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

33cl Fles van Sterk, uit de uitverkoopbak voor €2,50. Zwart, beige kraag. Aroma is van een klassieke US stout, gebrande mout, chocolade, zwarte olijven, nog verrassend hoppig, soyasaus, stroop. Smaak volgt, wat meer caramel, chocolade, soyasaus, zwarte olijven, bitterzoet, wat koffie. Volle body. Lekker.

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

BO 06/02/2018, BB 06/02/2021, 330ml bottle

APPEARANCE: pitch black color with dark brown hues under the light, cappuccino like brown-ish head

AROMA: rich dark sugars on the nose, loads of brown sugar, dark caramel, toasted bread and bread crust, dried fruits like raisins, figs and prunes, bitter chocolate, coffee, cocoa powder, hints of tart cherries and oatmeal underneath, forest honey, faint dried thyme, subtle umami vibe; alcohol is hidden and no sign of oxidation

TASTE: low carbonation (slightly to low), smooth syrupy and oily mouthfeel, medium full body; fairly sweet onset with loads of toasted sugars, especially melting brown sugar, syrup, hard candy, sweet chocolate, sweetened barley coffee, prunes, moderate roast bitterness in form of bitter chocolate and chicory, notes of wood and gentle plum brandy, no alcohol heat, lingering bitterness of 50% cocoa chocolate and subtle wood in the aftertaste, a very faint coconut note and hay, soft tartness that reminds at sharp dried fruits; smooth dryness in the finish

OVERALL: nearly three years old IS that aged nicely, the rich sweetness cut by a decent amount of roast bitterness but in my opinion slightly on the sweeter side with great dried fruits support from the combo of yeast and malts. Highly enjoyable sipper that goes down quickly

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

33 cl bottle poured into a Snifter. Bottled in February 2018. Near black with a thin tanned head. Sweet aroma with rich dark malts, liqourice, coffee and brown cookies. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Drying bitter finish with dark malts. Nice, uncomplicated Stout.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

From bottle. Black color with beige brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, licorice, dark dried fruits, olives, cocoa. Sweet and light to moderate bitter taste. Light, thin to oily body with soft carbonation.

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

Half-pint, keg, shared with Finn at Plug & Taps in Preston. Spotty lacing from a creamy, fawn-coloured head. Coal black body. Smell of almond and mid-sweet chocolate malts. Nuts, chocolate and almond to the taste buds. Long-lived chocolate malty end, slightly roasted. Well bodied. Likable. (09.02.2019).

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

På Plug & Taps, Preston. Delt med Rune. Svart. Lavt mokkafarget skum. Kraftig aroma. Røkt torv & lakris. Smaken søt lakris & sjokolade. Søt tørr ettersmak.

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

Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As Dry & Bitter Monoflux ].Clear dark black colour with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark fruit, raisin, plum, prune, wood, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, dark fruit, raisin, chocolate, wood, roasted, sweet malt, malt bitter, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20190204] 7-4-8-4-15

Dry and bitter. The beer too. Thick with lots of roasted flavours, and a nice sweetness breaking theough in the aftertaste. After warming more nuanced.

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

33cl bottle from Boxbeers. Poured pitch black in color. Thin off white head. Nice roastedness with sweetness, molasses, hint of soy sauce. Licorice, dark raw chocolate, sweetness, molasses in flavor as well. Thick, full bodied. I prefer imperial stouts that are drier but this a nice sipper though.