Intensiv bitterer Antrunk, Zitrusnoten, herb, trocken. Der Hopfen hat malzige Grundnoten, dadurch etwas dumpf. Süßlich herb. 10/9/10/9//9

Süß malziger, deutlich fruchtiger Antrunk. Milde Röstnoten, geringer Hopfen. Spritzig, langer trockener Nachhall. 10/8/9/9//8

Die röstigen Noten unterliegen einer deutlich wässrigen und wenig metallernen Note. Röstig malzig, Trockenfrüchte. Die Intensität bleibt verhalten. 10/7/8/8/8/8

Stark karbonisierter Antrunk. Herb bitterer Geschmack, dunkles Getreide, feiner cremiger Hopfen. Im Nachhall primär bitter, hintergründig malzig. 10/9/9/8//9

Semi filtered copper Amber, off white head. Nose: malt, orange/onion, piney. Mouth: a bit malty, round bitterness. I can imagine how good when fresh. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Dark orange pour, white head. Nose: malt, Eng accent. Mouth: tea bitterness, a bit peppery. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours dark caramel clear, off white foam. Nose: caramel, toffee, sport bag. Nice. Mouth: dry finish, caramel and a cherry hint. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Clear gold pour, little white foam. Nose: garlic, hint citric. Mouth: crust, frizzy, mild bitter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle at Monday Club Zurich, pre-release courtesy of Marco. Very pleasant aroma of young whisky or a Likör, boozy but with an aroma. Too young at the moment. Green cut aroma, fresh. Low carbonation, but this beer doesn’t need it. Dense and thick, warming and heavy. Well done!

Bottle courtesy of anstei. The stream from the bottle when pouring already looks like motor oil, and the appearance is pitch black with a big beige-brown head that transforms rather quickly into a stable layer of foam of maybe 2-3 millimetres. Aroma is black chocolate, ash, tobacco, with a bit of a chili-like spiciness having its fair share. Taste is coffeeish, leather, more ash and tobacco, but with a bit of a graininess that is not really going anywhere, it just provides a roasted grainy background. Mouthfeel is silky, but unfortunately also a little bit watery. Pleasant carbonation (a signature feature of Sottobisio). Medium-long aftertaste of tobacco and ashes. In the following sips, the complexity draws back and hints of a blackcurranty fruitiness develop, also some herbal component, maybe bayleaf? In any case, it’s very mild and it becomes a bit fainter. A nice take on the "Classic" (i.e. not completely overdone ABV) Imperial Stout. It feels a bit too light and is definitely more on the "drinker" than on the "sipper" side. It needs some more complexity or intensity to stay interesting throughout the whole bottle. Still: very respectable for 8.5 ABV.