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

Keg at 'If It Ain't Dutch', Enid Street, 31/07/24. Extremely dark mahogany brown verging on black topped with a khaki head. Nose is toffee, chocolate, dark malts, light spice, earthy roast. Taste comprises toffee, cocoa powder, nougat, sugars, nutty, dark malts. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Lacks complexity for the ABV but a competent sipper ... surprised this is riding at 3.10 off 28 rates!

0,33 litre Bottle, from Ølutsalget Storo, St home. Amber with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, Wheat, Caramel, spices, some herbal bitterness.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

09.08.2024, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Small brown bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, deep dark syrupy pour. Aroma is rich and sweet sour-ish boozy, espresso, roasted coffee beans, dark sugar, dark malts, alcohol, bark, burnt rye bread, soil, chocolate. Taste is sweet sour-ish boozy, dark sugar, alcohol, sour-ish roasted grain, harsh coffee, soil, cough syrup, bark, tar, tobacco, burnt rye bread. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh and sweet sour-ish boozy mouthfeel. First smell and sip was very nice. And that's where I should have stopped...

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

08.08.2024, 0,33l bottle @ home:
Flat, cloudy dark amber color. Aroma is slightly dry boozy, peat, bark, alcohol, old rope, burnt caramel, grain, soil, fruit stones, hints of dried dark fruits. Taste is dry boozy, bark, peat, old rope, oak, caramel malts, alcohol, soil, fruit stones, burnt toast, cardboard, dried dark fruits. Medium biterness, harsh boozy mouthfeel. Not my cup of coffee.

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

31st July 2024
Keg at If It Ain't Dutch. Almost clear deep brown beer, small pale tan head. Airy and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Light malts, a little earthy creamy mess. Vague cake sweetness. Modest ripe fruits on the back end. Light and semi dry finish. Bit of a nothing brew. How is this an Impy Pastry? A modest imperial brown maybe.

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

Tap at the Dutch bar bermondsey. A light hazed brown nutty colourd pour with a sticky khaki head. Aroma is semi sweet. Nutty, brown sugars, red berries. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, toast, berries, cranberry, brown sugars, palate is semi sweet chewy, moderate carbonation. Good stuff.

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

Keg at If It Ain't Dutch, 03/07/24. Dark mahogany brown topped with a beige cap. Nose is tangy dark fruit rinds, mellow port barrel, oak, prunes, dates, toffee. Taste comprises earthy fruits, toffee, fruit cake, figs, light spice, dark malts, mellow port vibes, vinous trace. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced whisper of alcohol. Tidy sipper.