Tap. Pours deep black, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is roasty, cocoa, hints of molasses. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Solid.

Bottle at the November 2015 DC Gathering. Poured a near pitch black color with a tan head. Aroma was light chocolate, bitter malts. Flavor was light dark chocolate, some light licorice. Tasty.

Bottle at the DC Gathering. Black with tan head. Aromas of licorice, grains, light chocolate. Tastes of chocolate, roast, licorice. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

A deep dark stout with a thin lacing brown head. In aroma, classic chocolate malt with light creamy notes, powdery and smooth. In mouth, a nice smooth smooth chocolate malt with light peated notes, grassy hops, smooth and quaffable. On tap at brewery.

On draft at the brewpub bistro dark brown with a slight head aroma of oatmeal tastes of roared grain with overtones of coffee that lingers on the palate

On draft at the Nimbus Bistro in Tucson AZ. Pours black with a tan head. Creamy mouthfeel. Smoky flavor with some bitter coffee notes. Lingering bitter finish.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 11/2012. Pours clear nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, oatmeal, cocoa, caramel, light coffee, floral, mint, and herbal earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with solid balance and complexity of roasted notes with a prominent amount of hops. Taste of dark chocolate, roasted malt, oatmeal, toast, caramel, light coffee, floral, mint, and herbal earthiness. Slight earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, roasted malt, cocoa, oatmeal, caramel, light coffee, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of roasted malt flavors with light-moderate hop presence; with good robustness and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with almost zero warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice oatmeal stout. Well balance with nice flavor robustness and complexity; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Bottle. Pours black with a dark brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a nice roasted malts with a bit of underlying sweet dark grains. Flavor starts with a good amount of roasted malts and is joined by a bit of sweet dark grains and a hint of sweet chocolate.

on tap-pours a foamy light brown head that laces and black color. Aroma is roasty dark malt-chocolate. Taste is roasty dark malt-chocolate/licorice/peat, secondary earthy/spice hops. Porterish.

On tap at Nimbus
Appearance: Black with a small tan head and some light lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and coffee
Taste: Roasted malts and creamy coffee
Nice Sweet stout.