Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

From a 330ml bottle on 26/9/2018. Pours near black with a huge tan head. The nose features masses of chocolate and cocoa. This tastes absolutely sublime - dominated by rich and silky milk chocolate and dusty cocoa, tempered by just the right amount of roasty bitterness. The palate is super creamy with lactose prominent. The last couple of bottles I've had have been a little too fizzy and gushy, so I've taken a point off the palate score, but it still drinks beautifully and way too easily. Very dessert like, and not really a typical RIS, but who cares? This is the perfect beer for a rich mud cake. Magnificent.