Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours black with a decent bubbly light tan head. The aroma is rich roasted action, smooth chocolate vibes, choc chip cookies, dried fruits, currants, fruit cake, coffee grounds, some umami and dull smoke. The taste is firmly dry and fairly bitter upfront, dark roasted malt, umami, burnt toast, liquorice, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, toasted spice, peppery, coffee grounds, ashy, dried fruits and toasted fruit cake. Finish is bitter and charred. Fulsome body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Flavourful, but has a bit of a burnt note. The espresso version is big step up from the base imo.

Bottle at ash's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, raisin, toffee, taste is chewy caramel, chocolate, nutty.

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a thin fawn head. Nose - molasses, tar and light smoke. Taste - rich creamy chocolate and caramel, still molasses and light smoke. Palate - medium to full bodied, roasty/smoky finish. Overall - good.