8

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

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is chocolate syrup, some mild roasted tones with some vanilla and coffee tones. Flavour is roasted, vanillaish, some coffee, mild rum and some chocolate syrupy tones with some mild alcohol sweetness too.

3.4

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Viscous black, no head. Surupy chocolate cake aroma with some custard. Very sweet with viscous, cloying mouthfeel. Very cakey eith evident vanilla. Generic pastry nonsense.

8.8

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

7.9

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

Can, 473 ml, date: 12/22, from and with Philippe Boutin (merci!), at home, savoured on 18 March 2023; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: burnt, roasted, coffee, vanilla, coffee, chocolate; mouth: burnt, roasted, coffee, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, alcohol warmth, finale in chocolate with presence of vanilla, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, syrupy and lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Canette, 473 ml, date : 12/22, de et avec Philippe Boutin (merci!), chez nous, savourée le 18 mars 2023; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : brûlé, torréfaction, café, vanille, café, chocolat; bouche : brûlé, torréfaction, café, vanille, café, chocolat, alcool, chaleur d'alcool, finale en chocolat avec présence de vanille, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture sirupeuse et légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

8

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

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of nice barrel-aged bourbon with some floral coffee notes with some light vanilla and nice black chocolate malt notes. Taste is also dominated by bourbon barrel-aged notes with some floral coffee and vanilla notes with some rich black chocolate notes with some residual sugar notes. Body is above average with a nice creamy texture and good carbonation with some faint apparent alcohol. Solid barrel-aged stout with somewhat of a pastry feel.

8

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

Dark brown, no head. Quite nutty, a bit drier than the others, more alcohol and roast coming through. Burly -different from the others but I like it.

7.8

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

Poured from 473mL can @ Weathered 2023. Near black with small beige head. Earthy coffee, mild vanilla, hint of cola. Prefer Hale variant overall.

7.8

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

Bottle at Weathered 2022, Vancouver
Dark brown, almost black colour. The aroma is dominated by coffee, nothing else. Full bodied, moderately sweet, malts, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, coffee, and quite some spirit. A bit unbalanced for me, but bold.

8

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

Can at Weathered 2022, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out a more earthy coffee compared to the Hale, with gentle bourbon and vanilla in the background. Flavour is full dark roasted coffee, dark fruits, vanilla, and bourbon barrels. Lots of coffee and bourbon in wonderful cohesion. Lovely stuff