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7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught at Mikkeller and Friends, Copenhagen; Jan 2014
Black color, medium sized head. Aroma of wood sap, fresh tobacco, dark malts, quality coffee; very nice. Good body strength; round mouthfeel, quite sweet; caramel flavor, dark caramel, tobacco, some sweet liquorice, light vanilla; fruitiness from the hops, but also dust; strong bitterness. Bourbon? Maybe.
Good; but after the aroma it becomes chaotic.
Tried on 23 Jun 2018 at 23:26

5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5.5
Draft. An unclear light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of ginger and herbs. The flavor is sweet with notes of ginger, malt, and herbs, leading to a dry finish. The body is light.
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2017 at 07:43

8/10
Tried on 14 Oct 2017 at 05:49

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pours out black topped with a brown head. Nose is dark chocolate ashtray coffee some pit fruit. Taste is more of the rich malts roast coffee chocolate and some black licorice.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2017 at 12:06

6.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
18.04.2014, 0,33l bottle @ Bishops Arms Gamla Stan:
Big creamy longlasting head. Aroma is fresh funky citrusy, mild brett, citrus peel, flowers, citrus, hay, chalk, grass. Taste is slightly harsh and mineraly, chalk, citrus peel, harsh brett, flowers, weeds, oak, sour socks, wet hay, paper. Medium bitterness, dry mineraly mouthfeel. Nice aroma...

04.05.2013, tap @ CBC:
7-4-7-4-14=3,6
Frisk lett fruktig lukt med preg av lys malt, humle, grapefrukt, brett, sitrusskal, h�y, appelsin, litt t�rka frukt. Frisk smak med preg av lys malt, humle, sitrus, h�y, brett, sitrusskal, bruspulver, litt kalk. Middels bitterhet som set litt. God.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2017 at 12:10

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but probably from 2014. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, peat smoke, vanilla, toffee, whiskey, toasted oak, and dark bread; with light notes of tobacco, leather, charcoal, raisin, licorice, molasses, nuttiness, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts and Scotch barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, peat smoke, vanilla, toffee, whiskey, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of tobacco, leather, charcoal, raisin, licorice, molasses, nuttiness, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light roast/char bitterness and whiskey/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, peat smoke, vanilla, toffee, whiskey, toasted oak, dark bread, light licorice/molasses, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts and Scotch barrel flavors; with an awesome roasted bitter/sweet and whiskey/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying/acrid flavors after the finish. Slight dryness from roast bitterness and oak spice, lightly increasing through the glass. Mild carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and slightly grainy/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is awesome. Minimal warming alcohol with zero barrel booziness for 7.7%. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged smoked stout! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts and Scotch barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. This has held up awesome with the age for the modest ABV. Perfectly balanced between smoked stout and Scotch barrel flavors; with an amazing rich/velvety mouthfeel. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2017 at 19:36

7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle split at Chris & Ruth’s pre GBBF Shindig, 07/08/16. Black with a well appointed tan head. Nose is dark fruits, chocolate cake, light spice, charr. Taste comprises light smoke, toffee, earthy, molasses, roast malt, cocoa powder. Medium + body, fine carbonation, light warming alcohol in the close. Decent enough Impy.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2016 at 04:49

8/10
Tried on 20 Sep 2016 at 15:17

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the chriso and Ruth pre GBBF Shindig 2016 - London. Day 1. Pours oily black with a creamy tan head. Harsh charred malts in the aroma, baking cocoa. Medium sweet flavour with notes of ashy roast, chocolate. Full bodied, chewy and oily, with fine carbonation. Warming finish with lots of bittersweet chocolate and scorched earth. A nice, hearty, full-on impy stout.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2016 at 09:43

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the pre GBBF chriso’s tasting day 1 06/08/2016. Many thanks to Chriso for this one. An opaque black dark brown coloured pour with a a fading dark tan head. Aroma is earthy roasted grains, grapey fruits, apricot, liquorice. Flavour is is sweet bitter black malts, liquorice, jammy fruit, raspberry. Palate is sticky sweet, sugars, moderate carbonation. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2016 at 15:31