Unfortunately the bottle version - but on the day I’m leaving to go back to Montreal, hopefully I’ll have it on draught as well. Pitch black coloured body with a thinnish fast-dying light brown head. 100% opaque, with very deep black colours - nice! Aroma of metal, deep roasted coffee and pit fruits, smoked peat and some nuts - very deep scents. Full-bodied; Strong assertive scotch, vanilla and oak flavours come out at first, then fading to a deep maltiness with coffee and chocolate coming through. Aftertaste shows alcohol - a warming oaky characteristic and of course, the deep caramalised sugars. Overall, a pretty good imperial stout - definitely showing complexity, but the warming qualities perhaps are a bit much. However, when you are walking in the chill of Montreal, this hits the spot. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 13-August-2008, sampled from home in Washington on 07-April-2009.

Slightly hazy amber. Thin head. Slightly earthy, nutty with a leafy hop character. Really dry, hoppy take on the style. Has length and a relatively full mouthfeel. Clean. Pretty good hoppy brown.

Pours dirty gold with thin white head. The aroma is very fruity and candy – like with notes of apple, apricot, yeast and spice. The taste is very spicy with yeast spice notes and cinnamon. Those flavors are soon followed by big fruitiness by midway from apples, pears and apricots. It ends with a bit of Belgian candi sugar.

Bottle. Brown with a hint of plum. Smells of hops, butter, malts, wine and fruits. Short taste, heavy and intense. Smooth when it was cold.

Pours dark caramel color with off white head. Aromas of sweet malt, fruit, caramel and some alcohol. Similar flavors with a slight hoppiness in the finish. Full body with mild carbonation.

11.5 ounce bottle from Bruisin Ales in Asheville, VA. Pours a very slightly hazy red color with fine particles floating throughout. Minimal head with decent retention and lacing. Aroma is brown sugar, earthy malts, dark fruites and light spice. Taste is earthy malts, dark fruits, rye, bread, pepper and other spices. Full bodied with quite a bite.

Bottle. Look: Brown plum. Smell: Butter, spices, flowery, citrus, raisin. Taste: Chocolate, plum, some hops. Not much of an aftertaste. Overall: Vinous and spicy beer.

12oz bottle pours a slightly hazy, yellow orange with a frothy, clumping, lacing white head. Aroma has plenty of yeasty esters, bananas, clove, spice, some gentle sweetness, tropical fruits. Flavor is very similar, spices and bananas, yeasty, a little bready, flowers, some more sweet fruits. Finish is sweet and slightly chalky. I don’t know that this beer is a knockout, but it’s really drinkable and a great representation of the style. It was a tad expensive but overall very nice.

Bottle thanks to carythedude. Marked 9.8%. Pours with an off-white, khaki head with a hazed maple colored body. Good lace. Aroma of dark fruits, alcohol, dried cherries, brandy, plums, maple, light menthol, cranberries, and flan. Taste is alcohol, bitter, flan, toffee, currants and dark fruits. Very warming with a water like mouthfeel and light bubbles.

Opaque gold,large white head.Faint spicy yeast nose.Light citrus(orange) start, spicy yeast,lots of wheat malt sweetness