Tap at Gallow’s Bird, Espoo. Originally rated 05112011. Colour is black with small head. Aromas and flavours: Licorice, coffee and roasted malts.

Draught@Bruuveri, Helsinki (backlog). Deep reddish brown colour with a mediumiszed head. Aroma is sweet malts, liquorice, some ripe fruits and mild alcohol and burnt sugar to it. Flavour is burnt sugar, caramel, alcohol, liquorice and mild toffee. High ABV, but still quite nicely balanced. Thick stuff.

Draught @ Bruuveri, Helsinki

Pours pitch black with a tiny sticky brown head. Aroma has notes of roasted malts, licorice and alcohol. Strong roasty and hoppy taste with heavy notes of licorice, salmiakki and anis. Finish is sticky and sweet, lightly bitter. Okay, although a bit unbalanced imperial stout.

(Draught at the brewpub, 20111101) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized, dense and light brown. Aroma had lot of hops and also some roasted malts. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were pine, resin, roasted malts, sweetness, alcohol and bitterness. Aftertaste was almost burning and had ash and bitterness. Very hoppy imperial stout. Its taste was ok but aroma was not pleasant.