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

At the Thessaloníki tasting, day 3. Thnx to Eric. Pours black, no real head. Smell is bit boozy. Dark malts, rich roastyness. Very mild aspects of coffee and chocolate, no clear sign of peppers left. Taste is full, thick, rich roastyness, dark chocolate, notes of coffee. No chillies left. Very oily. As usual with the AB, it is rather harsh, and low in carbo. Still not convinced, even after this extremely hyped 04, about the series.

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

Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. At last! Many thanks for the chance to try it. Pours black with no real head. Aromas of chocolate, toffee, nuts. Taste is more of the same. Dark chocolate and cocoa. No spice left.

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

Courtesy of Daniele; synthetic cork, bottled 01.11.10; April 2012
Black color, pouring oily, without head. Immediate aroma of chillies, and roasted malt; light pepper and duat; strange but not bad. Thick body, sweet; chocolate and malt flavor, with light roasted malts and luckily just a hint of chilly; correct bitterness, with pleasant coffee impression in the end. Very good.

Old tick.

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

33cl bottle as Dog B. Brune foncée, col crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme au bouquet prononcé de malts, grillé, caramel, et plein de chocolat, l’épicé du piment perce bien. Palais est sec, fruité noire avec un petit résiduel de sucre candi, chaleur venant des piments sans être surfait. Chocolaté est en fin de bouche. Le côté champenois de la levure se ressent par son profil rappelant une quad belge, notamment dans l’effervescence ressentie.

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

Bottle split at CBC Islington, massive thanks to Fergus for bringing this one out on my 40th, 11/10/14. Black with moderate tan spotting and edgework. Nose is big roast maltings, dark chocolate, figs, molasses, earthy notes. Taste comprises rich roast, coffee tunes, dark malts, brown sugar, boozey notes, dark fruit rinds, light spice. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, sweet roasty close with a peppering of spice. Decent impy, drinks well below its ABV - which may have dropped off a little, but has held up pretty well.

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

Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is light chili, chocolate, roast malts, taste is rich chocolate, liquorice, coffee, chili.