7.4

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

Rating catch up. Shared 13/3/2021 with Dan and Grumbo. No full review but rating breakdown taken and discussed at the time.

7.9

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

13/3/2021. Can shared at the Ben Burrows memorial virtual bottle share. From Hopsters, Ipswich. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of liquorice, dark chocolate, nut, molasses, vanilla, coffee, roasted malt. Moderate sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Full body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Rich, roasted, dry finish. Enjoyable.

6.9

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

Can thanks to Fergus, split at the 2nd test lockdown tasting, Hazlemere, 16/07/20. Pitch black with a well presented tan cap. Nose is dark malts, chocolate, dark fruit rinds, touch of alcohol, chocolate dipped raisins. Taste comprises toffee, hint of coffee, trace of booze, fruit cake, light spice, chocolate. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light cloying close. Passable impy stout ... firmly stuck in third gear ... Ok sipper but ultimately a bit of a let down.

6

Ty Grumbo. Aroma and flavor are sweet, roast, malt, some salt, somewhat medicinal, licorice, tartness, chocolate, fruits, quite strong booze. Overall: ok, I expected more ... nice label tho.

7.6

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

Sample thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep black with a tan to light brown head. Aroma is huge boozy bourbon, , roasted malts, light vanilla, molasses. Taste is rich malts, thick molasses, light coconut, alcohol burn near finish, mouth warming.

7.2

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

Can shared at Colin's lockdown tasting. From honest brew. A dark brown black coloured pour with a halo of dark tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, cakey malts, red grape,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tart fruit, cakey malts, grape, rich, waxy, coconut,. Palate is semi sweet tangy. Highish carbonation. Ok.

7.6

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

330ml can. Black with a thin tan head. Aroma has a lot of bourbon, chocolate, raisins, a little coconut. Taste is sweet, chocolatey, bourbon, vanilla, molasses, raisin, coffee, coconut is fairly subtle. Medium-full body, smooth.

7.6

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

Had this sat in the garden Saturday 27th June 2020, courtesy of Dad and a beer parcel he sent, we're having a live beer tasting with Scott and Dad. Loz is about to cook Gnocchi with Blue Cheese. Listening to I Break Horses - Heart. Pours black with a tan head. Rich and chocolatey but with a fruity tang, tart cherries probably. It's nice to have an imperial stout that isn't full of lactose or 101 different adjuncts, this one clearly displays coffee, bourbon and vanilla, but with a tart tangy edge, I think that a longer period of ageing may have seen it soften some of the edges and further develop.