7.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Growler from Half Time, Mamaroneck NY. Opaque dark brown with a small frothy tan head that flops fast to leave a ring, sweet mocha aroma with banana, low carbonation, sweet mocha-banana-dark chocolate taste, thin body, long sweet finish. Very smooth and easy to drink despite the high ABV.

9.1

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

750ml bottle, 2023 vintage. Chocolate aroma with notes of chilies, coffee, roasted malt, cinnamon and vanilla. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention and some lacing. Starts with rich chocolate, roasted malt and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and silky smooth mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with coffee, chilies and cinnamon flavors with the chile heat lingering on the palate slightly. Wonderful!!

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Definitely some cinnamon from the abraxas. It's been a while since I had Bomb so can't quite remember what that was like. Roast, coffee, chocolate and caramel. Black pour with some mocha head. Velvety texture. Bittersweet end. Tap at Doug's Deli.

8.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Olmost black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma with coffee and spices - Dark malt body with coffee and a spicy flavour - The malt and coffee with spice goes into the finish - This was real good

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml bottle at Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured almost black in colour with little life. The aroma is roasted malt, coconut, cinnamon. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a silky smooth, super rich, oily, cinnamon, vanilla, light red berry fruits, Christmas spices, chocolate, light boozy alcohol palate. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Pretty awesome!

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @MBCC 2024, Blue Session, courtesy of the US neighbours. Oily black, tan head. Nutty, woody rich malty aroma. Sweet flavour, jammy, coffee and cocoa, rich malty with sweet booze.

9

From backlog. Taster, from Bottle, at Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2024. Black with some beige head. Roasted Malts, coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, sweetness.

8

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

Poured from the tap @ ES. Very dark brown with minimal beige head. Lots of balanced spices, chocolate, medium body. Enjoyable.

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A black beer with a beige lacing. Aroma of bourbon, caramel, cinnamon, dark malt. Taste of sweet dark chocolate malt, anis, cardamon, bourbon.