Shared at BBT december 2022. Golden color with medium white head. Moderate malty Aroma with light yeast. Taste is again more malty, light zest, moderate hopy bitterness in finish.

Keg at brewdog lothian road. Pours hazy orange, nose is mango, citrus, toffee, taste is similar, juicy.

Typical pastry stout by this Polish pastry stout specialist collaborating with another Polish microbrewery, with lactose, peanut butter flavour and Brazilian coffee. Practically no head apart from some loose egg-white bubbles, black robe with thin mahogany edge. Strong bouquet of indeed sweet peanut butter, hazelnut purée, chocolate milk and indeed milk chocolate, latté macchiato, sugared tea, toffee, ‘Snickers’ candy, black peppercorns, gin. Sweet onset, dense, candied dates and raisins, soft carb, very full and syrupy mouthfeel; deeply caramelly, toffeeish and milk-chocolatey middle, the ‘chocolateness’ of the malts working well with the lactose, aromatized by strong peanut butter, unmistakable in its sweet nuttiness, which also reminds of Nutella a bit (hazelnut and milk chocolate). Snickers pop up again too, along with a slight roasty coffee effect (cappuccino) in the end, paired with a spicy hop bitter note feeling a bit out of place here; warming, rum-like alcohol ties everything together. Decadent winter warmer – as intended; with Maltgarden at least you know what you are going to get if you order one of their pastry stouts: luscious, sweet, convincing aromas and well-bodied, the way this genre ought to be.

Bottle at home. Opaque pitch black color, virtually no head. Lovely bourbon aroma, with sweet notes, some sugary notes, soft roast. Lingering alcohol and bourbon flavor. Smooth mouthfeel, very pleasant beer.