On tap at Hanging Bat, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out deep roast, intense molasses, and dry cocoa. Flavour is full of deep molasses, cocoa, and moderate roast. The ABV is impressively reigned. Beautifully done.

On keg at the Wee Vault. Appearance - solid jet black. not much head. Nose - molasses, burnt wood, leather and roasted malts. Taste - burnt wood, roast and some sweetness via a molasses and liquorice note. Palate - full bodied, dry and roasty. Surprisingly not very boozy. Overall - a bit gnarly, but quite impressive overall.

Keg @ Coracle, Ironbridge. Pours very dark brown, oily, viscous looks, no head. Lovely aroma, hints of treacle, chocolate. It's always a bit daunting taking a sip of something so strong but this is surprisingly easy-drinking, hard to believe it's anywhere near 17%. Moderately sweet with harmonious desert-like flavours but seems to lack a certain depth of flavour, with almost no carbonation coming across a bit flat. Fine overall.

5th January 2022
Opaque dark brown beer, a few dark tan bubbles don't come anywhere near to forming a head. Palate is suspiciously light for the very hefty abv and is almost flat carbonation wise. Smooth dark malts, a kind of cheap tasting dark chocolate. Sweet candy fruits and some mild esters. Whisper of sweet coffee. Smooth finish. Ummmm.. yeah, no alcohol spice no alcohol heat but this is 17%? Nah I don't think so. Just a sweet and flat Impy that is clunky but not something I find myself actively disliking. Curious affair.

Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from Premier Hop. Pours oily black with minimal head. Big, sweet, heavy, modest roast, chocolate, ash, burnt toffee, tobacco, earth. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with soft carbonation. Warming finish, sticky sweet, some ashy roast, dense dark malts, raisins, figs, earthy bitterness, nips of espresso. Fun sauce.