7.4

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

Sample (thanks omhper!). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is roasted tones, wood, some vanilla, some liquorice, alcohol. Flavour is liquorice, alcohol, coffee, wood, some quite warming elements with dry wood and some raisins to it.

7.5

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

Can from Utobeer, Borough. Aroma has booze with rich coffee and richer chocolate. Dark and glossy. Creamy tan head. Dark coffee. Black chocolate. Big fruity booze and vanillasweetness. Latterly a booze burn. Medium bodied. Oily. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Big barrel-led stuff.

8.2

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

355ml can. Smooth, slightly sweetish and slick with some soft bourbony barrel notes, oak, vanilla, hints of coffee and roastiness. Soft and delicate BA IS.

8

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

Can thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - mat black with a creamy tan to fawn head. Nose - creamy, dark chocolate and whisky. Taste - wood and booze. Creamy chocolate mainly. Palate - medium to full bodied. Creamy texture, dry woodiness on the finish. Overall - good stuff.

8

can at home.. July 2022... dark black.. thin tan lacing lacing.. soft meaty chocolate roast.... dark chocolate roast malts nose... rich sweet dark chocolate roast.. Light woody chocolate.. light booze..

7.5

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

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black, tan foam. Bourbon, chocolate, fudge, vanilla, coffee, sweet, a bit bitter, some alcohol, full-bodied. Very good.

7.8

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

Can from Winerack on the way home from H bday. Aroma is cocoa dust, vanilla, wood, alcohol. Some coffee but not as prominent. Nice. Taste is similar but with less cocoa dust. More vanilla, wood, alcohol, some bitter chocolate. Aroma is more interesting. Palate is rich and slightly chalky. Quite good but stiff competition from a bunch of other BA coffee imp stouts recently!

8.5

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

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours jet black with a decent tan head. The is aroma is rich and unctuous, oily, toasty, rich roasted malt, plenty of vanilla, vanilla fudge, toffee, big hit of coffee, mocha, coffee cake, bourbon soaked oak, dried fruits and fruit. The is slick, bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, umami, toasty, dark chocolate, big hit of coffee, bitter espresso, mocha, vanilla crème caramel, unctuous, oily, warming alcohol, cacao nibs, oak tannin and some gateaux on the back end. Finish is slick, rich and deep on the vanilla espresso. Fulsome body and moderate, massaging carbonation. Lovely decadent stuff.

8

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

Can at home, from HOTM online, 02/01/22. Black with a billowing dirty tan head that stays for the show. Nose is mellow roast, chocolate, coffee bean, light spice, dark malts, vanilla essence. Taste comprises chocolate, light spice, coffee bean, mellow roast, dried fruits, molasses, good bourbon rip. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost and a good lick of bourbon. Solid impy stout ... good balance ... never sweet and drinks easy for 13.3.