Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is rich and malt forward with lots of chocolate, layers of caramel and toffee, and some toasted bread and burnt sugar notes. Moderate maple notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Pours jet black with a medium small, thick, dark, mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. No lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, caramel, toffee, burnt sugar and treacle notes. Some toasted bread, raisin, prune and hints of roast. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Quite a bit of maple notes and surprisingly fruity. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid stout but not an impressive one. Very sweet with lots of maple, but not much barrel or bourbon character.makes it through. Comes across too fruity for me as well.