On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. It is pitch black with  a thick tan head. It is made with vanilla beans soaked in bourbon which gives it a soft vanilla + cocoa nose. The taste is roasty oak, vanilla, toasty, chocolate, smooth bodied & exceptionally balanced. A stand out of my second day at the Ottawa beerfest.

Very nice beer. Pours pitch black with carpet mocha lacing and a pillow of head. Aroma of vanilla, some nut but vanilla overtakes most roast malt, etc. Very soft carbonation here. Stout in the Irish sense. Finishes with light bitterness. Nice. Tap at Black Tomato.

Growler, 64 ounces, gift from Jean Pignal Black, savoured on September 29 2013; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: roasted barley, coffee, light chocolate, slight vanilla; mouth: roasted barley, coffee, light chocolate, slight vanilla, slight burnt barley, pleasant acridness, finale in roasted barley with presence of pleasant acridness, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly oily and lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Cruchon, 64 onces, cadeau de Jean Pignal, savourée le 29 septembre 2013; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, léger chocolat, très léger vanille; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, léger chocolat, très léger vanille, très léger orge brûlée, âcreté plaisante, finale en orge torréfiée avec présence d’âcreté plaisante, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse et légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien

Formally known as Miss Marble, but might of changed a bit the recipe. Pours a very dark brown colour with very little red highlights. Creamy head (looks like nitro), staying a very long, long time. Mocha coloured with thick creamy lacing. Typical Ashton cereal grain malts for aroma with burnt malt notes and some dark fruits. Creamy, but refreshing mouthfeel. Nice rich roasted malt taste with decent hop bitterness that adds a little dryness. Vanilla is little to none, but as a stout, this one is pretty good. A great alternative to Guinness.

A deep dark stout with a thick lacing brown head. In aroma, smooth vanilla chocolate, bitter, vanilla beans, nice. In mouth, a smooth silky bitter chocolate, coffee bitterness, nutty, well done. On tap at Arrow and Loon, Dec. 5 2012.