UPDATED: AUG 22, 2023 Bottle@Rex/Rådhuskällaren, Umeå. Pitch black colour with a mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is chocolate, some liquorice, mild alcohol with some slight herbal tones. Flavour is chocolate, liquorice, mild syrup, some roasted tones with a bit of tartish ryelike elements and some dried fruits. Silky smooth.

UPDATED: APR 29, 2020 650ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Roasty, spicy, dark malty aroma, intense hoppy counterpart, notes of liquorice, treacle. dark chocolate, grassy hop, a touch of green onion, subtle hints of dark caramel, some rye spiciness. Taste is grassy, slightly piney and resinous, bitter hoppy, roasty and slightly spicy, dark malty, notes of liquorice, hints of dark caramel, some rye spciness, grass, hay. Slightly oily texture, minimally pungent palate. Agressively hopped indeed, Black IPA echoes, nice rye induced spicy touch, but not overly complex overall.

UPDATED: JUL 4, 2019 Hardly any aroma at all... the taste is Rye, hops,... this is a simple, plain beer.. not impressed.

UPDATED: MAY 5, 2019 Pours a dark, dark brown with a healthy tan head which lingered.......aroma of chocolate, vanilla, raisins, pine, coffee......taste is bitter coffee up front and a bitterness which lingered, dark unsweetened chocolate, very full body, oak, finishing with a raisin, date taste.

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2019 Vollmundig malziger, leicht alkoholischer Beginn. Schokolade, runde Bitterkeit, erhöhte Karbonisierung. Spritzig, langer würziger Abgang. 10/10/11/10//11

UPDATED: JAN 7, 2019 Bottle pour into tulip glass from Greg & Janes Beer and Wine. Appearance is opaque black with nice sparkle at the edge of the glass, finger-width brown head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, dark fruit, mild alcohol. Taste is roasted malt, dark fruit, treacle, mild alcohol. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, fluffy texture, average carbonation, alcohol warmth/burn and late rye spiciness, and dry more-bitter-than-sweet finish. Overall, not quite as much complexity in the aroma and flavor as advertised but decent nonetheless. A little thin.

UPDATED: DEC 27, 2018 Black pour with a huge foamy/rocky beige head and decent lacing .... aroma of faded hops, citrusy grapefruit, piney hops, spicy rye, smells of a good Black IPA honestly, roasted malts, chocolate and dark fruits .... taste is of piney hops, citrusy grapefruit, roasted malts, chocolate, spicy rye, and dark fruits .... slick and oily mouthfeel ..... finish is dry, bitter hopped with lots of lingering pine, grapefruit, dark fruits and roasted malts .... abv is hidden well

UPDATED: DEC 15, 2018 I poured it from the bottle into a glass. It pours black with a small, tan head. The aroma is nice and strong. There are hints of chocolate, espresso, smoke, leather, and alcohol. The taste is bold and flavorful with chocolate, espresso, smoke, and pine hops. There's an oily texture to it. It's a good sipping beer. There's lots of flavor. It's got more hoppy bitterness than your average imperial stout. I liked this.

12-ounce bottle pours nearly opaque black with some ruby highlights, small creamy light-brown head and residual lacing. Aroma: coffee and charred wood. Flavor: espresso beans, baker's chocolate, ash, black pepper, charred wood, molasses, pine resins. Mouthfeel: medium-bodied, very dry finish, lingering bittersweetness -- definitely more bitter than sweet; sort of a ramped-up black IPA.

Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a snifter. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is cocoa, medium body, medium carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is really dry cocoa, soy sauce, rye, and some anise. Not my kind of impy stout.