Pours a pitch black colour with a dark brown head that has a small layer retention. Aroma's are dark chocolate, bourbon, bonbons, vanilla, slightly alcoholic. Retronasal it's roasted malts, dark chocolate, a bit alcohol, light toffee. Flavour is roasted moderate bitter and moderate sweet. Strong alcohol feel, warming the mouth and throat for a long time. Full bodied. Long finish with roast, moderate bitter. Good stuff.

650ml bottle. Smooth, heavy with bourbon notes, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, cocoa and massive roastiness. Heavy.

65 cl bottle @ Omenapuutarha. BBE 31.12.2020 Aroma has licorice and bourbon. Flavour has strong alcohol, licorice, bourbon, woody tones and ash. Quite strong on alcohol but stays somewhat in balance with that. A nice slow sipper.

650 ml bottle shared by Sander, thanks! Black body, with a small, creamy, dark beige head. Aroma of bourbon, dark chocolate, coffee, soy sauce, tobacco, cocoa, some dried fruits. Tastes similar, with some more cocoa powder. Full, oily mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes dry, roasty, a bit sweet, with cocoa powder, tobacco, wood, some dried fruits. Tasty. A quite typical BBA Imperial Stout, while a bit more one the roasty-dry side, what I really like here. Well integrated bourbon barrel. Great sipper. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16

Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate, oak, vanilla, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, roast malt, caramel, vanilla, oak, chocolate, rich bourbon, alcohol. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft to average carbonation, sweet light bitter finish with warming alcohol. 050619

How: Bottle.
Where: Shared in the apartment awaiting MBCC 19.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, roasted malt, some alcohol, dried fruit.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, alcohol, dried fruit, some coffee.

Appearance- black, no light escapes, a small tan bubbly head which quickly disappears. Aroma- bourbon, oaky vanilla, leather, boozy notes, chocolate liqueur, coffee, rum, Christmas pudding, tar. Taste- rich chocolate, leathery malt, bourbon, oak barrel, vanilla, charred malt, burnt toast, boozy fruitcake, oily slick mouthfeel, full and sticky, dark chocolate fudge, syrup, toffee burnt to the bottom of the pan. Rich with a lingering finish. Excellent stuff.

22 ounce bottle into snifter, no bottle dating. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky dark brown head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal ring of lace eventually. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, fudge, licorice, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, nuts, and dark bread; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/oaky earthiness. Increasing booze in the aromas as it warms, but not too overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, fudge, licorice, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, nuts, and dark bread; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/oaky earthiness. Light pine/herbal hop, roast/char bitterness; and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, molasses, fudge, licorice, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, dark fruits, nuts, dark bread, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/char bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying/acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness, and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/slick, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Lightly increasing warmth of 13.8%, with mild barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged Russian imperial stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, bourbon barrels, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mellowly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Amazing balance of super rich malt complexity, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; with nice earthy hop presence. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Did not prefer it over the base beer, definitely more boozy. More mellowed out on the hop/char bitterness from barrel aging, but still retains a good amount of drying hop character overall. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example as expected.

On draft at the brewery tasting room. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of oak, vanilla and whiskey. Flavors are heavy sweet and boozy with dark pit fruits and hot bourbon.