Poured from a 22 oz bottle, #1179. Aroma has moderately strong chocolate and roast notes. Some light tobacco, leather and ash. Hints of honey, dark fruit and sherry. Light bourbon and oak notes. Hints of alcohol. Pours black with a medium sized, thick, creamy, dark mocha head that exhibits decent retention as it recedes. Light lacing and medium length legs. Flavor is similar to the aroma with quite a bit of chocolate and some lighter roast notes. Moderate sweetness with some light tobacco and leather notes. Light honey notes with faint dark fruit and sherry. Light oak and bourbon with a bit of alcohol spice. Medium bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied and slightly creamy with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this has aged really well and is only showing faint signs of oxidation. Great malt notes with a pretty nice mouthfeel. Bourbon and oak notes have faded a bit, but its still really nice.

Bottle @ FiftyFifty Eclipse Charity Tasting. Opaque black color, average to medium sized beige head. Aroma is malts, bourbon and whiskey influences clearly, light vanilla and slightly alcohol. Taste malts, dark sweet raisins, bourbon, dark malts, slight sweetness, some alcohol and malt bitter mixed perfectly with the sweet bourbon. Soft velvety texture, medium to full body, soft carbonation. Delicious!

Bomber, pitch black pour, no head. Aroma is very roasted with espresso bean and candies maybe even some caramel. Taste, very intense roast, some burnt coffee beans, vanilla and roasted nuts. whiskey presence is high. all very well melded together. Beautifully well done.

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, bottle 2139, from Stephen Morris (merci!), savoured on December 13 2013; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head no lacing; nose: roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, light woody, ink, light soy sauce, bourbon, intense, light alcohol; mouth: roasted barley, coffee, chocolate, light woody, ink, light soy sauce, bourbon, intense, light alcohol, alcohol warmth, finale in roasted barley with presence of bourbon, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, silky and alcoholic texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, bouteille 2139, de Stephen Morris (merci!), savourée le 13 décembre 2013; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat, léger boisé, encre, léger sauce soya, bourbon, intense, léger alcool; bouche : orge torréfiée, café, chocolat, léger boisé, encre, léger sauce soya, bourbon, intense, léger alcool, chaleur d’alcool, finale en orge torréfiée avec présence de bourbon, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse et alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

From the March 2014 Pittsburgh Ratebeer gathering. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a small foamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was chocolate, vanilla, toasty malts, a bit of alcohol and bread dough. The flavor was bourbon, port wine, chocolate syrup, vanilla and anise with a very hot boozy presence that worked well. Long finish of bourbon, chocolate syrup, vanilla and anise. Full bodied and silky. Outstanding.