Bottle split on the 42nd floor, thanks to Kenwold, 10/11/15. Pitch black with a decent tan covering. Nose is rich chocolate, light spice, dark malts, fruit cake, bourbon twinge. Taste comprises chocolate, liquorice, rich toffee, well integrated bourbon barrel, background hop, earthy roast. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a tickle of alcohol. Solid BA impy, well balanced and joined up.

Bottle shared on London on the 42nd floor - big thanks to Mitch. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Hearty aroma, strong roast, burnt cocoa. Iodine, dark fruits. Medium to heavy sweet flavor, molasses, burnt wood, more baking cocoa, hard roast, maple, scorched earth. Full bodied, chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, more gooey, bittersweet chocolate, earth, dried dark fruits. Great stuff. Very rich but still quite drinkable. Decadent.

Poured from a bottle courtesy of FlopFaceFred and popery. Aroma is very fruity with a lot of tropical fruit with some citrus. A bit of a candied fruit character to it with some light citrus. Light malt notes of caramel and toasted bread. Maybe some honey character with a light spiciness. Bay leaves work well in the aroma and add some phenolic complexity. Pours a fairly clear copper color with a medium sized, moderately thick, white head that recedes to the edges where it lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly to moderately sweet with some light caramel notes. Moderately strong fruit notes, especially towards the finish where there is a lot of passion fruit. Medium bitterness. Medium light acidity with some light kumquat character. Bay leaves add a bit of bitterness as a well as a woody, herbal phenolic note. Light oak notes and tannins. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an interesting and unique beer that works for me, but I can see this being a polarizing beer with the bay leaves. So much passion fruit and dragon fruit.

650 ml bottle thanks to Adamchandler. Bottle count number of 1846. Bottled in Nov, 2014. Pitch black color with a thin coating of tan head in the snifter. Aroma has a story my presence of whiskey. Nice dark chocolate and roasted character.

The flavor of shows the roasty/ chocolate imperial stout base with a light hint of anise. The barrel is pretty forward in flavor but it has mellowed with the year in the cellar. The mouthfeel has a slick / oily texture with a great viscosity over the palate. Borderline really, really exceptional.

I think it was GT2 that sent this to me. Bottled a year ago, enjoyed 2 ways at 45F with AFH.

A - Good cap sound @ opening, 1 finger espresso creama head.

S - This is completely pitch black, The aroma is a booze bomb. smells fantastic. Vanilla, coconut and chocolate brownie batter.

T - Very sweet, that brownie taste continues. More rum than bourbon taste with a sweet thick licorice from the molasses and maple syrup finish. There’s a lot of whiskey in here. It lingers dark burnt chocolate. the bitterness of this beer is completely refined.

M - Has a good density but it has a BCS quality to it without being too sweet or too thick. Oily finish with a slight bitterness

O - I’m a huge fan of this one. Well crafted, enjoyable and is best after it sat for a year.

Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, oak, toasted marshmallow - medium body