7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Tap at Foeders, Amsterdam, 29th January 2020. Pours black and thick, aroma is cocoa, leather, roasted malts. Taste is smooth, roasted malts, leather, meaty, cocoa, some bitterness from the hops, really good classical imperial stout. --- Beer merged from original tick of Beluga Barrel-Aged (unknown Barrel) on 24 Apr 2025 at 06:02 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Tap at Indewildeman, Amsterdam, 23rd April 25. Pours a deep black. Aroma is is umami, soy, barrel, peat. Taste is peaty, wood, barrel, roasted malts, dry, must be an islay barrel of some sort

7.3

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

Stark malziger, weich kräutriger Beginn. Erhöhte Karbonisierung, viel Schokolade, steigend alkoholisch, vollmundig. Kräutrig bleibend, minimal herb, langer Nachgeschmack. 9/11/12/12/8/12

8

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

Black with small beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate, licorice, coffee and caramel. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Light full bodied with light carbonation.

8

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

Keg at uiver. Pours black, nose is meaty, chocolate, caramel vanilla, oak, taste is similar, bitter, sweet. 4

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours a huge head. Malt, roast and salted licorice in the aroma and flavor. Fairly dry, the licorice dominates. Slightly alcoholic. The salt bothers a bit,

7.5

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

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Salty-spicy and roasty dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, hints of salty liquorice and caviar, oyster. Taste is roasty dark malty and salty-spicy, notes of dark chocolate, sea salt, hints of salty liquorice, caviar, oyster, cautious fruity overtones with a blueberry touch; well hidden alcohol, lingering roasty, spicy finish, minimally metallic overtones. Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally sticky palate. Dangerously drinkable, quite inventive composition.

7

Loads of toasted malts,light roast,barley coffee,bread crust,hints of vanilla,noticeable prunes & licorice;smooth creamy mouthfeel

7.5

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

Bottle. Black pour. Aroma of chocolate, mocha coffee, caramel, roasted malt and subtle smoke. Taste has creamy mocha coffee, licorice, chocolate, burned caramel, bitter malt, peachy hop and salmiak. Creamy mouthfeel. Why is the rating so low, this is a solid classic ris.

8

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

330ml bottle from trade with MonsterMagnet. Many thanks chap! Pours dark, good tan topping. Dark treacle, chocolate, dark malts on the nose. Good depth to the palate, nice dark treacle, rich swirls of liquorice, coffee roast, smooth with creamy moments. Pretty good this.