8.3

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coffee, meaty, coconut, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, coconut, little thin. 9/9/8/7/8

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

8.2

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

Аромат шоколадный, есть немного бочки, слегка легкая дымка, намеки на карамель и кофе. Цвет черный как уголь, тело прям маслянистое и тяжелое. Вкус с приличным таким дымком для стаута имперского. Есть при этом и кофе и шоколад с зернами какао, но маслянистость прям зашкаливает. Кислинка при глотке, немного дерева. В целом хорошо, но пил от них и лучше.

8.2

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

Много кофе с шоколадом на аромате, немного дымки есть при этом, какао бобы, какие то нотки нуги. Цвет супер черный, нет просвета как у черной души, пенки тоже нет. Вкус очень яркий, есть шоколад снова с какао бобами, снова немного дымки что удивляет. Есть как будто намеки на ягоды мимолетные. Послевкусие сухое, снова шоколад темный, с небольшой кислинкой. Алкоголь небольшой есть. В целом интересно, но не очень ровно местами.

7.5

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Winter Affair 2025. Pitch black body, barely any head. Brandy, caramelly notes in the aroma, oxidation, dried fruit, hooh. Dry, oily, slick taste, caramelly maltiness and plenty if dried fruit. Nice, but not my fave.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Winter Affair. Black body, no head. Fermented berries, caramel and light cocoa in the slightly sharp aroma without much alcohol. Lean, dry taste. Honey, fermented berries, blueberries, light cocoa, bitterish. Fun!

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Winter Affair 2025. Black body, off-white head. Peat dominates the aroma, but in a good way I'd say, some alcohol and light chcolate. Peaty, soft taste, huuuge peat and smoke, very well balanced out by the malty profile, ending bitterish. Not my fav, as I'm not the biggest fan of peat, but it's so well made!

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Tap at Winter Affair 2025. Black body, off-white head. Dried cherry, alcohol, chocolate, caramel in the slightly dusty aroma, lovely. Nice, soft taste, well integrated cherry, caramelly, barrel touches that grow, very well hidden alcohol, bitterish. The barrel overruled everything else, but that's a good thing here, subdued, but so well integrated, easy drinking almost. Respect!

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

330ml can. Pitch black with a thin brown head that disappears immediately. Aroma of coconut, coffee, chocolate. Taste is very rich, loads of coconut, coffee, chocolate, caramel, sugar, sweet but has a roasty bitterness, boozy warmth. Full bodied and smooth. Another superb stout from Emperor Damian.

6.6

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

Can from Just In Beer, Groningen. Raspberry with dark roasted malt. Dark chocolate, bit disappointed by the lack of peanut. More raspberry throughout with some alcohol. Medium sweet, fairly bitter. Medium to full body. Candied and bitter roast.