UPDATED: FEB 18, 2024 29 November 2023. At Hotel Columbo, Ghent. Cheers to the quiz crew! A: hazy black, stable, foamy, beige head. A: old fondant, tobacco, iron, dark fudge, cold coffee. T: sweetish fudge, prune, old milk chocolate, toast, some iron. F: herbal hops, bit spicy, chocolate, coffee, warming vodka-like alcohol. P: full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Classic Stout, accessible despite some iron here and there.

UPDATED: NOV 30, 2023 The dark brother of Blimey, an IPA brewed in collaboration between Belgian Slaapmutske and Estonian Vaat – with this oatmeal stout too being the combined work of both client brewers, and apparently already circulating on the market since early 2015. Bottle at Hotel Columbo. Thick and frothy, dense, membrane-like lacing, yellowish beige head on an ink black beer. Aroma of black coffee and coffee grounds, black pepper, burnt toast, dried blackcurrants, unsugared black chocolate, dark green tree leaves, nutmeg, bayleaf, hint of shoe polish-like solvent. Dark-fruity, quite clean onset, burnt currants and old raisins, quite dryish with medium carb and oily mouthfeel; bitter black chocolatey and strongly toasty core with a strong old-fashioned roasted bitterness filling the mouth, supported by leafy hops and warming, ‘jenever’-ish alcohol. The velvety smoothness and subtle underlying cereally sweetness of the oats are clearly recognisable. Vague nuttiness echoes at the back – along with a deep coffee-ish roastedness. ‘Basic’ strong oatmeal stout without any of the frills one sees in stouts all too often these days – feels obsolete, but I love a good oldskool roasty-bitter stout so I enjoyed this one.

UPDATED: AUG 17, 2023 Geproefd op 14 augustus 2023 van 33 cl tijdens ISBF Zwevegem. Gebrouwen bij de Proefbrouwerij (België). Diepdonkerbruin bijna zwart met redelijk beige kraag. Aroma: zoetje, karamel, beetje donkere chocolade, gebrande mout, miniem tikje koffie. Gemiddeld mondgeveoel. Smaak: zoetje, karamel, gemiddeld donker gebrande mout, kleine tot gemiddelde koolzuurprikkel, ietsje koffie, wat bitterheid.

UPDATED: APR 28, 2023 Bottled (thanks TBone!). Deep brownish black colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is chocolate, roasted malts, some coffee and mild smoked tones to it. Flavour is chocolaty, some roasted malts, coffee, smoked wet wood and mild earthy tones.

UPDATED: JAN 9, 2022 Smell-weak bit to medium, malt, coffee, caramel, weak sweetness. Foam-thin, roast, malt, caramel-ish, dark chocolate, coffee. Head is small to medium-sized, medium-dark brown-white color. Appearance- generic blue bottle cap, simple label. Very dark brown, but basically black color., weak to medium carbonation. From - stout glass Taste- weak malt, caramel, some sweetness, some coffee, and dark chocolate notes. Overall semi-sweet, some alco notes in the back.

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2020 18/12/2020. Bottle courtesy of Mart, cheers! Pours black with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of chocolate, light roasted malt, caramel, milky cocoa, dark fruit. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness. Medium body, creamy texture, average carbonation. Very nice aroma, good overall.

UPDATED: FEB 12, 2020 33cl Bottle @ Drinks of The World, Bern, Switzerland. Black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma is malt, cocoa. Taste is malt, dark chocolate, sweet, toffee, licorice, slightly nutty. Medium body, average to low carbonation.

UPDATED: OCT 16, 2019 Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Good amount of dark tan head. Aroma: Dark malt, dark chocolate, roasted. Taste: Dark malt, roasted, some oatmeal. Dark chocolate. Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 330 ml, CHF 5.80 Info: 11/10-2019, BB: 24/12-2020

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2019 330ml bottle. Quasi black colour with small to average, thick, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Roasty, chocolately dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, dark caramel, minimally ashy, smoky and rusty metallic overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, slightly chocolately, notes of dark caramel, hints of dark chocolate and cocoa, minimally smoky, ashy, dry overtones, a cautious, rusty, metallic iron touch. Oily texture, minimally sticky palate.

UPDATED: APR 29, 2019 330 ml bottle, at Koht, Tallinn. ABV 9.1%. Black colour, tan head. Aroma of roast malts and oatmeal, hints of chocolate and coffee. Flavour with the same elements, not too sweet, well balanced hops. A very good beer.