UPDATED: SEP 18, 2023 Schwarze Farbe mit beiger Schaumkrone. Malziger, röstmalziger Geruch mit Kaffee und Schokolade. Geschmacklich malzig, röstmalzig, sehr trocken, Schokolade, Kaffee und Trockenfrüchte. Hohe Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, voller Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

UPDATED: FEB 8, 2023 01-Jan-12 (22-oz bottle: Purchased 17-Feb-11 for $9.99 at Whole Foods in Bend, OR)
This was a beer I had planned to bottle share with friends this past week, but time (and participation) ran short, so we opted to not drink this one. That was a tragic decision because it's a stellar Imperial Stout that I am now drinking alone rather than sharing with others. No barrels, no bourbon, no bugs, just your basic Imperial Stout and it's absolutely delicious, one of the best I've had in many years. The moderately intense nose offers aromas of sweet chocolate, coffee, molasses, prunes, dried mushrooms, and decaying logs. Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee, licorice, earth, burnt toast, tobacco, prune, smoke, and dried cherries are really something to savor. It's very roasty with medium-strong bitterness, but there's enough sweetness and a touch of acidity to maintain superb balance from start to finish. This is full bodied on the palate, rich, dense, and chewy, with medium carbonation and a bit of ashy dryness in the finish. Nearly black in color and opaque except at the very edges, the beer is topped by a light-brown head that builds to a quarter inch on the pour before settling to a wide ring, leaving a bit of spotty lacing on the glass. Stellar!

UPDATED: JUN 28, 2020 On tap at the brewery in Ashland. Pours black with little to no foam. Very dry. Light hint of roasted malts in the aroma. Maybe some hints of coffee.

UPDATED: FEB 16, 2020 Bottle 0.66l shared at Borresteijn place, Zaandam, The Netherlands.15.02.2020. Pour it dark color with small white head. Aroma roasted malt, coffee, light chololate. Taste between medium and full fbody, chocolate, light coffee, roasted malt, classic imperial stout taste, really nice balanced, long roasted after taste.

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2020 66cl Fles. Oldskool klassieke RIS zonder toevoegingen. Heerlijke geroosterde smaken, donkere chocolade, koffie, gebrande noten, licht fruitig, hoppig. Volle body. Topspul, meer van dit aub.

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2019 Pours black with two finger, tan head. Aroma is molasses, cocoa and roast. Taste is chocolate and brown sugar, moving to roast and light hops. Finish is chocolate, brown sugar and roast. Good stout.

UPDATED: MAY 11, 2019 66cl bottle at home, bought at Van Erp Dranken, Groningen. Appearance: pitchblack with medium sized beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, coffee, thyme, some licorice. Taste: pretty high sweetness and high bitterness. Notes of coffee, roasted malts, dark bread, some soy sauce. Palate: medium to full bodied, oily texture and soft carbonation. Overall: a classic imperial stout, but I have to say that I find it a bit boring.. Not too much exciting about the taste nor aroma.

66 cl bottle @ home. Pours black with a tan head that leaves a little lacing. Aroma and flavour are roasted malt, cocoa, caramel, and liquorice - with a roasted finish.

bomber @Home, 8.8%, black with a fine thick light-brown head. aroma of licorice, dark chocolate, roasted malts, toasted, milk chocolate, firm, ash, laurel, hops, pine, resin. Taste soft/smooth, lots of licorice, laurel, salmiak kandy, dry roasted malts, soft, pine, resin, firmly roasted, dark chocolate, coffee, medium to full body,longlasting bitter finish.

Hoppy Thursday - Oluf Bagers Gade, Ratebeer Odense. Black with a small off-white head. Aroma of cocoa powder and milk chocolate with a fruity note. Dry, roasted flavour with chocolate and a hint of coffee.