8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

200ml draught at Henry & Sally's Bar (Mikkeller) in Oslo. Pitch black in the glass, spotty lacing, shiny naked surface. Lovely smell of mildly roasted chocolate malts and nuts, hints of dried fruits beneath. Well blended flavours of nutty chocolate, dark bread, and raisin. Oily palate. Silky smooth, long tail, nicely roasted chocolate malts. Full bodied. Enjoying sipper on my last afternoon in Oslo this time. (Oslo 05.07.2021).

9.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Gedeelde Vreugde. Cloudy black, stable, foamy, beige head. Intense aroma of brown sugar, molasses, dark honey, candied plum, date, milk chocolate (sauce), toffee, custard, creamy mocha, toast, brandy. Taste has very sweet date & plum wrapped in a thick body of chocolate & sugary molasses, hinting at toffee & nuts, some bitter cocoa nibs & toast for balance with smoky-woody edges. Earthy hoppy finish, burnt toast & slightly spicy profile, lingering dark fruit & molasses as well as warming whisky alcohol. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Delicious from start to finish, complex and very enjoyable.

8

Dikke chocola, kruidig eiken en wat roasty drop

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

440ml can. Black, brown head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, dried fruit. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, roasty coffee, dried fruits, caramel, oak, light bitterness, mostly sweet, light warmth. Full bodied, smooth

7.6

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

440ml can – Pours a deep dark black colour with a small creamy tan head. Aroma is earthy roasted malts, coffee, liquorice, bitter chocolate and woody notes. A light sweet to sweet roasted taste, roasted malts, creamy bitter chocolate, coffee and caramel flavours with a warming alcohol and roasted finish. Full bodied, low carbonation, smooth and creamy in the mouth. Very nice.

7

Some chocolate and nuts on the nose. Thick, roasty, sweet. Coffee, chocolate and some caramel, licorice in the finish. Fairly dry,some booze. Nice.

7.9

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

Can from Siren online, split at the mini Tipple lockdown tasting, Hazlemere, 29/08/20. Pitch black topped with a decent tan cap. Nose is roast malts, light charr, cocoa powder, toffee, light spice balance. Taste comprises mellow roast, brown sugar melt, coffee, caramel, chocolate biscuit. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow boost. Well balanced and easy drinking straight up impy stout.

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Can at home, 29th October 2020. Pours black and thick. Aroma is roasted malts, liquorice, dark chocolate, ash and peat. Taste is bitter chocolate, ash, peat, strong roasted malts, soy, it’s a straight up imperial stout and I think it’s great

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Rocky tan head left a cover on a near black still body. Burnt, marzipan & almond aroma. Full bodied, silky smooth & sticky on the back. Almond, chocolate, nutty, sherry, liquorice & many more tastes. Complex & Amazing!

8

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

Sample thanks to Cloin: Poured a dark brown with a tan bubble head. Aroma is cocoa, chocolate, malty. Taste is alcohol burn, smokey and ashy, chocolate, rich roasted malts.