Bottle shared on Level 42, 07/02/19. Many thanks! A dark black brown coloured pour with a frothy mid tan head. Arioma is salty liquorice, smoke, bitter brown sugars. Flavour is composed of spicy coffee, woody roast, pepper, brown sugars, liquorice, boozy, alcohol. Palate is semi sweet, frothy airy carboantion. Lingering salty roast, Not bad.

Bottle split at L6, thanks to Daniel, 07/02/19. Light black with a well presented tan cap that retains well. Nose is smoked malts, medicinal notes, charred wood, dark fruit rinds, booze fumes. Taste comprises dark toffee, bonfire notes, cocoa sprinkle, mellow Laphroaig barrel, dried fruits, charr, molasses. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, light boosty nip at the curtain call. Ok stuff.

On tap at Thomas Tallis Canterbury. Black beer lasting tan head. Wow that's got quite a lot of peaty whisky. Yes some drying dark chocolate. but more or less on my limit of peat. Hides and well. just a bit too peaty for me.

Keg at the Cock Tavern - Hackney. Pours clear, deep brown with a small, foamy tan head. Strong woody character, plenty drying, some ashy roast, baking cocoa, earth, mellow smokey accents. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with soft carbonation. Warming finish, more touched wood dryness, bittersweet baking cocoa, ash, alcohol. Hearty stuff. Old school. Not bad.

Draught @ [ LCBF 17 ], London Craft Beer Festival 2017, Shoreditch Electric Light Station, Coronet Street, Greater London, England N1 6HD. [ As Howling Hops Imperial Stout Fighting Ale Laphroaig Whisky Barrel Aged ].Dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, wood, smoke, peat - alcohol - whisky - bourbon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, peat, smoke, chocolate, sweet malt, dark malt, alcohol - whisky - bourbon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170804] 7-4-7-4-15