8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Nose is huge. Peat, whiskey, soy, alcohol, chocolate. Taste is soy, big whiskey, peaty, leading to rich chocolate, more whiskey, a rich dark chocolate, hint of strawberry and vanilla in the boozy finish.
Absolutely superb,
Absolutely superb,
Tried
on 19 Jan 2026
at 21:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
At the January 2026 DC Brewver gathering. 330ml bottle. Poured a black, dark cola oil color without much of a head at all. Aroma was licorice, anise, sweet malt, some light bitter chocolate. Flavor was boozy, licorice. Okay stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2026
at 03:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 7
Roast and some barrel. Pours black with a little head. A hint of perfume. Light bitter end. Definitely smooth for alcohol level. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2026
at 00:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle is an oily black, no head. Nose has tootsie Roll, malt, cocoa, booze, marzipan. Booze, licorice and black pepper in the mouth. Full, oily, long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2026
at 23:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Raynville Superstore. It pours deep/dark brown with a small, bubbly khaki head. The aroma is rich and robust, oily, earthy, medicinal, spicy, peat reek is definitely there, Islay whisky, umami, salty liquorice, dried and dark fruits, fig, raisin, sultana, date, cacao nibs, jammy, fruit cake, Dundee cake and slightly charred. The taste is firm, dry, chewy, toothy, toasty malts, charred oak, umami, liquorice allsorts, juicy plum dark and dried fruits, raisin, sultana, date, prune, fig, black grape, some oak tannin, medical, smoky, Islay whisky and some warming alcohol with a dry, fruity finale. Medium+ body, light carbonation and oily mouth feel. Could be done with a bit more carbonation to lift it. Nice depth to it. Enjoyable I'd a touch heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Raynville Superstore
on 10 Jan 2026
at 15:05
8.5/10
Another excellent stout. Mystery barrel. Sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2026
at 11:45
8.5/10
Really nice quad. Quite complex due to the barrel aging. Collab with Rio, a Japanese brewery I've somehow never heard of.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2026
at 11:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 3rd January 2026. Pours chestnut brown and clearish. Aroma is dark fruits, liquor, barrel, rum. Taste is fruity, caramel and liquor, rum, nice and warming
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2026
at 11:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2026
at 20:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
1 January 2026. Bottle from Stacks. Bottled: 7/4/2023. Vintage 2020.
Cloudy black,s table, thin, beige head. Aroma of fondant, chocolate ice cream, espresso, cigar, prune, brambleberry, black olive, charcoal, whisky. Taste has sweetish prune and fondant going over bitter coffee & tobacco with a vague hint of umami black olive. Peppery hops in the finish, ongoing roasted coffee notes, charcoal almost or charred wood, and a good dash of warming whisky alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Quite a prominent roasted, almost burnt flavour here.
Cloudy black,s table, thin, beige head. Aroma of fondant, chocolate ice cream, espresso, cigar, prune, brambleberry, black olive, charcoal, whisky. Taste has sweetish prune and fondant going over bitter coffee & tobacco with a vague hint of umami black olive. Peppery hops in the finish, ongoing roasted coffee notes, charcoal almost or charred wood, and a good dash of warming whisky alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Quite a prominent roasted, almost burnt flavour here.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 14:59