7.6

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

Pours black, no real head but minor darkly tanned bubble formation. Scent is roasty, medium mild chocolate (cocoa) and fairly expressive, but not overly specific, BBA. Taste is full. Sweet and thick. loads of maple at the start, assertive chocolate underneath, going hand in hand with the vanilla. Roasted malts support the beer very well. Well made, but not truly exceptionnal in terms of depth or complexity. Fairly balanced - if you like the sweet, roasty pastry style stouts, but not AS creamy, deep and complex as the very best are. Than again, if we're starting to compare with the very best, that should be a tell that this isn't an average beer ;) Alcohol shines trough, quite loud at times but never truly boozy. A very solid offering, but being 2025 this isn't a standout anymore.

7

Magus, kakao, kookos, alks, tummine, röstine, vaniljene. Ok, maru alkone.

9

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

Bottle, 500 ml, courtesy of Luka, Shared with him, MiroB, kajser27 and Zec. Black with brown head. Loads of coconut, chocolate, thick, nice bourbon in the back. Oily and viscous. Medium to full bodied.

8.4

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

Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2024, Saturday. A black beer. Aroma and Taste of cocoa, sweet dark malt, chocolate, creamy mouthfeel.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Keg Billie's 2024-09-11 Antwerp
AR: sweet chocolate vanilla, soft mouth feeling
AP: dark brown, wee head
F: sweet chocolate vanilla, soft mouth feeling