Dégustée sur place à l'hiver 2010-2011 (De mes notes papiers). .

(tap at Cask Days 2014) clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of tropical fruit ,stewed fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish; half way between a stout and an ipa

Well-done foreign stout. All the right mix of coffee and espresso here. Pours dark brown with amazing mocha-tinted head, especially for a cask beer. Nice bitter finish. Very well-balanced and well done overall. It’s nice to see Hopfenstark do a great beer that isn’t a saison. Great effort for one of the more uncommon styles out there. Cask Days 2013.

750mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours black with a medium foamy tan / light brown head. Aroma of fresh hops, moderate roasted malt, a bit of chocolate and a bit of coffee. Flavour brings out coffee, fresh hops galore, biscuity malt, and a little burnt stuff. The fresh hops come out big time here, leaving notes of fresh hops and roasted malt. Full-bodied and super easy drinking. Great stuff.

Dark brown with a bubbly head. Smells lightly fruity and like it will be creamy. It is creamy with sugars - maybe too many but it is a foreign stout so there is leeway with that. Not much nuance, and perhaps lacks the heft, fruit and alcohol of the style. Reminds me of an oversized Irish stout.

Farmhouse, Burlington VT 12oz tap ($8.50): Pours a black color with a nice creamy brown head. Aroma is of coffee, chocolate, toffee, booziness, and some other grand stuff. Taste is in the same element. Kind of sweet, but still very manageable. Chocolate and coffee, not quite espresso, but still cool. Good beer and could be either chuggable or sippable, depending on your mood. At this price, I prefer the latter.

Glass, 5 ounces, during the 2011 Festibière de Québec, savoured on September 2 2011; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, light burnt malt; mouth: roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, light burnt malt, hint of hops, finale in roasted malt with presence of alcohol, full body, good carbonation, lightly bitter, harsh texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 5 onces, durant le Bières et saveurs de Chambly, savourée le 2 septembre 2011; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : malt rôti, vanille, chocolat noir, léger malt brûlé; bouche : malt rôti, vanille, chocolat noir, léger malt brûlé, âcreté, pointe de houblon, finale en malt torréfié avec présence d’alcool, corsée, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère, texture rugueuse; en résumé : bien bon

From tap at Saint Bock. Pours dark brown to black with a small creeamy and brown head. Aroma is roasted dark malty, ight smoked touch. Thick malty and dark breadish. Dry and roasted into a bitter and dark malty finish. Ends dry and roasted, bitter.

3oz pour at Max’s. Pours a watery, translucent black with zero head. Toast, brown sugar nose, a little rubbery, some leafy veg. Flavor is really good, toast, chocolate, a little leafy veg, brown sugar, sweet malt. Medium bodied, dry finish.