Bottle @ home (alcohol 7.0 %) Clear brown, rocky brown head Barrel, wine cellar, licorice, toasted malts, some cocoa Creamy, alcohol, raw licorice, very bitter (toasted/herbaceous), woody, hint of ashes

courtesy of Luka Ferrara - black beer under a solid long lasting dark beige foam; nice lace; roasted aroma of mocha with notes of licorice and vanilla; full-bodied, tasty, some sweetness and fairly bitter; a bit grainy; creamy and long roasted coffeish aftertaste with notes of chestnuts and vanilla - very good beer