5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

--Sample, thanks fonefan. -- Black, minimal head. Aroma of bourbon, licorice and caramel. Sweet with full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Sweet with chocolate sauce, vanilla and coffee. Syrup and rum, some marzipan. Boozy mid bitter finish

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Pitch black, minimal head. Aroma of dates, peat,leather and licorice. Very sweet with massive body and rounded mouthfeel. Dates and prunes, licorice and peat. Oaky smokey whisky. Massive in body, massive in flavour, intense warming finish. Complex.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear copper colour, lively head. Caramelly nose with marzipan and nutmeg. Mid sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and dates, dark sugar, marzioan and spices. Mid bitter finish.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear mahogany colour, small head. Aroma of toffee and marzipan. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Bread and syrup, toffee, marzipan, notes of dark berries. Low bitterness.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, syrup, mild toffee and some coffee with mild spiciness too. Flavour is toffee, syrup, some roasted tones with mild alcohol and some floral, coffee and some very dark chocolaty tones.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Pitch black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is smoked, some alcohol sweetness and mild chocolaty and syrupy tones. Flavour is liquorice, somewhat burning alcohol with syrup and some burnt sugary and smoked tones. Pleasant, but quite a bunch of sweetness. Kind of dessert stouty.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Deep amber colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is toffee, roast, mild nutty and some yeasty tones too. Flavour is floral, fruity, some spiciness with mild yeast and some slight alcohol to it with mild nuts. Spices, some alcohol and dried fruitiness in the aftertaste.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is coal, mild herbal tones, some mild floral and fruity tones with some chocolate and some wooden tones. Flavour is chocolate, wooden tones, floral, herbal and mild yeasty tones.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Earlier Rating: 5/13/2023 Total Score: 3.3

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Earlier Rating: 5/13/2023 Total Score: 3.6