Gusher when popped, which sort of makes sense, but not necessarily. Rich deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, relatively fast-dying tan head, about two to three centimetres tall at first. Aroma of super roasted malts, licorice, alcohol, light pitted fruits, prunes, anise, fennel, oak, cedar and a touch of maple - all quite strong and super pungent throughout. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich malty flavours of the roasted and almost burnt malt flavours dominate with some oats and other grains for the extra body with a lot of sweetness right behind from the caramelised sugars, light toffee and a good deal of maple sweetness comes through, but the real punch is the prunes, pitted fruits and fig flavours that show very nicely. Aftertaste is rich, robust, pungent and balanced across lactose, roasted malts, caramelised sugars and a lot of the pungent spice (most notably anise) flavours. Overall, a very nice stout that definitely borders on the Imperial or at least 'Foreign' style given it's additional body and super complex characteristics, but good as well for it's smooth balance. I sampled this British/Canadien?!? styled 500 mL bottle purchased from Marche Des Sauveurs du Quebec in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 18-September-2016 for CA$5,95 sampled at home in Washington on the first slightly chilly day of the year, a bit more than 3 years after purchase on 05-October-2019; I'm happy/lucky that this was the 'imperial' styled British styled bottle as it was thick and definitely ensured this bottle didn't explode under contents, which it might have done if it were a thinner material, given how much it gushed on opening. If you have one of these from ~3 years ago, it's probably best to drink it now and be prepared for the gush by opening it in the sink.