7

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Can at home. Pours oily black with a handsome brown head. Nose is chocolate, big booze, molasses, a hint of weird but unrecogniseable, somewhat bitter and somewhat sweet touch. Taste is sweet mainly, showing booze, raisins and molasses, but there’s that weird bitterness to it again. Long lasting, warming sweet finish, medium to heavy body, soft carbo. Could be a real nice, straightforward pure impy if it wasn’t for that weird bitterness bith in aroma and taste.

10

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

33 cl bottle at NuBeerBar, recommendation of the friendly bartender. A glossy, jet black, dark as a moonless night pour with barely a ring of tawny head. Beautiful. Aroma is huge coffee, cocoa, chocolate milkshake, tonka bean, leather, fireplace. Wow, yo, wow. Very slightly sweet onset, but you'd think it is dry due to its salty next step. Very velvety mouthfeel, with enough crispness to balance the incredible bitterness. Very long-lingering bitter finish, with mellow hints of butterscotch, coffee and cacao. Boy, have I fallen in love.

7.4

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

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some toasted and toffeish tones with mild liquorice tones and chocolate too. Flavour is toffeeish, chocolate, some alcohol, roasted and ashy tones. Quite alcoholic finish.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Na salone. Kakaova kyselkasta vona. Kavova farba a hnedasta pena. Chut kakaova stoutova silna ale aj kyselkasta.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Salón piva apríl 2023. Vona: kavovo cokoladova Farba: cierna s hnedou penou Chut: čokoládovo kavova

7

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7

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

21/V/22 - sample @ Leuven Innovation, BB: n/a (2022-556) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing today’s beers!

Cloudy dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige brown head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots and lots of maple syrup, roasted pecan nuts, oxidized, some soy sauce. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: weird, bit sourish, heavy roast, dry, oxidized, maple and pecan nuts. Aftertaste: alcohol burn, sourish, more maple syrup, dry finish.

7

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

Sample during Leuven Innovation '22, shared with Tderoeck and Untappd duo.
Couleur noire, finement huileux dorée au verre, col crémeux café au lait.
Arôme reste sur une approche assez classique US des RIS - c'est bien malté sans fioritures comme du lactose et autres ajouts. Petite pointe cependant un peu sur le yogurt qui semble un peu 'off'.

Palais est gros RIS, finement effervescent, chocolaté sec, qcq notes de fruits noirs et baies, petite pointe un peu poivrée en fin de bouche et pas mal de grains pour avoir cette consistance en bouche.

J'avoue avoir été un peu désarçonné par cette bière, cherchant désespérément le côté grecque. Fallait savoir que le noire du stout serait lié aux feux des dieux grecs.