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

Bottle shared with my brother. An interesting impy - you get the dark malt character, but the brandy barrels quickly are rather dominant. Interesting stuff, definitely very tasty.

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

29th March 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. Oily black brown beer, tiny bubbly tan head. Smooth palate, slightly viscous, reasonable fine carbonation suits this Impy. Soft dark chocolate streaked malts, a little chocolate syrup. The apple and apricot brandy barrels deliver a rich fruit liqueur flavour that blends pretty well with the chocolate. The apricot brandy has the better legs and its rich boozy ripe apricot dominates the smooth and mildly spicy finish. Nice. An elegant Impy and a nice touch of double barrelling.

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at 73 Enid Street. Just for fun. A jet black coloured pour with a a lasting very dark tan head. Aroma is big apple brandy, hot alcohol, cinnamon, brown sugars brandy snap sugars. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, sticky brown sugars, woody bark, woody cinnamon, some rounding tonka and vanilla, Warming alcohol in the finish. Lingering bitter dark chocolate. Nice.

Dark sweet roasted malty with rich notes of chocolate, some fudge and caramel malty sweetness, full bodied, dark roasted sweet malty finish. Lovely.

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

375ml bottle. Almost black with a thin dark brown head. Aroma of chocolate, brandy, roast malts. Taste of chocolate, molasses, roast malts, brandy, sweet, some coffee and some bitterness, leathery hints, a little alcohol warmth. Full bodied. Excellent BA stout.

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

bottle at home ...dark black ...absolutely no head ..soft sweet oily boozy brandy sweet roast nose .. dark chocolate roast malts ..sweet mslts ..big buggy malts ...

Thick, molasses, coffee, hints of vanilla

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

Bottle at home, from Cloudwater online, 23/12/24. Pitch black topped with a tan cap that dissipates to a swirl and edgework over time. Nose is rich roast, decadent chocolate, brandy nip, brown sugar melt, coffee tinged, booze tunes. Taste comprises roasted tones, chocolate pot, fruit cake mix, warming brandy nip, spice, molasses, toffee melt, hint of coffee. Full bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid BA affair ... you can certainly pick out the Brandy as opposed to 'generic barrel' which can sometimes be the case with a Brandy affair!