Bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde. Pours cloudy black, no head. Strong aroma of earth, walnut shell, chicory, 'raw' liquorice, vanilla, dates, burnt rusk, dried leaves, dark chocolate, vague iron. Taste is a surprisingly different profile: candied date, milk chocolate, dark toffee, brown sugar with a dash of vanilla; the middle carries softly bitter coffee & dark chocolate, spicy liquorice, earth & toasty maltiness, faintest umami olive accent. Dryish, herbal & earthy hoppy finish, with liquorice, brown sugar & coffee coming together again, until heating brown rum-like alcohol washes it all down. Full body, oily-sticky texture, soft carbonation. Weird brew, as aroma & taste are quite far apart. Looking back, it really was a delight to drink, and I think an aged bottle could only 'soften up' the earthy aspect in the aroma. I'll quickly grab this again. For now, big score.

Masson jar, 500 ml, draught, bought at Clandestin, Cuisine créative on May 9, 2020, savoured on May 9, 2020; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: coffee, molasses, light alcohol, slight burnt, light aniseed, roasting, chocolate; mouth: coffee, molasses, light alcohol, slight burnt, light aniseed, roasting, chocolate, finale in chocolate with slight presence of coffee, medium-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly oily texture; overall: really good

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Pot Masson, 500 ml, en fût, achetée chez Clandestin, Cuisine créative le 9 mai 2020, savourée le 9 mai 2020; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : café, mélasse, léger alcool, très léger brûlé, léger anis, torréfaction, chocolat; bouche : café, mélasse, léger alcool, très léger brûlé, léger anis, torréfaction, chocolat, finale en chocolat avec très légère présence de café, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : très bon

Bottle at HopNick 2019 - SB web, 2019-08-01 Göteborg AR: heavy roasted malt, evident alcoholic AP: thick black syrup, brown lid F: heavy roasted malt, evident alcoholic

Bottle: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a nice large dark brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some black chocolate and some very nice floral coffee notes. Taste is a sublime mix of roasted malt with some floral coffee notes, some black chocolate with light subtle residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation and no real apparent alcohol notes. Wonderful coffee stout.