Can from Beer Republic. Aspects of milk chocolate, nougat, butterscotch, vanilla, hazelnut, tobacco, plum, pear, date. Taste has sweet plum, pear & raisin; thick chocolatey & toffee malt body, bit doughy with nutty accents (hazelnut, peanut). Herbal hoppy finish, lingering molasses structure, dried fruit, some smoky yet 'wet' tobacco, and warming brandy alcohol. Medium to full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. After 3-odd years it doesn't leave that big an impression anymore, but this is still a complex, rich and satisfying brew, a go-to Scotch as it were. Original rating: 24 June 2018. 10/5/9/5/17=4.6. At Tilburgs Bierfestival. Deputy Taster: Anke. Clear dark brown, reddish, with a lasting, small, foamy, beige head; little lacing. 'Warm' aroma of milk chocolate, caramel, mocha, banana & plum, kahlua, raisin, fruit liqueur, candied dates, roasted peanuts, some sherry or whisky. It tastes medium to heavy malty sweet, caramel & plum notes, and light roasted bitter, countering a possible cloying sweetness; accents of nuts & dough in the back. Dryish, herbal hoppy finish, lingering malty sweetness & a punch of warming liqueur, perhaps even brandy, alcohol. Full body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation. So deep, rich and tasty - love it!