UPDATED: APR 28, 2024 Tasting @Luppolo Station (Rome). Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma color cappuccino media. Al naso note di malti tostati, cioccolato, cannella, vaniglia, peperoncino. In bocca è abboccata all'attacco, etilica, speziata, con chiusura amara a bilanciere. Corpo pieno, carbonazione medio-leggera. In genere non amo questo genere di birre, ma questa è di fattura splendida!

UPDATED: MAR 4, 2022 Tap at Pub Kultainen Apina. Opaque colour and small beige head. Chocolate, cocoa and alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Sticky, molasses, alcohol, bitterness, vanilla, chilli, cocoa and coffee in the sweet flavour. A bit thin finish.

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2021 On tap at Tip Tap Room. Pours dark black with a thin tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, walnut, sweet malt, chocolate malt, liquor. Flavor of roasted nuts, walnut, bourbon, liquor, sweet malt. Definitely taste the walnut but it’s boozy. 7/4/8/4/15 (3.8/5)

UPDATED: SEP 18, 2021 Black pour with a quickly receding tan head and no lacing …. Aroma of cinnamon, walnuts, oak, spicy bourbon, roasted malts, cocoa, vanilla, coffee and caramel malts …. Taste is of spicy cinnamon, hot habanero, cocoa, roasted malts, vanilla, coffee, caramel malts, spicy bourbon and some dry oak with walnuts …. Finish is of hot habanero, spicy cinnamon, dry cocoa and caramel malts

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2021 Aromat cynamonu, wanilii, czekolady, kakao, alkoholu. Barwa czarna, nieprzejrzysta. Piana beżowa, drobno pęcherzykowa, umiarkowanej wielkości i podobnie trwała. Smak umiarkowanie słodki, alkoholowy, orzechowy, odzwierciedla aromat. Goryczka słodowo-alkoholowa, powyżej średniej, trochę długa. Pełnia średnio-wysoka, wysycenie średnie i trochę pusty, alkoholowy finisz. Brakuje trochę słodyczy.

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2020 Procured at El Cerrito Liquor from Corona, California for $11.99, Oro Negro is a stout brewed with walnuts and conditioned on spices crafted by Jackie O’s Brewery from Athens, Ohio. The scent of chocolate, espresso, vanilla, and cinnamon are noted as you drink. The appearance is pitch black that pours a half finger of khaki head. When held up to light, no light shines through. Dark mahogany shows when light reflects off the beer. The alcohol content is 10%. Chocolate is fairly rich accented by a fairly bitter, nutty cacao nibs. Habanero moderately spices the take and lingers fairly into the relatively dry finish. Anise is sensible upon the habanero tinge. Espresso slightly boosts the bitter take and textures the mouthfeel. Roasted malt deepens the chocolate, habanero, and espresso mixture, which is underscored by cinnamon. Vanilla beans smoothens and tones the drink along with the chocolate feel. Caramel malt colors the chocolate, roasted malt, and espresso combination. Prunes sweetens the chocolate, caramel malt, and vanilla bean solution. Raisins sustains the sweet tone into the finish. Oak gives a woodsy hue upon the malt, espresso, and habanero composition. Walnuts are distant until you notice it upon the chocolate and vanilla profile. Oro Negro is a scintillating stout. Chocolate, cacao nibs, habanero, anise, espresso, roasted malt, cinnamon, vanilla beans, caramel malt, prunes, raisins, oak, and walnuts merge into a tasteful craft beer. Chocolate and vanilla beans make the libation easy to drink while the roasted and caramel malts provide depth. The caramel malt, prune, and vanilla bean solution is mesmerizing to the complexion. Habanero and anise excites the take and comprehension, where espresso blends marvelously. The habanero spice is moderate right out of the bottle, yet easier to experience at room temperature. I treasured each drink and impressed by the complexity and depth this brew brings. Cheers. Prost. Drink for the love of beer.

UPDATED: NOV 14, 2020 37,5cl Bottle @ Beergium, Le Roeulx, Belgium. Black colour with a medium size tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, cocoa, nuts. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, sweet, nuts, vanilla, cinnamon, hints of chili. Full body, soft carbonation.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2020 2017 bottle. Black color with dense beige head. Aroma is vanilla, cocoa, walnuts perhaps indeed, cinnamon, quite sweet and does not seem heavy in the nose. Taste is a great combination of cinnamon and walnuts, just the right amount of chili heat in the back. A tiny touch of soy sauce in the finish, perhaps because this is not the freshest anymore. Velvety mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Immense drinkability for this strength, almost feels watery (but just almost). I like!

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2020 Color ebano tendente al nero, schiuma nocciola a grana scomposta e grande e dalla poca tenuta. Profumo di cioccolato al latte, vaniglia, cannella, frutta secca a guscio, peperoncino e toni leggermente legnosi. Al palato le morbide sensazioni dolci del cioccolato e del toffee si confondono con le note speziate della cannella ed con un enorme finale piccante che fa a braccetto con una robusta ma non invadente nota etilica. Verso la metà del sorso anche note di frutta secca, frutta scura disidratata, datteri, vaniglia e leggere tostature. Retrogusto di cioccolatino al peperoncino. Corpo masticabile, rotondo e vellutato tranne nel finale dove la piccantezza lo rende spigoloso. Carbonazione bassissima.

UPDATED: JUN 22, 2020 Copenhagen 22/6 2020. 37,6 cl bottle from Vild med Vin Web-shop. Some scantily clad Queen drawn in a classic newspaper comics style with a hissing lizard in the background. Pours opaque dark brown with a medium-sized light beige head. Settles as thin patch of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. No lacing. Aroma is intense with a strong cake- and candy-like sweetness. Chocolate cake, cinnamon, vanilla cocoa, brown sugar. Light odor of dark fruit saturated in sweet liquor. Light carbonation. Thick, viscous, soft, sticky, fat, creamy texture. Light tingling sensation. Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a very moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet and spicy. Finish is sweet with a notable chili burn. Well made and potent. Quite dominated by sweet spices usually associated with Christmas cakes which is a matter of preference.