Mõru, röst, linnased, kohv, kuiv, alks. Ok.

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

(Bottle, 0.33 l - bottled on 07.03.2020, from Alko, 20201002) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized, lightly brown and it lasted long. Aroma had burnt malts, dark chocolate and ash. Palate was full bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were dark chocolate, ash, liquorice, burnt malts and bitterness. Aftertaste had ash, liquorice, burnt malts and bitterness. A tasty burnt brew with tasty notes of liquorice and dark chocolate.

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

Bottled 330ml (Alko web, ABV 11%) Opaque colour, small steady beige head. Toasted malts, cocoa and licorice in the nose. Medium to full-bodied. Smooth palate with roasted malts, coffee, cocoa and some alcohol. Nicely balanced impy.

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

33 cl bottle @ Hirvihuhta. Bottled 07.03.2020. Rated on 23.07.2020 Aroma has sweet cocoa tones and some licorice. Flavour has salty licorice, soy sauce and herbs. Way too salty for my taste.

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

33cl bottle (11%) from Alko, Helsinki. Pours close to black with a modest, beige head. Roasty and slightly spicy aroma with wooden notes, dark chocolate, dried fruits and hints of coffee. Medium sweet with medium to high flavour intensity and quite complex too. Smooth and balanced, but with a nice sting. Very enjoyable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Eloquent Phantom on 29 Jul 2020 at 20:41 - Score: 9

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

This version seems to be 11%. 0,33l bottle from Alko. Bottled 07.03.2020. Very dark, almost black beer with small head. Aroma has dark roasted malts, coffee and hints of chocolate. Flavor has dark malts, coffee, bitter at the end. Medium body, low carbonation. Oily.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Rich deep dark brown coloured body with a two centimetre tall rich brown head on top. Aroma of roasted malts, prunes, light grain, some licorice, alcohol, lactose and a touch of oatmeal are all noticeable, but the malt and pitted fruits are seemingly quite weak. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich malt presence with a lot of lactose and pure creaminess, with a touch of oatmeal, some grain and a little sweetness towards the end that shows some caster sugar, but also some more caramelised notes and the ever-present lactose. Aftertaste shows the cream and full malt presence with some more astringent pitted fruits and bitterness from the malts and sugars with a light licorice twang towards the end, as well. Overall, an interesting take on the style which shows much more closer to a sweet stout or even a porter than an Imperial Stout, but we are on the other side of the world, so these things and certain styles can fade their true definitions. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from the Heart of Darkness brewery here in Saigon, Vietnam on 10-August-2019 for 115,000VND a few hours earlier, sampled while packing for the next leg of my trip, while they did not have the 'aged' Imperial Stout that I would have rather tried - well there is next time here in Vietnam!

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

Bottled. Black with small coarse head. Rich vanilla aroma with some chocolate. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate and caramel, coffee and vanilla. Low bitterness.

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

Aroma: Roasted malt with licorice and dark berries. Flavour: Fruity sweet with dried fruits and dark berries and some bitterness. Colour: Black with a brown head. From: Bottle @ Torben Matthews tasting May 2019.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Atlas, Hanoi. Black with a tan head. Aroma of licorice, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, roast and floral notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.