Quite disappointing really. It does mask the alcohol well though.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught at Taphouse. My Dutch beer no. 100. Pitch black with a thin tanned head. Sweet aroma with heavy coffee aromas, dark malts. Taste is bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and roasted bitter with coffee and vanilla. To one sided for me.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. A black beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, bread, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, bread, and chocolate, leading to a bitter finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From tap. Pours pitch black. Small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, breadish and roasted. Sweet, toasted malty, breadish and caramelish. Toasted malty. Light fruity. Dark malty and roasted finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 330ml. @ home. [ As LOC 84 ].Clear dark brown black color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, oat, chocolate, dark malt, licorice, licorice wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice wood, dark malt, roasted, oat, licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20170404] 8-4-8-3-15

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Black, small brown head. Roasted aroma, fruity notes. Sweetish flavour, roasted with notes of choc and hoppy bitterness. Simple, straightforward.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

33cl Bottle from Sterk. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of fudge, chocolate, pralines, smells like a Belgian or Export Stout, roasted malts. Flavour is sweet, malty, chocolate, pralines, fudge, roasted malts, Nesquick, bittersweet finish, Belgian yeast. Medium bodied. Tasty.

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

Bottle thanks to Nihtila. Appearance - opaque black with an olive sheen. Nice fawn head. Nose - molasses and burnt toffee. Creamy chocolate. Dried fruit and booze. Taste - burnt raisins and chocolate. Intermingled prunes. Palate - full bodied with a rich creamy texture and a long rich finish. Challenging but great. Overall - a bit gnarly but good.

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

Bottle at appellation... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts nose... Soft sweet chocolate roast malts.. Light licorice.. Rich chocolate roast malts.. Dark fruits... Dark malts...

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at appellation. Pours black, nose is roasted, toffee, sugary, taste is sweet, blackcurrant, toffee, chocolate, burnt malts.