Bottle, 375 ml, from one of the Total Beverages in Denver. Black with beige head. Nice whiskey and chocolate combo. Wood. Smooth. Warming. Medium bodied.

Not boozy at all

Very mellow, not super barrel

Mellow as heck, a year did this well. Very smooth

Got in a trade with beergoot. 375 ml bottle into snifter, 2019 vintage. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cinnamon, chili peppers, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts, cocoa, chili, vanilla, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cinnamon, chili peppers, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred bitterness; and pepper/cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, cinnamon, chili peppers, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, cocoa, chili, vanilla, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a fantastic roast/hop bitter/sweet, and pepper/cinnamon spiciness balance; with no cloying/acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lighrly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 11%, or cinnamon/pepper heat after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding spiced imperial stout! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts, cocoa, chili, vanilla, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; fantastic soft feel for the style. Amazingly well rounded super rich malt complexity; with great cocoa, chili pepper, vanilla, cinnamon presence; solid earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spiced style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.

2018 bottling - pours a thick black - a lot of the heat and booziness of the base beer has been smoothed out by the barrel - the smokiness and roast is intact - some light oxidation - there is a light touch with the rum character here, perhaps because it’s such a hefty beer - moderate rum flavor profile compliments the dark malt character without asserting itself too much and without becoming boozy - well-executed.

Crisp champagne notes, the yeast goes far, but also mouthfeel and flavor, crisp sweet and Belgiany too. Grapes don't come out too much but the slightest bit of tannins at the back.

375 ml bottle from Tavour shared by my daughter. Nose is coffee, roast, bourbon, vanilla, and a hint of chocolate. Black with a medium, lightly lacing, cinnamon tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet with coffee, vanilla, and bourbon from the moderately thick body.