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

0.75 l bottle huge thanks to Višnja666 and her sons. Shared with SašaMops, Jadran and her. Oily black, brown head. Lots of alcohol on the nose. Some chocolate and roasty notes. Oily texture, a bit rough nutty and roasty background, obvious oxidation, some cardboard. Medium body, warming. Dry finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Ornate stone bottle shared and imbibed at the Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath. Black pour with a tan head. Cappuccino, chocolate, cocoa nose. Dark roast coffee,dark chocolate, cocoa,light smoke taste. Gorgeous.

Drunk very easily. Felt it was more of a mild hybrid than Imperial Stout. Nice effort. #SXShare

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

Bottle originally shared at the Chriso and Ruth pre GBBF 2017 tasting. Pours oily back with a frothy, khaki head. The nose has some old, leathery berries, cocoa, moderate roast. Medium sweet flavour with bittersweet cocoa. Medium Bodied with fine carbonation. A little salty in the finish, some meaty dark malts, bittersweet cocoa, a little ash, dried berries. Pretty good stuff.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at Chris & Ruths pre GBBF Shin Dig, cheers for all the shares, 05/08/17. Pitch black with a solid tan head. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, spice, charr, hint of vanilla, chocolate dipped raisins. Taste comprises dark fruits, molasses, light black peppery spice, touch of dark chocolate. Medium + body, fine carbonation, drying close with a moderate boost level attached. Ok impy stout ... a decent enough sipper but plenty better out there.

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

Bottle 750ml. swing top ceramic bottle @ Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As East London Imperial Stout ]. [ Bottle # 225/850 ]. Clear dark black - red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, spicy, raisin, prunes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy to moderate bitter with a long duration, raisin, roasted, chocolate, alcohol, spicy, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20161202] 7-3-7-3-14

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle #117/850 at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. It pours jet black with a small bubbly beige head. The aroma is big, rich roasted malt, varnish, dried fruits, burnt marshmallow, rocky road and charred wood. The taste is rich roasted malt, charred wood, burnt leather, burnt toast, earthy, dried berry, fruit cake, warming alcohol, peppery spicy, slick, tangy/tart fruit and wood. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Rich and pretty flavoursome. Good fun.

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

5th August 2017
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth rich dark malts, plenty of dark chocolate. Mild spice. Tangy fruits underneath. Surprisingly light chocolatey finish. Nice.

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

Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig, August 5, 2017. Dark brown pour. Boozy dark fruits in the nose. Bitter chocolate and a bit of liquorice. Taste has some booze and dry bitter chocolate. Cocoa powder. Nice drying tannin thing. Leathery finish.