7.8

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

330mL bottle. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Cocoa and toasted bready malts on the nose. Flavour has a rich and toasty malt base with notes of dry cocoa and dried berries. Solid imperial stout.

3.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15

A glass from a tap at L'Autre Oeil in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada. Low tan head on a near black body. Solid, medium density and mouth feel for an IS. Roasted coffee leads the taste profile, complimented by dark chocolate and berries. As with other Borg ISs, no evidence of hops under the lead taste elements.

8.2

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

Bottle at the hotel, Reykjavik. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, liquorice, coffee, mocha, ash, dark fruits, cherries. Flavour is medium sweet with a long smooth bittersweet finish. Body is thick and full. This truly is a lovely, refined and rich Imperial Stout with a surprising drinkability.

8

Oh yes. It's a strong sweet Russian made in glorious Iceland.

8

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

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Black colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, dried fruit, wood barrel, oak. Taste is dark malty, roasted, molasses, chocolate & coffee, dried fruit, woody, boozy with earthy bitterness. Full to medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying boozy roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

8

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

30/1/2024. Bottle from Vínbúðin Austurstræti, courtesy of Painy. Pours black with creamy/frothy beige coloured head. Aroma is dark malts, roasted, liquorice, black treacle, dark chocolate, toffee, molasses, ash. Moderate sweetness and medium to heavy bitterness. Quite full bodied, smooth and oily, average to soft carbonation. Enjoyable.

8.5

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

Tap at Uba Ja Humal. Rather full body, medium carbonation. Med-high bitterness, med-light sweetness. Lots of roasty chocolatey and coffeeish maltiness, also med-light peaty phenolic smokiness, let's hope it comes from peated malt. It works though. Also light dried fruits. Lots of breadth and intensity of the malts, really rewarding sipper. Med-light pleasant warmth. All in all excellent.

8.8

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

Dark brown/black colour, brown foam. Nose of roasted malts, coffee, some fruitiness. Roasty, bitter with coffee notes. Very nice pure imperial stout.

7.9

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

Pours mahogany tinged black into a tulip. Mocha head with good retention recedes to hug rim. Licorice, espresso and chocolate aromas. Soft with dark chocolate and mocha front to back. Lasting earthy espresso finish.