Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(355ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours basically black with a thin but active tan head and some lace. Aroma is crazily caramel, smells exactly like opening up a caramel candy with a light coating of salt, some soft chocolate malts, light roast with a bit of acidity. Flavour follows the nose in that salted caramel is truly the dominant flavour, there's solid sweetness but some good salinity for balance and a light acidity to the roast, dusty chocolate and soft berries underpin the adjunct, subtle roast bitterness into the finish which has lots of lingering salted caramel character. Light to medium oily body, low carbonation. Kind of ridiculous but actually unique and fun pastry stout. Half a small can was plenty but much enjoyed.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can, 473 ml, date: 05/21, purchased at Broue Ha Ha on 22 May 2021, savoured on 28 May 2021; eye: dark purple, opaque, no effervescence, good sheet of purplish head that turns into a ring, no lacing; nose: raspberry, slight acidity, fruity, lime; mouth: raspberry, slight acidity, fruity, lime, slight acridness from small red berries, light roasted malt, lightly dry finale in raspberry with slight presence of acidity, medium body, average carbonation, slightly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine
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Canette, 473 ml, date : 05/21, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha le 22 mai 2021, savourée le 28 mai 2021; œil : mauve foncée, opaque, pas d’effervescence, bonne couverture de mousse violacée qui se transforme en un anneau, pas dentelle; nez : framboise, très légère acidité, fruité, lime; bouche : framboise, très légère acidité, fruité, lime, très légère âcreté de petits fruits, léger malt torréfié, finale légèrement sèche en framboise avec très légère présence d’acidité, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can, 355 ml, date: 03.03.21, bought at Rapido on 9 April 2021, savoured on 24 May 2021; eye: liquorice, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: vanilla, nuts, alcohol, roast, slight bourbon, chocolate; mouth: vanilla, nuts, alcohol, roast, slight bourbon, light alcohol warmth, chocolate, light acidulous, nutty finale with presence of vanilla-bourbon, medium-full body, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, silky texture and lightly alcoholic; in summary: fine
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Canette, 355 ml, date : 03.03.21, achetée chez Rapido le 9 avril 2021, savourée le 24 mai 2021; œil : réglisse, opaque, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : vanille, noix, alcool, torréfaction, très léger bourbon, chocolat; bouche : vanille, noix, alcool, torréfaction, très léger bourbon, léger chaleur d’alcool, chocolat, léger acidulé, finale en noix avec présence de vanille-bourbon, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse et légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Poured from 750mL bottle. Dirty dark brown with brown head. Chocolate mousse with small chunks of chocolate, hint of vanilla and bourbon. Dessert through and through - extremely unique. Thick and rich.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml on Phill's deck. Appearance: looks like a chocolate smoothie. It's one the most ridiculously looking beers I've ever seen. Aroma: lots of chocolate with some weird notes. Taste: liquid chocolate mousse. Overall: SUPER WEIRD, but VERY TASTY. It's one the most ridiculously looking and tasting beers I've ever seen and tasted.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
All head in either a cool or weird way. Pure chocolate. Chocolate mouse in a liquid form. More mousse than beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, pours an opaque diarrhea brown with a large dark brown head. Aroma is full of sludgy chocolate, earthy nuts, and chalk. Flavour is ridiculous, with lots of bittersweet dark chocolate mousse chunks dominating. There are literally floating chunks of chocolate in here. Can't really detect any bourbon. This is honestly like a dark chocolate milkshake, but with some bitterness and earthiness. A ridiculous beer that is somewhat enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(355ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours black with a small mocha coloured head and lace. Notes of creamy milk chocolate and cocoa powder, moderate toasty coconut, soft coffee, creamy nuts (pistachio if you know it...), vanilla accents but bourbon is very soft compared to the macadamia version released at the same time, lightly sweet finishing dry and chocolatey with smooth coconut and lingering nutty, lighty dusty roast. Very light alcohol warmth, soft bitterness. Medium-full body, creamy, softly carbonated. Lovely imp stout, especially as a shelfie in a small can!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
(355ml can from L'Axe du Malt, Quebec City) Pours black with a small medium tan head. Aroma of moderately roasted malt, slight smoky edge to the burnt grain (or wood), caramel sweetness, moderate bourbon that is a little tangy before getting air and rounds out after, nice floral vanilla note, nuts are fairly soft, . Flavour of roasted malt with dark caramel sweetness, lightly smoky burnt trains, dark chocolate hints, clear presence of sweet woody bourbon with moderate floral vanilla boosted by the adjuncts, slightly creamy toasted nut profile in the middle (macadamia makes sense but it's not uniquely so), touch of coffee, semi-dry finish with smooth nutty vanilla creaminess, balanced bourbon/wood and lingering lightly bitter chocolate roast. Medium bodied, oily, softly carbonated. Well-crafted imp stout, maybe not quite the adjunct richness I'd like but good balance and barrel-ageing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can, 355 ml, date: 03.21, purchased at Rapido on April 9, 2021, savoured on April 26, 2021; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, chocolate, chocolate extract, alcohol, light nut, vanilla, slight bourbon, light coconut; mouth: malt, chocolate, chocolate extract, alcohol, light nut, vanilla, alcohol warmth, slight bourbon, light coconut, finale in chocolate with light presence of alcohol warmth, medium-full body, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly silky and lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine
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Canette, 355 ml, date: 03.21, achetée chez Rapido le 9 avril 2021, savourée le 26 avril 2021; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, chocolat, extrait de chocolat, alcool, léger noix, vanille, très léger bourbon, léger noix de coco; bouche : malt, chocolat, extrait de chocolat, alcool, léger noix, vanille, chaleur d’alcool, très léger bourbon, léger noix de coco, finale en chocolat avec légère présence de chaleur d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement soyeuse et légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien bon