore ses sucres pendant quelques secondes. Les notes sont dattes, pruneaux, chocolat, poivre et alcool. Le corps est assez gras, la texture douce et enveloppante. Mais, l’effervescence est pas mal à plat pour ce genre de bière. L’effet nitro n’y est pas du tout. En général acceptable.

Smooth as velvet. Good pairing with Phantasm.

(Bottle) clear, bright, very dark colour with a small brown head; aroma of raisins, compote, prunes; balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish