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

(sample, can) Black color. Medium pale brown head. Chocolate, sweet, roasty, coffee, nuts, light spicy, medium bitter. Medium body. Roasty finish. Good.

Creamy texture. Rich. Bitter elements of burnt malt, dark chocolate and coffee nibs.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tulip at SJ food market.

Opaque, dark brown on black. Sticky oatmeal lace.
Sharp roast & bold citrus rind on the nose.
Roasted astringency, bittersweet leaning West Coast bitter. Burnt sugar; bittersweet. Maybe a little herbal from the c-hops too.

Simple & really tasty.

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

Nice, well balanced stout. Nice roast and dark chocolate. Dark pour with mocha head. Creamy consistency. Bitter finish with a touch of oak.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

650ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, firm, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately, dark malty and piney, hoppy aroma, notes of coffee, dark chocolate, some liquorice, a touch of vanilla. Taste is roasty and chocolately dark malty, piney hoppy, notes of coffee, dark chocolate, hints of liquorice, a weak touch of vanilla. Oily texture, smooth and soft, creamy palate, fine, soft carbonation. Not overly complex, but well balanced, harmonious, integrated. Nice.

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

Black with a brown head - Dark roasted malt aroma with some chcolate aroma as well - Dark malt body with some roasted flavour as weel as some chocolate flavours - The dark roasted malt flavours with bitterness goes into the finish - This was good

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. A black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, hops, citrus fruits, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus fruits, hops, chocolate, and roasted malt, leading to a bitter finish.

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

Bomber to myself on 30th March 2019, while on holiday in California. Black bodied, decent tanned topping on all three pours into a lovely 'Kasteel' chalice. Chocolate maltiness throughout the brew, aroma and flavour wise. Traces of vanilla and caramel sweetness in the taste. Liked it.

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

22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out woody piney hops and roasted malt in good harmony. Flavour is robust, with lots of woody piney hops and robust roasted malt. Excellent hop punch interminglign with the roasted malt. Very good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Got as a gift from RaulMondesi. 22 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, vanilla, cream, toffee, molasses, dark fruit, citrus, pepper, pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate citrus/pine hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, vanilla, cream, toffee, molasses, dark fruit, citrus, pepper, pine, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char and pepper/piney/citrus peel hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark/brown bread, nuttiness, smoke, char, citrus, pepper, pine, light molasses/dark fruit, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate citrus/pine hop flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and zero acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is an incredible imperial stout! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate citrus/pine hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. For an American style imperial stout, this does everything perfectly. Very rich and complex malts with supporting American C hops, without overwhelming the malt profile. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.