Smell-malt, cofee, weak roast, dark chocolate, smoke. Foam- medium thick to thick, malt, coffee, dark chocolate, roast and more coffee. Head is medium-sized medium dark brown in color. Appearance- simple label with generic black bottle cap. Black in color. From - snifter Taste - malt, cofee, cofee remains, dark chocolate, roast, bitter tones. Very coffee-ish and roasty with weak sweetness in back, alcohol blends well in the back, but do feel strong, maybe stronger than 10 even. Forst fir stout try - quite good. It suggested to age it, would be interested to try the aged version.