Pours a real dark brown colour with deep red highlights, a creamy beige head, good retention with some nice lacing. Beautiful nose of licorice with soft roasted malts, all balanced by a nice sweetness. Almost chocolate notes. The taste starts off with a little bitterness, dryness with the black licorice. The roasted and chocolate malts appear in the middle to come back to the start. Smooth mouthfeel. Quite a nice stout with well-blended anise.

A clear brown stout with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet raspberry jam, chalky character, a bit cloying. In mouth, a sweet fruity chocolate malt with raspberry jam, light acidity, very good. Can’t detect the licorice. But good. Growler at brewery.