Sergey's hunt at Oakes Manor
Dark brown colour, almost black. Aroma of chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, bread, alcohol. Good body strength, moderate sweetness, dark chocolate, a bit salty, touch of liquorice, prominent bourbon presence; the elements are well blended together.
Excellent.

650ml bottle (thx, Max F.!) at Josh. Pours a very dark brown with a brown hear. Aroma is fruity, bourbon barrel. Taste is crazy intense bourbon barrel with roasted malt. Very rich and crazy intense. Very nice!

Bottle @ Koningsdag 2018 tasting. Black with a medium sized brown head. Smells sweet, roasty, chocolate, wood, molasses. Tastes roasty, chocolate, very sweet, vanilla, oak, slightly boozy. Quite nice, bit heavy though. Full body, soft carbo.

How: Bottle.
Where: Mästare på cycl(e)ing tasting, 2017-03-17.
Appearance: Black colour with a minimal tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, vanilla, bourbon.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, bourbon, some liquorice, vanilla.

Rating No. 4K. From 650 ml bottle as Cycle Greatest Hits - DBR. Black color with small brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, dark dried fruits, vanilla, chocolate, licorice, cocoa, wood, alcohol. Moderate to heavy sweet and and moderate bitter taste like aroma. Full silky oily to creamy body with soft carbonation.

Bottle courtesy of Linus. Black pour with a small frothy mocha head. Roast, chocolate & bourbon in the nose. Moist soil & vanilla. Sweet, bitter, roasty & malty taste. Soft, round & tiny astringent mouthfeel. Heavy & tasty stuff.

Bottle. Pours jet black, with a good, very slowly rising, dark brown head. Aah, the perfect imperial stout look ! even though I am not a fan of the label itself, this beer gets a perfect appearance ! Smell is intense, very full, roasted malts, outbursts of coffee, burnt malts and its bitterness. Taste is intense ! thick, very rich, and extremely full roasted malts. a bitter touch, as well as pure chocolate, hints of coffee, and bourbon than lingers underneath. The vanilla builds up towards the aftertaste. You do get some alcohol, but in no way 15 % of it ! it’s a rather common tasteprofile, but of a very uncommon quality . It does need that little extra something to be perfect ( maple syrup ? or - as cycle has proven before - hazlenut ? ) Nothing here can be said negatively though, and this absence of ’ a little extra unique character ’ is the only thing keeping it from being a straight 5 .

[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Black. Wood, vanilla, chocolate. Sweet. Thick. A bit boozy. Great.