Bourbon barrel aged coffee stout made for the second anniversary of this Polish craft brewer, thanks to Steve for sharing. No head whatsoever, save for some small, loose, beige bubbles that dissolve quickly; very dark chocolate brown robe, near black. Aroma of caramel sauce, thyme, toffee, soy sauce, walnut oil, old coffee grounds and coffee filters, bayleaf, reduced game sauce, candi sugar, bourbon, beef broth. Sweet onset, yellow raisins, candied dates, fig, outspoken beefy umami effect, soft carb (almost flat, in fact - see also the lack of head), syrupy and supple body; hazel- and walnutty main stage with a strong caramelly underbuilt, leading to more bitter 'chocolateness' and eventually indeed a coffee effect, but in a somewhat dull, 'old' way, as in black coffee that has been standing in a coffee pot for a few days. Woodiness remains light, bourbon on the other hand is quite apparent, as a warming, bittersweet glow in the finish, moving the malty caramel, lingering sugar and bitter old coffee grounds effects onwards, adorned by thyme- and bayleaf-like herbal notes. Vague hints of black pepper and vanilla briefly appear as well before the beer fades away. Sweet for the style - which I guess is quite 'modern' these days but not my preferred profile for an imperial stout, in fact almost quadrupel-ish, with interesting aromatic aspects but a tad too strong on the beef stock-like umami factor for me. Enjoyable enough as a 'bière de dégustation', but then Rockmill still fails to blow me off my socks compared with some of the other high profile Polish craft brewers, I'm afraid.

Bottle sample at a tasting a troubles' place. Thanks Max & Stas. Black. Chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, a bit of acetaldehyde, a bit of soy sauce, sweet and a bit umami, some alcohol, full-bodied.

Tap at TCBW2019, Tallinn. Colour is dark brown with small brownish head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, some chocolate and roasted malts. Heavy coffee with nice roasty malts. Nice.

Süßlich kaffeeartiger Beginn, wenig Alkohol. Herb-würzig, mild röstig, steigende Süße. Vollmundig, minimal bitter, intensiv. Lecker! 10/9/10/10//10

Booze, roast, coffee

Tap at TCBW. Opaque colour, medium-sized beige head. Sweet toasted, peanut aroma. Full-bodied. Sweet, toasted, some vanilla. Good but now a bit too sweet.