Bottle poured a clear dark reddish brown with a lasting tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, bitter chocolate, licorice and light dried fruit. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of roasted malt, bitter chocolate, dried fruit and light licorice with a smooth dry lingering fruity licorice finish.

Bottle (thanks Karl-Kristjan). Pours black with beige head. Aroma is massive roast, chocolate, malt, booze. Flavor is sweet and bitter, roast, malt, coffee, and burning booze. Overall: okish, too boozy.

Draft @ Taproom, Malmö. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice finish.

F: huge, tanned, long lasting. C: dark, opaque. A: roasted tones, coffee, chocolate, dark dried fruits, cocoa, dark caramel. T: dark malts, vanilla, chocolate, bit smooth alcohol, cocoa, caramel, dark fruits, bit coffee, oily mouthfeel, low to medium carbonation, full body, very good balanced bit more sweet than I prefer so not great yet enjoyed, 50cl bottle from Supercor supermarket @ Rua de Aleixo da Mota in Porto.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Stas. Deep brown with brownish head. The aroma has notes of chocolate, fruit cake, vanilla and some roastiness. Alcohol flavor with notes of chocolate, oily, nuts, some roastiness and coffee. Full-bodied.

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks Stas. Opaque black with a tan head. Smell of chocolate, coffee, licorice. Medium malty sweetness, roasted, chocolate, prunes, caramel, vanilla, coconut, cocoa, finish is bitter. Full-bodied, oily and smooth. Good.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max' place. Thanks Stas. Dark brown with a tan ring. Vanilla, chocolate cake, a little alcoholic and some soy sauce in the nose as well as cake. Bitter, slightly sour, smooth and rich with some notes of vanilla and more coconut in the mouth. Full body, smooth texture, long and roasty finish.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Stas. Black, tan foam. Licorice, roast, dark fruits, some chocolate, sweet, umami, bitter finish, medium to full-bodied, rounded mouthfeel. Very nice.

UPDATED: APR 23, 2018 Opaque dark brown/black. Huge frothy brown head, high retention. Aroma intensity 3.25/5. Toast and malt aroma, notes of nuts, a bit of grass and rotten eggs. Heavy bitter. Full body. Long bitter finish. Sticky texture

Bottle 500ml. @ [ (Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting 2015) by chriso - London ].

[ As Maldita Russian Imperial Stout ].
Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark fruit - berry. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate, roasted, dark fruit - berry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150808]
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