Sampled from bottle at "Hooghe Noorden Tasting 2025". Opaque pitch black color, small brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, medium roasty, sweetish, boozy, slight coffee. Solid.

Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.

On tap at Half Acre, pours jet black with a small brown head. Nose is jammed with intense dark roast espresso, bourbon, dark sugars, and a touch of coconut. Flavour is even better, featuring massive amounts of coconut and espresso vying for frontrunner, wrapped around oodles of bourbon and some dark sugars. An "old school" pastry BA impie, where there's still roast/big malts, not just sweetness. Everything works harmoniously. Wonderful.

On tap at the brewery. Aroma is fairly malty with lots of dark chocolate and roast notes. Notes of dark caramel, toffee and molasses as well. Moderately strong coconut notes. Light bourbon and alcohol notes with faint oak. Pours jet black with a medium sized, thick, dark, mocha head that recedes slowly to the edges. Medium high lacing and long legs. Flavor is rather sweet with lots of of dark caramel, toffee and chocolate. Notes of molasses and toast as well. Medium bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Moderately strong coffee and coconut notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice imperial stout. Great coffee and coconut notes. Decent barrel character but it's a bit hidden by the coffee and coconut. Very sweet, but not in a cloying way.

Vintage 2023. Black body, with a small, tan head. Aroma of bourbon, dark chocolate, toffee, soy sauce, liquorice, coconut. Tastes similar, with more cocoa powder. Full oily body, with a low carbonation. Finishes medium sweet, medium roasty, with bourbon, dark chocolate, coconut. Tasty! Great balance between robust and sweet notes and the bourbon barrel well integrated. Alcohol is well hidden. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17

Smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with some coconut, coffee, vanilla and syrup with cocoa and chocolate sauce, hints of bourbon and oak. Okay, but the special versions are much better

0,33l can at Nicos place. Black color, small coffee colored head. smells vanilla, nutty, spices. Nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes nutty, cinnamon, spices, toasted coconut. finishes lightly roasty bitter with notes of cinnamon, vanilla and spices. Very nice one, lovely spices notes

8, 7, 8.5, 8, 8.5

0,3 litre Can, from a trade, at home. Black with little brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, coconut, bourbon, sweetness, Smooth.

Medium body, mildly roasted coffee, some coconut, a bit of barrel, smooth, balanced. Very nice.