Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Very dark brown to black with a beige head. Malty, Roasty, some sweet fruits, dark chocolate but not the super bitter kind, earthy, a bit dry cocoa. Medium bodied. Finish is dry. Not necessarily inspiring but very nice. The sweet fruit kinda throws it some but otherwise it’s solid.

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

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is dark malt with a hoppy touch, notes of dark fruits, some chocolate, caramel and coffee. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and bitter. Body is medium. Did not expect this to be as fruity as it is.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (style 16D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 1681 (BB: 02/2026). AROMA: initial medium-low metallic note that fades. medium to medium-high dark malts with notes of dark chocolate, slight coffee and roasted grain. medium-low sweet background giving it a slight coffee-and-cream profile. low hop citrus-like note. APPEARANCE: very dark brown color with slight ruby highlights. medium-low beige head with medium-low retention. TASTE: initial medium-low roasted malt (dark chocolate) followed by low citrus-like hops. the tasting evolves into a medium-high burnt flavor with medium-high bitterness and a dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium to medium-low body with medium-low to low carbonation. slight astringency. OVERALL: a stout with good notes but with an excessive burnt character.

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

Oct. 2011: Shared bottle, RBNAG 2011. Black colour, tan head. Nice roasty aroma with notes of sweet malts, hints of cigarbox and liquorice. Roasty flavour, nice moderate sweetness, coffee notes, hints of liquorice, decent hops. A pleasant surprise from Spain!

Roast, fatty, coffee, rye spiciness

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

Black with decent head. A rich and silky stout with a little hop bitterness next to the roasted bitterness of charred malt. Well balanced.

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

05.11.2018 -- 0.33 bottle from la beata shop in barcelona, bb 02.2020. pours rather black with a medium brown head. aroma of coffee, oak, cocoa. flavour of roast, coffee, citrus. sweetish in the beginning, bitter roasty finish.

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

Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate caramel finish.

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

Bottle @ home. Opaque dark brown to black color, medium sized brown head. Smell and taste malts, some coffee, a distant hint of cocoa powder or dark chocolate, dark chocolate bitter, a bit malty-bitter dry finish. Decent body, decent to medium carbonation. Solid.