Bottled. A pitch black beer with thin beige head. The aroma has strong notes of wood, roasted malt, coffee, and alcohol reminding me of bourbon. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, wood, and some coffee, leading to a very dry roasted finish, where a bit of bourbon shines thru. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of TheCheeseMan. Pours black and opaque with a small and dissipating light brown head. Dark, dried fruits in the nose with some vanilla and alcohol. Solid body, low in carbonation, vanilla and hard roasted malts but the sweet dried fruits dominate. Sweet and warming acohol in the finish. 280110

22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a fully gone head. Aroma is roasted malty and light roasted. Sweet and dark malty flavoured, alcohol and light liqourice note. Lingering sweet dark roasted malty finish.

Sampled at the Boise tasting 1/16/10
Appearance: Thick black with a beige head
Aroma: Dark fruits, chocolate, alcohols
Taste: Hot alcohols, chocolate, roasted malts
Of the nights tasting, this had the hottest alcohols on the tongue at first but then mellowed out in the finish.

bottle at home ... black ... barest lacing ....raisins and treacle rich heavy nose ... soft carbonation ... very heavy ... treacle malt ... just too much hard work ...again raisns and plums ... i want to enjoy this but i cant ... its just to heavy ... with nothing subtle about it.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Philippe Boutin (merci!), savoured on December 14 2009; eye: black, opaque, tiny beige head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, chocolate, light soy sauce, molasses, light fruity; mouth: roasted malt, chocolate, light soy sauce, light chocolate milk, soy sauce, alcohol warmth, molasses, light hops, light fruity, liquorice, finale in roasted malt with light presence of soy sauce, medium-full body, average carbonation, slight acridness, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, lightly oily texture; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, meilleure avant 27.09.09, cadeau de Philippe Boutin (merci!), savourée le 14 décembre 2009; œil : noire, opaque, petite mousse beige qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, chocolat, léger sauce soya, mélasse, léger fruité; bouche : malt torréfié, chocolat, léger sauce soya, léger chocolat au lait, sauce soya, chaleur d’alcool, mélasse, houblon est perçu légèrement, léger fruitée, réglisse, finale en malt torréfié avec légère présence de sauce soya, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, très légère âcreté, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle: Poured a murky brown motor oil, head was thin and light brown. Aroma was fruit, alcohol, and roasted nut. Taste was warm alcohol, light chocolate, and winey fruit.

Bottle: Poured a deep pitch-black color stout with a large dirt brown color ale with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of candy with some nice Belgian malt with light roastiness. Taste is also a very nice mix between some candy with some notes of roast malt and lightly sweet Belgian malt. Body is quite full with good carbonation and surprisingly not alcohol was apparent. Very well done overall and easily drinkable considering the ABV and nice experiment.