7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

330mL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Plenty of bourbon and cognac barrels on the nose, along with cocoa and vanilla. Flavour has a very burnt character up front and permeating throughout, bourbon and cognac barrels coming through, though not particularly boozy; burnt coffee and vanilla beans as well. Minimal carbonation. I like the charred barrel expression, but the base beer feels like its missing something.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle, many thanks to pictoman for this one. Shared with Finn. Slowly diminishing tan head, pitch black body, scattered lacing. Attractive cocoa-chocolate aromas, mid-dry. Fine dark malt-driven taste of grainy chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla bourbon, not overdone. Smooth, mid-sweet, slightly roasted, chocolate-cocoa finish. Well bodied and with nice sipper qualities. (Tromsø, 25.06.2023).

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Gift from Pictoman. Thanks! Delt med Rune på Vervet. Svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum. Aroma av konjakk & bourbon. Smaken tørr. Lakris. Røstet malt. Passe bitter avslutning.

7.8

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

Bottle, tasting at Ryan's
Dark brown, close to black. Aroma of beef roast, mole, chocolate, light vanilla. Good malt base, biscuity, plenty of dark sugars, nice vanilla; warming alcohol. Still too much roast for me, but the rest is excellent.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml @ Ryan's. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: meaty base, sweetness, some barrel character. Taste: along the same lines, quite sweet. Barrel and vanilla are more noticeable in the taste. Overall: quite good, but I am still not convinced to buy it at the set price considering other options around.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

The aroma is cognac, and a bit of bourbon. Toasty barrel notes, some dark sugars and burnt fruits. A bit of alcohol in the finish. Not bad.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 330mL bottle. Near black with small beige head. Light vanilla, mild bourbon and cognac. Overall, prefer the Uganada vanilla a touch more than the Papua New Guinea vanilla of Dimensional Phase (+0.1). Still needs more depth.

7.5

Heavy coffee, slight hazelnut, serious roast. Like it a lot as a sipper, thanks Ben L.!

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. bottle, pours black with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of bourbon barrels, subtle cognac, burnt cocoa, and a touch of vanilla. Flavour is full of burnt cocoa, lots of bourbon barrels, some cognac, and a touch of vanilla. Burnt cocoa, cognac and boozy bourbon on the finish. It's solid but a bit lacking in complexity.

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

330 ml bottle. Pours black with just a very light fizzy head that dissipates quickly. Aromas of dark caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, soft bourbon and slick roasted malts. Rich flavors follow of same with a nice balance of sweet and bitter. And super nice/tasty without being over 12%.