8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Beerdome. Sweet with soy sauce, vanilla, bourbon, spicy notes, chocolate, some cinnamon, alcohol. Medium sweet, light bitter. Some booze. Rich with a lot going on.

8

Sweet and syrupy, a bit boozy. Bourbon, vanilla, some cinnamon, rich, very nice.

8.3

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at Oluthuone Haka, Helsinki. 24/05/2025.
Poured pitch black in color, not much head.
Bourbon nose, hint of cinnamon, light vanilla and wood. Bourbon, wet wood, medicinal notes, charcoal, light maple notes. Very complex.

7.6

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

500mL bottle, pours black with a tan head. Aroma has plenty of cinnamon, vanilla and a touch of bourbon, with plenty of dark sugars in there. Flavour is loaded with cinnamon upfront, followed by dark sugars, a touch of vanilla, and a hint of barrel. Cinnamon fruit pie finish. Very good.

8

Sweet and heavy with loads of cinnamon, some vanilla, warming alcohol and mild oaky barrel notes, hints of syrup. Heavy slow sipper

8

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

Rich, some burnt spices, cocoa, raisins, booze, dry toffee. Full bodied. Warming finish. Faint berry tang. Very tasty.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

9th April 2025
Bottleshare at CBJ, thanks to Wingman. Near opaque black brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Rich dark malts, good dark chocolate. The vanilla intersects and provides milk chocolate. Rich spicy bourbon barrel, spicy bourbon soaked fruits. Modest coffee. Spicy linger. Nice. Intense.

8.8

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

8.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared at the craft beer junction. Many thanks to Wingman. A thick brown black coloured pour with a fading beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, madeira barrel, raisin. White grape, brown sugars, bruised grape. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown sugars, madeira booze, raisin, Warming alcohol. Paalte is medium sweet, oily, light tang, moderate carbonation.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle split at CBJ Tasting Night, thanks to Dave, 09/04/2025.
Black topped with a khaki cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, coconut shavings, molasses, mellow barrel, dark malts.
Taste comprises toffee, mellow roast, coconut fudge, chocolate, brown sugar melt.
Full bodied, slick oily feel, semi drying close with a balance bourbon coated boost.
Solid.