Nocturna Affogato

First of this new-labelled Nocturna series, pouring a dark brown colour with copper-ruby highlights. The head is mocha-coloured, frothy, long lasting and leaving some nice lacing clouds. Coffee nose with the roasted malts coming out after breathing. Hints of vanilla, cacao and even bananas - maybe wheat. The taste shows roasted barley, coffee, bitter chocolate and grassiness from the hops. Not too sweet for a dessert beer, more on the bitter cacao side with good dryness in the finish - so not syrupy at all.

Can, 473 ml, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) at L'autre œil, savoured on November 24, 2021; eye: black, opaque, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, coffee, light ashy, chocolate, light cocoa, light alcohol; mouth: malt, coffee, light ash, chocolate, light cocoa, light alcohol, finale in chocolate with light presence of coffee, full-bodied, average carbonation, lightly bitter, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS
Canette, 473 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) à L'autre œil, savourée le 24 novembre 2021; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, café, léger cendré, chocolat, léger cacao, léger alcool; bouche : malt, café, léger cendré, chocolat, léger cacao, léger alcool, finale en chocolat avec légère présence de café, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Jet black brown with a rich light brown head. Intense coffee, light barrel and roast. Light spice, chocolate and coffee. Nice body and a sweet slick note.

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a large dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing. Aroma of sweet black chocolate notes with some fudge notes, light floral coffee with subtle vanilla. Taste is also a mix of sweet black chocolate notes with some floral coffee notes with some light vanilla notes and subtle residual sugar notes are also noticeable. Body is pretty full with good carbonation with no real apparent alcohol. Wonderful dessert stout.