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Bomber from Final Gravity. Pours very dark brn/blk with a slight dark tan head. Aroma of smooth dark chocolate with a bourbon centre. Med + body. Flavor is earthy, smooth dark chocolate with bourbon vanilla accompaniment. It’s very earthy, and drier than expected. I think I can get a little wood. The whiskey is present as whiskey, and the heat didn’t bother me anywhere but the gullet. Very delicious stuff.

Bomber from Final Gravity in Roseville, CA. Pours very dark brown with a slight, transient dark tan head. Aroma of very strong bourbon which doesn’t totally obscure a great deal of chocolate. Full bodied. The sip is chocolate, bourbon, heat. Not a heat that’s destructive of the enjoyment. In my imagination this is like eating dark chocolate while drinking bourbon. The barrels must have been fresh. The malt is darkly treacle (tho very light on the molasses), smooth. This could make a great chocolate parfait with a good vanilla ice cream. It’s not at all sticky/sweet, and it’s reasonably earthy/bitter. Great stuff.

Bomber from Final Gravity in Roseville, CA. Pours brown with a slight beige head. Aroma of brandy and brown sugar. It’s a wow aroma. Approaching full bodied. Flavor is brandy, brown sugar, maybe treacle, and something making me think of chocolate. Overall it’s making me think of sherry. There’s heat, but it’s not strong enough to mess with the flavors. With time and a lot of effort I think I get a bit of musty wood. Maybe. It’s not dry, but neither is it sticky. It’s not bitter, but the brandy serves to offset the malt. All in all it’s a pretty impressive ale. Quite warming. :)

Bottle, 22oz, shared by bergstaden. It’s pitch black in the glass, with a dense, dark beige head of moderate size. The aroma is coffee-filled, with oatmeal biscuits, dark chocolate, heavily roasted malts, nougat and a touch of dried fruits. It’s super-smooth, silky perhaps, and full-bodied, with a nice bitterness level. Both hoppy and coffee-ish bitterness. The flavor has perhaps a bit too much bitterness, especially in the finish. Roasted malts, coffee, hazelnuts, dark chocolate and some dried fruits and tobacco. Everlasting roasted, coffee-ish and bitter finish. A lovely one indeed, pity it’s so bitter in the very end. 170311