UPDATED: MAR 20, 2020 Bottled. A dark red beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, smoke, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, smoke, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.

Bottled@PBF X. Deep amber colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is fruity, floral and some mild wooden notes. Flavour is fruity, some floral, alcoholic and sweet malty notes with also a bit of alcohol to it.

Pours a deep dark orangish amber color. Aromas of big hop action, sweet malts, and more hops. Flavor has some caramel malty tastes with nice grapefruit and floral hop taste.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ PBF X ] Petalax Beer Festival 2015 by oh6gdx, Petalax, Finland.

[ As Abita Select Imperator ].
Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, grapefruit, hoppy, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20150724]

Bottle at PBFX (from Puerto Rico). Dark chestnut color, good brownish head. Aroma has licorice, burned malts and some piney hoppyness. Medium-bodied. Quite piney, dry flavor. Roasted malts. Lacks fruityness of the best cdas.

Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. Very dark brown, creamy mid sized head. Grapefruit and licorice up front. Sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate, caramel and licorice. Mid bitter finish.

650ml bottle @PBF 2015. Deep brown, thick off white head. Roasted malty, dark bready, mild tobacco notes in aroma. Flavor has sweetness, caramel, bread. Hoppy, sweet, bready long finish. Warming. Pleasant.

Bomber from Sam’s Quik Shop, 4/15/15. Clear dark brown, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of earthy, citrus, tropical hops, roast and chocolate. The taste is citrus hops, mild roast. Thin bodied, moderate lingering bitterness.

Has a nice aroma. Not the best tasting beer but is dark and rich. Worth trying but wouldn’t buy again.

Bottle, dark pour, tan head, nose and taste are coffee, some chocolate, decent