The beer pours slightly dark copper. Is this Ringwood, am I supposed to dislike this? Its a bit butterscotch and toffee, more so in the aroma. A bit spicy yeastiness. Eh, another Middle Ages beer.
12oz bottle, small goblet glass.

Deep opaque black-brown body, thick dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, and fruitskin, perhaps a touch of marshmallow. Rich. Strong cocoa body, burnt, charred roasted malts, and a touch of licorice. Light sweetness leads to a burnt leaf finish. Rather soft body with subtle heft. This reminds me a lot of Arcadia’s Imperial Stout, though a tad more bitter in the finish. A refreshing take on the style, and a solid beer.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of Kramer17801. Clear, amber golden with a tall, handsome and lively, beige head leaving some laces. Fresh, citrusy nose. Medium body, fruity accents and a very dry and astrigently, bitter finish. 280907

From 75 cL bottle, thanks to Storm. Pours hazy amber with a white head. Quite fruity aroma with a distinct grapefruit note. Very dry almost woody flavour which then turns to a quite fruity and almost citric fruity flavour. Finish is dry and citric. Too much dryness for my liking.

22 oz bottle from beastiefan2k. Year unknown. Pour is solid black with a firm 2 inch tan head. Aroma is roasty malt, coffee and hop bitterness. Taste is the coffee roasted malt, some licorice in the middle and a smoky hop bitterness to the finish. Initially, a touch thin on the palate, though this picked up / improved as the beer warmed to room temperature. Overall, very nice IS. The coffee roastiness really hangs around a long time.

Poured a deep black with a foamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Flavor was sweet with chocolate and dark cherries, finish was heavy and oily. I expect more complexity out of an imperial stout, but on it’s own it was nice to drink.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur rouge-brune et transparente. Nez de levures fruitées sucrées (raisins vineux, cerises, notes de bananes), malté de caramel toffee sucré, rôti et légèrement terreux, léger d’alcool, de mélasse et de biscuits avec des notes épicées (léger de clou de girofle, notes de muscade), de noix, de sucre brun, de chocolat et de fumée. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement bas-moyen et une texture crémeuse et légèrement liquoreuse. Goût de levures fruitées (raisins vineux, léger de cerises, traces de bananes) avec un léger goût épicé (notes de clou de girofle, traces de cannelle et de muscade) et fumé (boisé) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté moyennement amer de caramel toffee sucré, rôti et moyennement terreux, léger de biscuits et avec des notes de mélasse, de sucre brun (notes brûlées, traces de sirop d’érable), de pain grillé et de chocolat parallèlement à un moyen goût d’alcool réchauffant aux notes vineuses et liquoreuses (rhum) puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes de houblon herbeux et des traces de noix asséchantes. Post-goût long et moyennement sec, moyennement amer de rôti, d’alcool légèrement liquoreux (rhum), léger de houblon herbeux avec des notes de chocolat et un léger goût fruité (moût de cerises et de raisins) ainsi que des notes fumées boisées et des traces de noix.

Sampled on draft at Zeno’s in State College PA this beer poured a dark chestnut color with a very small tan head. The aroma was an odd with notes of caramel and toffee. The flavor was very bitter, tangy caramel with an odd yet undesirably off flavor and a hint of smoke. The beer was rather flat. Eh.

Small white head. Orangey body. Tropical fruit, citrus, and malts aroma with a sharpish herbal background. Dry, sharpish herbal citric taste, very clean. Quite edgy. Dry herbal grainy aftertaste. Very nice! (0.66l bottle at glouglouburp’s.)