8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
355ml bottle. Jet black colour with slightly late awakening, small, creamy, fading, tan head. Sweet-ish, mildly roasty, chocolately, dark malty and spicy aroma, notes of cinnamon, chili, vanilla, dark chocolate, cocoa, chocolate sauce, hints of allspice, ginger, aniseed. Taste is sweet-ish, chocolately, dark malty and heavily spicy as well as slightly fruity alcoholic, lots of cinnamon, notes of cocoa, dark chocolate, chili, vanilla, black pepper, hints of cherry, a touch of red berries; well embedded, slowly accumulating peppery spiciness; minimally warming, alcoholic as well as spicy finish.
Viscous texture, smooth and soft, slightly cloying palate, fine, soft to flat, creamy carbonation.
Excellent composition, rich and manifold, superb quality of spicy adjuncts - great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2025
at 00:03