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

Bottle shared at CBJ - cheers! Pours mostly clear, black-brown with a foamy, tan head.tasty gear, nice mix of well toasted malts, dry cocoa, autumnal spices, bit of earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more cocoa, spices, cocoa. Solid.

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

29th February 2024
CBJ Tasting.Thanks to the team. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Airy and semi dry palate, good fine carbonation. Slightly spicy dark chocolate malts, thin. A shit load of cinnamon and other spices. Light spicy finish. Too much table spice for me.

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

Bottle split at the ‘rar’ date tasting in CBJ, thanks to Marcin, 29/02/2024.
Black topped with a good sized lasting tan head.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, charr, hint of ginger, spice.
Taste comprises chocolate melt, mellow roast, dark malts, spice, bourbon nip.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle, 2021 vintage, from, with and at Stephen Morris (thank you!), savoured on 9 December 2022; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of dark brown head, no lacing; nose: spices, anise, menthol, alcohol, light bourbon; mouth: spices, anise, menthol, alcohol, light bourbon, alcohol warmth, malt, finale in star anise with presence of alcohol, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: quite good FRANÇAIS
Bouteille, millésime 2021, de, avec et chez Stephen Morris (merci!), savourée le 9 décembre 2022; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse brun foncé, pas de dentelle; nez : épices, anis, menthol, alcool, léger bourbon; bouche : épices, anis, menthol, alcool, léger bourbon, chaleur d'alcool, malt, finale en anis étoilé avec présence d'alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon

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

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a medium dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of chocolate notes with some bourbon notes with light vanilla with plenty of spices (cloves, ginger, cinnamon). Taste is also a nice mix of chocolate malt with bourbon and some strong spice notes of cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Body is about average for style with good carbonation and no real perceptible alcohol notes. Well brewed pastry stout with a nice mix of spices which provides a different style of pastry stout.

A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, light spices, pleasant and rich. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, chinese spices, light cloves, alcohol warmth, very nice.

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

bomber bottle 2021 release. Opaque black/brown pour with a small brown head. The aroma is strong with vanilla, chocolates, a spice--perhaps nutmeg, and something rather perfumy. The taste is chocolates, cocoa, a bit of dried ginger plus a mélange of spices that cant be singled out individually but work rather nicely together to create a 'spiced flavor'. The palate is full and creamy smooth. Finishes long with lingering spices. Overall: decent. Any whiskey barrel alluded to in the label is obscured by the spices (that are deftly applied). Paired well with some white Vermont cheddar cheese .

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