7.5

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

Leather, roast and tobacco. Black pour with mocha head. Bitter end with some salty caramel. Bottle. 78778 3.7

Really not sure which blend this is as had at a tasting.

8.8

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours clear deep mahogany, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma of wood tannin, caramel, bourbon, vanilla, lightly vinous. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Rich and decadent. Full body

6.9

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

Bottle at the DCBeer May share. Poured a very dark brown, almost black color with a small tan head. Aroma was chocolate, boozy notes. Vanilla, woody barrel, and sweet toffee. Some kind of leafy character.

8.5

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

Sampled from the tap at Tørst. Pours near black with a light brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a nice combination of coconut, vanilla and a hint of tobacco with bitter dark grains backing. Flavor has a great coconut and earthy chocolate with bitter dark grains, fig and vanilla supporting.

9.1

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours inky black, small brown head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, toffee, bourbon cocoa, vanilla, fudge. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Some heat. Gr8.

7.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Short pour at Side Project. Pours black, with a small, beige head. The nose is maple, bourbon, mellow coffee, cinnamon, and bright caramel. Sweet and sugary, with a bright, easy booziness. Heavy body, syrupy, and thick. Beautiful, barrel-forward, and clean.

6.5

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample, thanks fonefan! Viscous black, no head. Aroma of home made chocolate sauce and bourbon. Sweet with fierce alcohol and full body, mildly viscous mouthfeel. Completely dominated by chocolate and bourbon. No trace of Belgo yeast. Warming finish. Pastry stout, but with some level of elegance.

8

Toasted and sweet malty with lashings of caramel and fudge like sweetness, layers of dried fruit shred, nice spices, full body, bourbon and cognac accents into the dark malty lingering finish.

8

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a deep, opaque mahogany with a medium beige head with decent lacing and residual. Aroma is chocolate, vanilla, oak tannin, bourbon, fudge, coffee grounds, tobacco, and molasses. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter, well integrated. Full body, silky mouthfeel.

8

Caramely malty, syrupy and heavy with toffee, barrel, vanilla, bourbon, oak and hints of sweetness. Quite heavy but complex and balanced, intense barley wine.