Can. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Roasted and licorice. . Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Can, 8%. Very dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, spices and orange. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel, orange, spices, sweet and a little bitter.

Can @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, herbs, spices, hops and has a sweet finish.

Can @ fonefan tasting. Almost black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, spicy and light coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 140918

Lots of coffee like Guatemalan hills. Dark chocolate and roast. Caramel. Creamy consistency. Black pour with good head and lacing. Cereal and toast. Bitter finish. Can.

Draft at Lost & Found. Dark, inky black, tiniest ring of head. Roasty aroma, bitter, burnt toast, dark chocolate. Taste is all of the above and silky smooth.

Can at home, Nivala. Color is dark brown with small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Dark chocolate, coffee, bread and roasted malts. Nice bready robust stout.

Imperial stout from this Virginian craft brewery, at BeerTemple in Amsterdam, shared by craftmember. Irregularly lacing, moussy, medium thick, pale greyish beige head, jet black robe with thin mahogany edge. Aroma of bitter black chocolate, a lot of beef stock cube, fried mushrooms, cold coffee grounds, walnuts, burnt toast, vegetable soup (!), pipe tobacco, minerals, fennel, fried black olives. Dried fruity onset, very restrained in sweetness but with a lot of meaty umami, smooth mouthfeel but overcarbonated for the style. Toasty and walnutty middle, lots of vaguely coffeeish roasted 'burnt' bitterness, with that strange soupy thing showing up again retronasally, even something distantly reminiscent of green raw vegetables; peppercorn-like hop bite in the end, lingering toasted nuttiness. Way too 'soupy' and vegetable-coloured for the style (and for some strange reason), lacking in body and lushness and overcarbonated - not a success I'm afraid, especially considering the greatness achieved by American style imperial stouts by so many other craft breweries these days.

Draft at Spacebar. Poured a pitch black color with a small dark tan head. Aroma was roasted chocolate, bitter coffee. Light booze, roasted malts, chocolate. Pretty tasty.

Shared 12 oz. can. Pours almost black with a beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, and mint notes. Taste is roasted malt, anise, more mintiness, dark chocolate. Okay.